Android’s Facebook app overtakes iPhone’s for first time Android app now has 58.8 million daily active users, while the iPhone version has 57.6 million. By Dugald Baird
Apple’s iPhone gets head start in smartphone Christmas battle iPhone 4S outsells other brands from the four weeks to 9 December, while Nokia's Lumia fails to make the top 10. By Charles Arthur
Apps Rush: The Sims FreePlay, Bjork, Cyclepedia, Dead Space, Foodnation, Bob Dylan and more Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Monday 19 December 2011
Why is Microsoft putting its apps on the iPad – and will Office follow? Charles Arthur: OneNote, Xbox Live, Kinectimals, Tag… the list of Microsoft apps available on the iPhone and iPad is growing. Will Office join them - and if so, at what price?
Apps Rush: Collins Big Cat, Sports Tracker, Flash 11, Breakout: Boost, Real Football 2012 and more Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Friday 16 December 2011
Apps Rush: Grand Theft Auto 3, Magic Guitar, Bizzy Bear, Megadeth, ForestVille, Sonic CD and more Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Thursday 15 December 2011
Will Android apps be worth the effort for developers in 2012? Stuart Dredge: iPhone making more money says Flurry, but fortune may favour the multi-platform braves next year
LostWinds breeze on to iPad and iPhone Keith Frontier Developments has released a trailer for the iOS version of its brilliant WiiWare adventure game
BBC iPlayer iPhone app goes live with 3G and AirPlay wireless streaming Stuart Dredge: Downsizes from iPad with new channel-hopping feature, but data costs unknown
New York Times launches iPhone app for 2012 presidential election coverage Stuart Dredge: 'I wouldn't call it aggregation: it's curation,' says emerging platforms editor Fiona Spruill
Apps Rush: Yellow Submarine, Halo Waypoint, Moshi Monsters, Dickens: Dark London, easyJet and more Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Monday 12 December 2011
Tap Zoo was the most lucrative iPhone app in 2011 Stuart Dredge: Apple's year-end Rewind charts reveal success of freemium games in the UK and US
Apps Rush: OnLive, Xbox Companion, Batman Arkham City, Theme Park, Football Manager Handheld and more Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Thursday 8 December 2011
Apps Rush: Financial Times, Wallace & Gromit, Lyric Legend 2, Artspotter, Money Talks and more Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Tuesday 6 December 2011
Fingerprint Digital aims at kid-apps market with ‘Mom-Comm’ feature iOS apps help parents track their children's progress and find new apps for them