Eric Johnson in Commerce on May 17 at 2:47 pm PT
Combine small teams, personal passion and a large accessible market and you have the makings of a creative explosion.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 17 at 9:26 am PT
Pocket Gems says it is not for sale, even though other mobile gaming companies like OMGPOP and Funzio are cashing out at big valuations.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 17 at 5:00 am PT
OpenSignalMaps looked at the people downloading its software and found thousands of different devices from hundreds of different brands.
Numbers
Beth Callaghan in Numbers on May 16 at 4:59 pm PT
It seems like a foregone conclusion that the era of the app has arrived.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 16 at 11:55 am PT
A two percent decline in mobile phone shipments during the first quarter of 2012 may have hurt some handset vendors, but it did little to slow Samsung.
Liz Gannes in Mobile on May 16 at 5:00 am PT
With 50 percent of the mobile browser market in its home market of China, UCWeb is now looking across the Pacific.
Voices
Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 15 at 2:30 pm PT
Google Inc. plans to give multiple mobile-device makers — rather than just one partner — early access to new releases of its Android mobile operating system and to sell those devices directly to consumers, said people familiar with the matter.
Lauren Goode in Product News on May 15 at 7:00 am PT
ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
Lauren Goode in Product Reviews on May 14 at 6:00 am PT
Stuck on Earth offers a visual tour of the world; Frommer’s day-by-day guides are packed with info.