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• 10 mobile technologies to watch in 2010

  There's no doubt mobile technologies have already made a big dent on our lives.

• Nokia N900 coming to retailers in April

  Nokia has announced its Linux-based smartphone, the N900, will be available in Australia in April through retailers, but stopped short of announcing any agreements with carriers.

• Apple targets 'objectionable' apps, leaves Playboy, S.I. in App Store

  Apple recently pulled thousands of sex-tinged applications from its App Store for containing "objectionable content" but has quickly come under fire for being hypocritical by retaining some other apps from well-known publishers, including Playboy and Sports Illustrated .

• PocketGear buys Handango

  PocketGear on Tuesday said it acquired Handango, creating the biggest cross-platform mobile application store.

• Biggest mobile operators join forces on app store project

  Twenty-four mobile network operators have formed the Wholesale Applications Community to avoid fragmenting the apps market and to give developers one point of entry to all the members, the GSM Association announced on Monday.

• Opinion: iPad unlikely to be the next great opportunity for developers

  While the iPhone has been a veritable gold rush for app developers it's debatable whether the opportunity still exists to make a killing with over 140,000 applications on Apple's AppStore, except of course for Apple.

• Nokia adds Ovi Store to N900 via firmware update

  Nokia's latest smartphone, the N900, has received a firmware update that gives access to applications and content on the company's Ovi Store.

• 10 top iPhone apps for IT pros

  While the frivolous iPhone apps usually get most of the media attention (yes, there really are over 175 apps that can produce rude bodily noises), there are quite a few apps that can help you do your job as an IT worker. While less notorious, they are worth your time to download and check out.

• Palm opens up developer program, adds plug-in support

  Palm opened up its WebOS developer program to the public on Thursday, saying it expects to see a flood of new applications developed for the mobile OS.

• Apple blasts by 3 billion app download mark

  Apple Tuesday said that more than 3 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store by iPhone and iPod touch users.

• Why Apple won't clean up App Store user reviews

  The ratings scandal that led Apple to purge 1,000 iPhone apps underscores why the App Store user review system needs repair.

• Optus launches new app store (updated)

  Optus has opened a mobile app store for non-Apple devices, becoming the first Australian telco to do so.

• Sprint plans open app store

  Sprint Nextel next year will introduce a new, more open application store on its feature phones, turning to a third party to manage it with the goal of getting new offerings out to consumers in an average of one week.

• Volkswagen revs up a new sales engine: Your iPhone

  On Wednesday Volkswagen launched its new 2010 GTI hatchback not via a television or radio commercial or an auto show floor presentation, but in Apple's App Store, thus becoming the first car company to announce a new car exclusively through a mobile device, according to the company.

• Spotify iPhone app approved: Apple relaxing rules?

  Monday appears to mark an important Apple App Store milestone with the introduction of a European digital music service app called Spotify Mobile that competes squarely with iTunes. In the past Apple has barred programs from its App Store it viewed as offering features that duplicate functionality already available on the iPhone such as Google Voice.