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Google Hires Bouncer to Give Android Malware the Heave-Ho February 03, 2012 
Google announced a new layer of security for its Android Market on Thursday, unveiling a program called "Bouncer" that will automatically scan apps for malware. Bouncer works by analyzing each app as it's uploaded to the Market, scanning for threats, spyware and trojans.
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CyanogenMod May Start Selling Forbidden Android Fruit January 24, 2012 
CyanogenMod, which offers aftermarket firmware for Android mobile devices, is apparently planning to sell apps that have been banned from the official Android Market. Koushik Dutta, who writes apps for CyanogenMod, has put up a screenshot of what seems to be the landing page for the app market.
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Amazon's Graceful Dance Around Apple's App Store Rules January 12, 2012 
Because Apple has this pesky rule against running apps on iOS devices that direct you away from Apple's ecosystem to buy competing products without using Apple e-commerce engines to handle the transaction -- and shuffle 30 percent of the sale to Apple's bank account -- it's has been a bit harder to buy Amazon.com-based Kindle e-books to read on an iOS device through the Kindle app.
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AT&T Stocks Shelves at New App Store With HTML5 January 10, 2012 
AT&T on Monday announced a new API platform and app store, called "AppCenter." The online store will be opened later this year and will feature HTML5 software. The store will sell wares for Android phones and iPhones.
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Can Amazon Save Android From Malware Hell? December 20, 2011 
As Android continues its breathtaking rate of growth, malware directed at the platform is keeping pace. Studies from McAfee and other antivirus software providers warn that Android is a breeding ground for malicious software. Google has come under fire as a result.
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Apple Caught in a Blizzard of Bucks December 14, 2011 
Apple announced Monday that the Mac App Store hit 100 million downloads since its January launch. The store, which is the online retail source for product upgrades and apps for Mac computers, doesn't quite get the traffic that Apple's iOS App Store achieves, and it has quite a way to go before hitting the 10 billion downloads that the Android Market has hit.
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Behold, the Windows Store Cometh December 07, 2011 
Microsoft will begin accepting submissions for the Windows Store, its Windows 8 app store, when it unveils its Windows 8 public beta in late February. It also invited applications from devs to submit applications using the Metro-style touch user interface for inclusion in the Windows Store.
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New Mobile App Rating System May Be Missing Some Teeth November 30, 2011 
The Entertainment Software Rating Board and CTIA have unveiled a new rating system for mobile software applications intended to help parents monitor activity as the number of children with smartphones and access to wireless content increases. The ESRB has had a similar system in place for video games since 1994.
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Amazon Throws Some Choice Apps on the Kindle Fire November 09, 2011 
When Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet shows up on Nov. 15, users will be able to choose from thousands of apps available for download at Amazon's Appstore. That's way fewer than the hundreds of thousands iPad owners can get from Apple's App Store. Still, if they're the right apps, who cares?
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Where Do WebOS Devs Go From Here? August 22, 2011 
Reeling from the gap created in their lives by HP's announcement Thursday that it's ceasing work on webOS devices, webOS app developers have reportedly been swift to stagger into Microsoft's arms. At least 500 webOS app devs responded to a call put out by Brandon Watson, Microsoft's senior director of Windows Phone 7 development, within 22 hours, Watson tweeted Saturday.That's good news for Microsoft.
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The Patent World War August 13, 2011 
Even though Google lawyer David Drummond laid into Apple, Microsoft and Oracle in his public critique of their anti-Android patent lawsuits, it was Microsoft that really ended up tussling with the search giant on open ground. But that doesn't mean Apple and Oracle are easing up their own patent battles; so far, they're just saving their arguments for the courtroom.
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What Happens When Apple's Rules Stop Making Sense August 11, 2011 
For some businesses, Apple's App Store rules just don't make business sense. In fact, in some situations, some businesses that play by Apple's rules can delight their customers and yet end up losing more money than before they even entered the App Store ecosystem. It all comes down to Apple's 30 percent cut of App Store-based sales and a business' existing customer base.
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Kindle Cloud Reader Rains on Apple's In-App Fee Parade August 10, 2011 
Amazon unveiled a new HTML5 Kindle Web app on Wednesday. Kindle Cloud Reader, which is already up and running, provides access to books offline and online via a Web browser with no download or installation needed. Without leaving the app, customers can start shopping in the Kindle store, giving Amazon a way to circumvent Apple's stiff commission policy for in-app purchases.
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Anonymous, PayPal and WikiLeaks: The Grudge That Keeps On Grudging July 30, 2011 
Remember WikiLeaks? It's still around, it's still somewhat leaky, and it's still very much loved by the amorphous hacker entity known as "Anonymous." Anons and WikiLeaks both generally enjoy breaking down barriers of secrecy and scattering what they find into the public view, though they may tend to work with different styles.
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Apple Sticks to Its User-Unfriendly Guns With New Rule July 25, 2011
A number of popular apps available for the iPhone and iPad no longer include links that direct consumers to their websites to purchase content. App makers can offer in-app transactions only if they are willing to pay Apple a 30 percent cut of their revenue for each purchase. On top of its 30 percent fee, Apple restricts the customer information it shares with developers.
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Top 10 Mobile App Trends and Opportunities July 19, 2011 
It is extremely exciting to be in the middle of what is arguably the fastest growing segment of the largest growing market in the world right now -- the mobile application ecosystem. While this segment has many components and even more underlying noise and confusion, it is possible to see some patterns emerging.
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