By Tom Kaneshige
The forthcoming wave of iPhone apps leaves bodily noises behind. At Macworld, the focus was on social networking apps and businesses using iPhone apps to better serve their customers.
Super-smart iPhone apps will replace silly iFart-like apps in the second wave of iPhone app development, said iPhone app developers at the Macworld Expo [...]

By Tom Kaneshige
Some 150,000 apps line the App Store’s (AAPL) virtual shelves, yet there’s not yet a good way to shop for them. The App Store’s oft-criticized search offers little assistance unless you know exactly what you’re seeking. Marketers have been accused of gaming the App Store’s customer reviews, both in positive and negative [...]

Tom Kaneshige, CIO
If you’re an iPhone owner, you’ve probably got a virtual wardrobe full of deleted iPhone apps. Most cost you a dollar or more, others were downloaded for free, but nearly all of them let you down in some way.
But it’s not your fault. Customers must sift through more than 150,000 apps, and [...]

Windows Phone 7 adds new social networking and productivity features all within a clean and touch-friendly interface.
Microsoft took the wraps off of Windows Phone 7 Series (the official name for Windows Mobile 7) here Monday at Mobile World Congress. Slated to launch on handsets by holiday season 2010, Windows 7 is a complete overhaul from [...]

We know you’re obsessed with your iPhone, and chances are you’ve been taking a lot more photos – perhaps even recording videos – over the holidays. To satisfy aspiring iPhone photographers and videographers, we’ve assembled a collection of more than 50 iPhone and iPod Touch apps to enhance your photo and video experience.
We’ve included fan [...]

By Stephen Shankland – CNN Tech
Who could resist the months of hype that paved the way for Apple’s iPad debut last week? Apparently not Google, which has shown its interest in tablet computing with its browser-based Chrome OS.
On Monday, Glen Murphy, a user interface designer for Google’s Chrome browser and the Chrome operating system based [...]

Apple released version 3.1.3 of the iPhone operating system (OS) on Tuesday, much to jailbreakers dismay. The update, which is available now via iTunes, fixes a number of known bugs, patches known security issues, and improves various iPhone features. However, despite the good news for the majority of regular iPhone owners, the upgrade has posed [...]

1. Tap Tap Revenge, free – Tap and shake to the beats of the most popular game on the App Store. ’nuff said.
— See also: Free Tap Tap Revenge 3 review
2. Facebook, free – The most popular app on the iPhone and iPod touch. ’nuff said
— See also: Facebook for iPhone 2.1 review
3. NPR News, [...]