BlackBerry users can now read their favorite books straight from their mobile device with Amazon’s new Kindle BlackBerry application.

Expense management company Certify LLC’s Certify Wallet Mobile has risen to the Top 10 iPhone finance application downloads with more than 10,000 people signing up to try the application.

With the intense coverage that mobile applications continue to attract, the content developers are already starting to investigate alternative distribution channels to the application stores.

Sidebar has launched an application for several models of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry to reach what it calls a sophisticated audience.

Mobile banking and payment service provider ClairMail Inc. has extended its clients’ mobile Web experience to Android and BlackBerry devices.

Movie ticket vendor Fandango is continuing to extend its reach, with four versions of its smartphone application and a mobile commerce Web site.

With high-end smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone, the Palm Pre, RIM’s BlackBerry, Motorola Droid and Google’s Android devices creating buzz among consumers, retailers are expecting a surge in handset revenue in 2010.

Mplayit has launched an Android application store on Facebook that offers more than 15,000 cross-platform applications.

PayPal has launched its Send Money application for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry smartphones.

Gap Outlet and Banana Republic Factory stores are serving exclusive mobile coupons in the Yowza application.