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The WIP App Store Wiki now has 57 app stores, up from 46 at the beginning of February! Download the latest App Store report to check out and easily compare details on them all.

There was one big announcement in the app store arena from MWC: the Wholesale Applications Community, a major effort from about 25 mobile operators, three handset manufacturers, and the GSMA. The WAC is a sort of clearinghouse for each operator’s app stores, seeking to unify their submission processes and standardize developer access to network assets.

In short, this means that developers could potentially reach more than 3 million mobile subs across all the developers with a single submission! WAC is also promising to simplify the development process by using existing technical standards (OneAPI, JIL and OMTP Bondi to start) and making it easier for developers to create cross-platform apps. While it seems unlikely that WAC will make all the other app stores irrelevant, it should offer developers a great...

Welcome to Carnival #213!  For those new to the Carnival, the intent is a weekly showcase of the best blogs on all things mobile.  It is open to anyone to submit your blog – find out more here.

A bit of a slow week I think, as those of us recover from Mobile World Congress and for us here in Vancouver – Olympic GOLD Fever!  I was glued to the tv watching the finals for curling and hockey; and spent some time downtown amongst the throngs of visitors from all over the world.  Forgive my enthusiasm for posting a few extra Carnival type photos – thanks to my good friend Bill Lee from ACCESS for the pics! 

Someone who seemed to be with no shortage of words however, is Volker Hirsch, who managed to crank out two blogs!  Volker always adds big value, so both are included as must reads:

-  The Joy and Cost of Freemium , provides a great insight into how premium is working in the mobile space, particularly with in-app micro payments.

- Web v Mobile Web v Apps..  Or Not? Gives a...