Application developers are increasing their focus on cloud computing apps for mobile devices as clients demand more out of mobile software solutions, according to ABI Research.

Samsung will launch its own open mobile platform, Samsung bada in December, giving developers the chance to create mobile apps for millions of new Samsung mobile phones.

According to iSuppli, the market for smartphone apps has emerged as a central battlefront in the global technology industry.

Samsung has announced that it will launch a new on-device app store for Samsung smartphone users on September 14th.

Forum Nokia Developer Community (FNDC) has announced the finalists in its global 2009 Calling All Innovators mobile developer competition, designed to generate applications and solutions that enhance the use of Nokia mobile devices in real-world scenarios.

The three "super phones" coming onto the market have all received great reviews and won over a good share of fans. However, the overall opinion seems to be that Nokia and Palm still have a way to go if they really want to dent Apple's hefty share of the market, reports Christopher Backeberg...

Sony Ericsson will add applications to its mobile content service, PlayNow^TM arena, offering consumers a fully integrated content marketplace for their Sony Ericsson phones and giving third-party developers access to an established mobile market channel.

The launch of Nokia's Ovi Store was marred by more than a few snags, to the extent that Nokia issued an apology to customers frustrated by slow downloads and installation problems.

Inspired by the webbys, I thought I would compile a list of apps that have caught my eye for being weird, cool, innovative or actually useful!

* Also read on for a link to some delicious pie charts filled with location-based goodness

Let’s be honest, putting things in lists is:

a)  fun
b)  easy

So, let's get going!

1. Nokia Vine

In one word: Professional! 

To meet the expectations of the iPhone generation, corporate Travel & Expense (T&E) systems need to offer a new wave of optimised mobile applications, says KDS.