In March, I wrote about Apple’s full page advertisement in the New York Times touting the iPhone as a weekend tool: “Getting the most out of your weekend, one app at a time.”
In yesterday’s New …

Just a couple weeks ago, I wrote that an article named “Android is About to Explode” – citing recent growth rates (up 17% from 13% in a single month, according to AdMob) and the forthcoming …

I spend a lot of time using mobile applications – in part to experience what is going on and in part to experience how brands and top players are thinking about mobile. There are plenty …

Droid officially launched today and, as I wrote last night, I expect Droid (and the forthcoming hardware line) to significantly increase Android’s market share – and subsequently the developer attention it warrants and receives.
Meanwhile, I …

On the eve of Droid’s much anticipated launch on the Verizon network, Android is poised to take off and grab challenge the Apple’s recent dominance. Even with Droid’s launch, Android saw significant market growth in …

Last week, Apple announced In App Purchasing for free applications to Sell content, subscriptions and digital services.
Now, if you browse iTune’s Top Grossing applications, you will notice that they also display the most popular …

Major announcement from Apple today that has made application developers (like the one below) very excited: free applications can now be directly monetized through “In App Purchasing” – which is a key component to what …

As rumors circulate that Electronic Arts is acquiring the hot mobile and online game maker Playfish for $250m (here and here), the Wall Street Journal has a timely and fun headline. The article does …

Facebook has become my newsreader. It is a merging of:
- social news (both of and from my friends)
- major news sources (a fan of Washington Post, New York Times, etc)
- industry news (your network tends …

Consumers used to go to Apple’s iTunes because it was easier, cheaper and more effecient. Now compared to Amazon, it is is neither cheaper nor easier… Now I buy my music directly through Amazon (as …

Apple recenly added a new sort / finding path for iPhone apps: Top Grossing Apps. It is far from perfect and not at all based on your habits or your friends’ (it should be Facebook …

Billed as “AdSense High-End”, Google is now letting advertisers create ads specifically for “high-end” phones like the iPhone and Android-capable devices. While that is a natural evolution of the AdSense platform, Google’s explanation as to …