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At face value this may not be of any importance beyond a certain sadness to see a great developer leave a platform and an application so many love. In a conversation with TechCrunch, however, Hewitt made clear that the principal reason behind his departure from this project is his unhappiness with Apple’s management of the iPhone app store. Hewitt specifically mentions his philosophical opposition to the review process, indicating that it puts an unnecessary middleman between developers and users. He also fears that it sets a dangerous precedent for other platforms. Hewitt will be moving onto a web project at Facebook, which offers the opportunity to work on an open platform.

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getjar is the best mobile app website I've come across. Very user friendly. Enter your cel phone number and tell it the type of phone you have and it will show you only apps that will work on your phone.

"To be honest, an iPhone mom gets the device first for herself but then realizes what a tool it is with her kids," says Chang, who estimates that 41 percent of iPhone female owners with children download applications purely for their kids. "It has become almost like a pacifier for many kids and a great help to moms."

However, many of the great apps that everyone loved have been challenged by official releases from HTC, Google, Remember the Milk, and others. How appealing can these apps be when the allure of an official release from the source is available? Will people pay $10 to use Touchdown if they can get native Exchange support built-in by device makers for free?

More cellphone makers are turning to the free Android operating system made by Microsoft’s latest nemesis, Google.

Verizon doesn't plan to unveil the Droid until next week, but this carrier has given the world an in-depth sneak peek: it briefly put the official pages describing this Android-based smartphone on its website, revealing all the details.

Very little of this information is new, but this leak confirms what the rumors have been saying.

Ignore this rumor because it’s probably horseshit. I’m not saying the analyst is lying, but I — like many other people — am saying he’s spreading a rumor that makes no sense. Google developing its own phone would cost a bundle in time, research, resources, and be a direct turn from the end game that the company has set for Android. Google created Android as a way to build a great platform that would attract new customers to its services, not undercut the companies it has already worked with to push Android. Furthermore, a Google-built phone without a carrier subsidy would probably cost $400 or more, making it less attractive to the average consumer Google wants to bring under the Android umbrella.

Here are five reasons why Android will beat iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile on the global stage, according to Gartner’s forecast:

• Google backs Android, a major pipeline for its cloud services.
• Android is improving rapidly. The Cupcake 1.5 release was well-received, and Donut 1.6 has already been sent over the air to handset owners.
• Android is open, making it easier to quickly gain developers’ support.
• Android will run on phones from several manufacturers, which will help it quickly spread through the marketplace. HTC, Motorola and Samsung are already supporting handsets.
• Android combines the best of what’s out there. It’s open, but it offers iPhone-like menus and apps, with Windows Mobile-esque icons, with Palm Pre-like multitasking. There’s another arms race afoot — the battle among Android handset makers as to which company can squeeze the most out of the OS.