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2 September 3:38:44 PM	Paddy Power (www.paddypower.com) says it is "the only bookmaker in the App Store."   App Store
1 September 2:55:16 PM	The iStethoscope app, invented by Peter Bentley, is all over the media - "More than 80% of doctors said they expected to own a smartphone by 2012." More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
22 August 4:04:26 PM	The Recognizr app from Swedish software house The astonishing Tribe (www.tat.se) is facial recognition software - " Once the face is recognized, the persons social networking profile icons will pop up." More at Blackweb 2.0.   Blackweb 2.0
19 August 10:31:01 AM	Mappiness (www.mappiness.org.uk) is a free iPhone app designed to map "happiness across space in the UK" as part of a research project at the London School of Economics. More at The Standard.   Evening Standard
30 July 3:40:20 PM	The FT has reported sales of $100,000 for Wi-Fi Sync, the iPhone app invented by Brit student Greg Hughes and rejected by the App Store. It sells at $10 a pop but only at Cydia (http://cydia.saurik.com/store) for 'jailbroken' iPhones. More at Wired.   Wired
23 July 4:27:07 PM	The App Store has pulled a Handy Light app which contained "a hidden code that allowed people to use their iPhone as a 3G modem" for free instead of paying around £13 per month. More at The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
19 July 3:00:41 PM	Text or email using the Dragon Dictation app for the iPhone, "powered by Nuance’s world-renowned Dragon (www.nuance.com) NaturallySpeaking software." The app is very popular in the USA at the moment and is coming to the UK soon.   Dragon Dictation
17 July 2:14:15 PM	From July 19 BA customers with an iPhone can ditch the paper boarding pass in favour of an app which "will be free to anyone who joins BA’s executive club, which it turn costs nothing to join." Android and Blackberry apps will follow in a few months.   Daily Telegraph
16 July 2:53:45 PM	Fashion store Next has a new iPhone App - store locator, offers, stock availability etc and it's free.   Next iPhone App
7 July 12:32:04 PM	A Vietnamese developer has been banned from the app store after Apple discovered evidence of his titles appearing on its best-seller list fraudulently. More at BBC News.   BBC News
6 July 5:15:10 PM	OK! magazine (www.ok.co.uk) has launched a CelebSpotter app (£1.79, AppStore). "Perhaps the whole point of CelebSpotter is that it allows you to identify precisely where the media-needy are. And go somewhere decent instead." More in The Guardian.  The Guardian
5 July 4:13:22 PM	The mainstream media is picking up on the fact that both Apple and Google have a 'Kill Switch' which enables them to delete apps from the handsets (iPhones and Android devices) of users. The Register has been aware of this for some time now.   The Register
29 June 10:47:53 AM	Tiffany & Co (www.tiffany.com) has a new app - "Browse rings. View carats in actual size and determine your ring size with The Tiffany Ring Finder iPhone App." Available at the App Store.   App Store
28 June 3:05:56 PM	Regent Street has its own iPhone app. The free guide gives shoppers "a walking tour of the area, and contains a historical guide to the shops and buildings that make up Regent Street, explaining its history since it opened in 1825." More at The Standard.  Evening Standard
25 June 3:23:50 PM	Shortly after the SMobile report (see below) surfaced "Google has announced in a blog post that it has remotely uninstalled two applications from Android phones as they did not comply with its Android Market terms and conditions." More at ITProPortal.   ITProPortal
25 June 3:17:34 PM	Mobile security firm SMobile (www.smobilesystems.com) has raised concerns about potential privacy threats arising from Android apps - "..one out of every 20 apps can place a call to any number without approval from the user..." More at Mashable.   Mashable
21 June 10:49:20 AM	Wimbleon 2010 (www.wimbledon.org) - IBM is suplying an 'augmented reality' app for the tennis championship. IBM Seer supplies data to iPhone and Android handses, and the new “Seer through the wall” technology that allows users to see live play..."   IBM Seer
