Are you a busy, on-the-go professional who wishes there was a way to access top-secret government documents and diplomatic cables from your smartphone? As of last Friday, there was an app for that. But last night, Apple decided to pull the WikiLeaks App from its AppStore, joining Amazon, MasterCard, Visa, and PayPal as companies that have distanced themselves from the Julian Assange-led organization.

Why is CNN trying to go viral in an ad campaign targeting Adult Swim viewers? It can’t be to sell their iPhone app – can it? For those too busy or important to click the link, the ad purports to be from two guys (pictured here) from Muncie, Indiana, whose iPhone app idea, Zap News, was stolen by CNN.

There’s a nonstop murmur about the death of magazines and to quiet some of the rumblings, many are counting on additions like iPhone applications to increase brand awareness and eventually subsidize cash flow. Recently, Men’s Health has made a concerted effort in the iPhone game, moving forward with three apps, including “Jimmy the Bartender.” Brand editor Matt Bean recently spoke with Ad Ageabout the company’s strategy and successes.

If you haven’t had your media overdose on augmented reality yet, or, even better, tried it, you soon will – and with good reason. Augmented reality, AR to its close friends and acquaintances, is here.  On my phone.  In my hand.  Now. Long a staple of sci-fi and speculation, real, effective and useful AR for [...]