BlackBerry’s Era May Be Ending RIM’s influence may be waning as more  U.S. Fortune 100 companies deploy iPhones and activate Android smartphones.   RIM , however, is still holding its own globally for now.

Apple iPhone4 Ready for Global Expansion Beginning Friday, July 30,  iPhone4 will be available in 14 European countries,  and available for the first time in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, and Hong Kong.  Will this also mean more antenna problems?  Or does the rest of the world get better working handsets than those that were available at the first launch?

Vodafone announces Mobile Clicks innovation competition for 2010 Lee Epting, Vodafone’s Director of Content Services says “Vodafone Mobile Clicks is really about empowering ambitious, young start-ups to develop their ideas and accelerate them into market.” This year there will be a first and second place winner, with 100, 000 Eruos going to first and 50,000 Euros to second place.

LiMo Foundation partners with GNOME on open source We will have to wait to see if this merger will stimulate developer interest in the LiMo Platform.  Right now, everyone seems to be most interested in the Top Five.  Read more at Linux Groups Collaborate on Mobile Operating Systems.

Wholesale Applications Community Accelerates Delivery of Open Applications Platform The WAC announced its formation as a corporate entity as well as the new org’s leadership and board of directors.  The company also announced an alliance with Joint Innovation Lab to speed up the development of WAC-enabled application stores.  This could be a boon to developers when it comes to bringing their apps to market–and a boon to consumers by delivering greater choice and value.  Look for more by September 2010.