Amazon.com will launch a free commerce-enabled Kindle application for webOS that is tailored for the new Hewlett-Packard TouchPad tablet.

What are the key trends with mobile applications and what will Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research In Motion and others do that will affect brands in their marketing and commerce?

Advanced Merchant Solutions has released a payment platform for Google’s Android devices targeting mobile sales professionals.

The new Anttenna app for Apple’s iPhone has reconceived the classified listings space, innovating the Craigslist model by taking elements from Twitter and foursquare.

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.

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.