Over 2 billion sold: iPhone apps leave rivals in the dust

With over 85,000 platform-centric apps to choose from, the device defines the playing field: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/apple-apps-store-crosses-another-threshold/?emc=eta1

AT&T joins Apple in opposition to Google Voice

Hybrid phone network rubs carrier and mobile platform rivals the wrong way: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/att-says-google-voice-violates-net-neutrality-principles/?emc=eta1

Game console makers quake as iPhone versatility beckons

Gaming apps latest niche market to flourish on the quintessential multi-faceted device--and for only a fraction of the cost; business model comes into focus: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/technology/26games.html?emc=eta1

eBook publishers deploy on multiple platforms

Paperless publishing states its case: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/technology/personaltech/24basics.html?emc=eta1

iPhone adds gift card to array of monetized apps

It works as a credit card, as a coupon, and now as Starbuck's free pass: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/starbucks-turns-an-iphone-screen-into-a-gift-card/?emc=eta1

Google Android OS to debut on 18 mobile devices by end of 2009

Three flavors of open-source OS reveal Google's approach to mobile market: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/google-expect-18-android-phones-by-years-end/?emc=eta1  

Cell users turn to Wi-Fi in search of bandwidth

New apps locate nearby access points for data transfer breathing room as carriers scramble to build out capacity: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/technology/personaltech/24smart.html?emc=eta1

Netflix $10M predictive modeling contest pays dividends

Incentives encourage online collaboration and innovation: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/technology/internet/22netflix.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Mobile learning 2.0 on the way

Adobe enables Flash apps for the iPhone: http://moconews.net/article/419-adobe-has-figured-out-how-to-bring-flash-apps-to-the-iphone/

Future of Windows Mobile OS questioned

Microsoft CEO Ballmer admits company "screwed up" with it's mobile platform and vows to fix it: http://www.cio.com/article/503388/Ballmer_We_Screwed_Up_with_Windows_Mobile_?source=CIONLE_nlt_leader_2009-10-01