American Wagering subsidiary Leroy’s Sportsbook has launched a sports betting application for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry just in time for football season.

Comparison shopping service Become.com stepped into the mobile world with the release of its iPad application targeting women.

American Eagle Outfitters is taking advantage of various mobile channels to enhance its consumer engagement efforts, ultimately leading to increased sales.

Barnes & Noble is targeting greater market share for its nook ereader platform with an upgraded and rebranded iPhone application.

Buoyed by the success of its mobile iPhone application, Pizza Hut is about to get more ambitious with iPad and Android apps.

One of the most important decisions in launching a successful mobile application is determining how to drive downloads.

CheckPoints, a mobile startup in the location-based retail category, closed a $1 million Series A financing round from the cofounders, brothers Mark and Todd DiPaola.

Movie ticket vendor Fandango’s commerce-enabled Android application has surpassed 1.5 million downloads since its launch at the beginning of the year.

Virgin Mobile Canada has rolled out a storefront to let subscribers buy and download DRM-free full-track music, ringtones, wallpapers, games and applications.

Citigroup responded quickly to correct a security flaw in its mobile banking app for iPhone, and the problem seems to be an isolated incident, not an alarming trend.