The small to medium-sized business (SMB) market is beginning to find their needs looked after by app stores online. The latest to join this market is Google with its Apps Marketplace. Along with other companies like Intuit and Salesforce, the apps marketplace makes it easier for various businesses to pick and choose their own set of software requirements, depending on their business needs.

Since there is overlapping of the different companies and their services, they function as both competitors and partners. This makes it easier for the businesses to choose different apps from different companies, without worrying about compatibility issues.

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HTC Tattoo phone users can now look forward to an update to their Android. HTC has issued a statement which says that they are aware of the fact that Android OS 2.1 is available on phones now and that Tattoo users are eager for the update. They said that they are working hard on building the new version; the upgrade would be finished and on the roll pretty soon.

They have requested all users to bear with them a little longer on this matter. While the exact date of release has not been mentioned, Android 2.1 update on Tattoo is hoping for a release before long.

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A recent study of the iPhone usage by mobile data analytic firm Localytics, has revealed that that iPhone apps are used more during evening hours and on weekends, than during business hours. This has led the firm to observe that the iPhone is still mostly as a personal device, rather than for business purpose.

The study, conducted for two months, found that there was 7% more traffic on weekends than on weekdays. During weekdays, the app traffic would slowly build in the evenings, to peak usage in the night. The drawback with the study is that it does not track how many work-related tasks like email and phone calls were used by the iPhone users for business purposes. While the study does show a considerable rise in personal usage, the usage of the iPhone for business is growing steadily.

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iPhone 4.0 will be Apple’s most awaited version of iPhone.  However, Apple’s new model may not be released this month. According to the set standard Apple usually launches a new version of the iPhone every March, but this year, there is still no word about any imminent release.

This could be due to the much-awaited grand launch of the iPad on April 3. However, this also indicates that there could be no iPhone 4.0 for some time since the iPad will be unveiled with the beta version of the iPhone 3.2 OS. The iPhone 4.0 is eagerly awaited since it will include multitasking support.  With no news about its release in this month, could this mean that it might be launched later somewhere near fall? Let’s wait and see.

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The mobile version of Google Product Search will now help in local retail shopping. Google has joined hands with a few retailers like Pottery Barn and Best Buy, and their store inventories can be viewed on all Android phones, at the current local time. This app is available only in the United States.

Shoppers need to access Google.com on their Androids, click on the “more” link and then click on “shopping”. The local retailer’s updated inventory can then be viewed in the local time. If more retailers join this venture, Google Product Search will  become popular.

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Amidst Google’s confusing battle with China, Motorola has now announced that it would use Microsoft applications on Android phones in China. Microsoft’s Bing will be made available to the new Android phones, as well as those already in the market. Google had said that it will postpone the availability of its mobile applications on Androids from China, leaving phone companies like Motorola in the lurch.

Motorola has now joined hands with the Redmond software giant to launch mobile Bing. Androids will now have a Bing browser bookmark, along with a Bing search widget. However, Bing will not be the default search engine. Motorola has announced that its Chinese Androids would provide the user with the option of choosing their own search engine and the local Chinese Baidu search engine, would be one of the many.

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