Zoho jumps on web app marketplace bandwagon

As a web software shop specializing in small business and productivity applications, Zoho's new Marketplace for customizable third-party apps could give it a leg up on the competition.Read More...

Microsoft plans 'Skymarket' apps store for Windows Mobile 7 in 2009

Following in the footsteps of US mobile provider T-Mobile and Google's own Android smartphone platform, Microsoft is now plotting its own effort to create an online store for mobile software in the model of Apple's iPhone App Store. The project, t...

Google reveals open Android Market to rival iPhone's App Store

Google on Thursday afternoon provided first details of a marketplace for phones based on its Android mobile platform -- including word that its store won't be as tightly monitored as the Apple-run shop for iPhones. While Google will host the new s...

First Look: Mobile Banking on AT&T

While a lot of us have had internet banking for years, who would have thought that AT&T would have come up with a mobile banking app that lets you check accounts and pay bills for a number of banks through a single iPhone app?Mobile Banking on AT&T (click opens iTunes) from Firethorn Holdings, LLC is exactly that -- an iPhone app that gives you full control over your money at 50 different banks nationwide. While the majority of the banks listed appear to be in the southeast USA, several nationwide banks including Wachovia, SunTrust, and USAA are participating in the program.I was pleased to see that my business bank, FirstBank, with brick and mortar banks in Colorado, Arizona, and California, was one of the companies on the AT&T list. You need to sign up through your bank's secure website, enter your iPhone number, pick a six-digit PIN, then perform an authorization from the device using a code displayed on the website. Once activated, you can see balances, make transfers, and pay ebills.What's your favorite iPhone banking app? Or have you moved all of your funds to a coffee can buried in the back yard? Leave a comment!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

This week in Apple: Apple stock, royalties, Verizon rumors

This week's Apple news was rife with software releases and updates, more rumors about the iPhone and Snow Leopard, Apple's falling stock prices, and how bumped up music royalties could hurt the iTunes Store. Check in here in case you missed out on the week's top stories. Read More...

Apple's earnings, revenue up, but Street's not satisfied (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - Apple reported its best ever June quarter for revenue and Mac computer sales Monday - but Wall Street didn't like its projections for the next quarter.