14 June 11:51:16 AM	Apps for the iPhone 4 will work on the iPad - "Apple has announced that applications designed for the iPhone 4 using its new iOS 4 will be able to fill the screen of an iPad" - more at ITProPortal.   ITProPortal
11 June 11:30:57 AM	Motor manufacturer Jaguar (www.jaguar.com) has created a new iPhone and Blackberry app offering a whole range of information including sport and stocks and shares. Free at the App Store. More at The Telgraph. Daily Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
3 June 11:23:40 AM	Argos (www.argos.co.uk) has launched its iPhone app - free at the Apple App Store.   Apple App Store
2 June 10:22:28 AM	The FT (www.ft.com) says its Apple iPad app is "Free to download and with free access sponsored by Hublot until the 31st July 2010*.."   FT iPad
29 May 11:50:34 AM	The Times has an iPad edition available "through the App Store on the device" for £9.99 for 28 days. More at The Times.   The Times
29 May 10:16:56 AM	The Guardian has launched the Eyewitness iPad app (www.guardian.co.uk/ipad), promising "100 of the world's best images, updated daily."   Guardian iPad app
25 May 10:48:04 AM	The Evening Standard has launched a free app "to let you read the paper on your mobile phone" - iPhone, BlackBerry, Nokia, Android or Windows Mobile.   Evening Standard app
11 May 12:26:08 PM	Novelist Sophia Bartleet has launched a short story / essay app with Ether Books - "the very best writing from today’s literary stars and up and coming authors directly to your own phone."   Ether Books
6 May 3:58:41 PM	Rolls Royce has created a free iPhone app which "lets you customise your very own version of the new Ghost." More at AutoExpress.   AutoExpress
5 May 4:34:26 PM	WAC is the Wholesale Applications Community (www.wholesaleappcommunity.com) which wants to be able "to present application developers with a single standard" that will operate across all smartphones. One app fits all - more in The Guardian.   The Guardian
27 April 11:20:20 AM	The Gap (www.gap.com) has launched 1969 Stream, "a commerce-enabled iPad application to create a more social shopping experience for consumers. The company created the application to entertain and inspire consumers." More at Mobile Commerce Daily.   Mobile Commerce Daily
21 April 3:11:00 PM	Ether Books (www.etherbooks.co.uk) is launching an iPhone app "which will give readers the opportunity to read stories on the go from the likes of Hilary Mantel, Alexander McCall Smith and Lionel Shriver." More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
20 March 12:01:05 PM	Easy Note +2do is a note-taking app for Android phones from AndroLib which comes with passwordprotection.   AndroLib
19 March 1:09:36 PM	The Labour Party iPhone app is now available in the iTunes App store. More at The Next Web.   The Next Web
13 March 12:33:54 PM	The Indian Premier League has a live scores app (http://app.iplt20.com) - get IPL on the go and follow the cricket ball-by-ball.   IPL 2010
11 March 11:38:15 AM	"Is There an iPhone App for Slate? Yes!" - as of Monday news website Slate has its own iPhone app.   Slate app
10 March 10:00:22 AM	Premier Christian Media (www.premier.org.uk) has come up with a rosary bead application for the iPhone. "The Prayer Beads App has been launched in time for Easter and is available for £1.79 from the Apple store." More at The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
7 March 12:43:18 PM	Facebook now has a Buxter app which allows Facebookers to transfer small sums of money between themselves at no cost. More in The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
6 March 4:20:26 PM	Gill's cruise centre claims the world's first CruiseApp for the Apple iPhone - it lists the top 15 deals daily.   Gills Cruise Centre
3 March 3:40:03 PM	AcneAPP - the claim is that you can chat on your mobile while the app clears up your acne by shining waves of blue and red light onto your skin but "remember to switch sides."   AcneAPP
3 March 10:11:28 AM	Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is launching the Battersea iPhone app soon. Click the link for more info.   Battersea iPhone app
28 February 4:02:15 PM	An iPhone app called TigerText arrives in the UK in March. It removes all trace of text messages from the iPhones of both sender and recipient. The maker denies that it is named after Tiger Woods. More at TimesOnline.   TimeOnline