Android Market Closes Gap on App Store

Google’s Android Market is closing the gap on Apple’s App Store, taking away what used to be a big advantage for the iPhone and iOS. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s platform’s mobile app store has had more than half a million apps published, gaining ground on Apple’s App Store’s 600,000. Apple has reportedly removed 24 …

LaunchRock sets up site launch placeholders

LaunchRock wins the award for best recursive demo site. (Credit:Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–Thirty-one early stage entrepreneurs pitched 31 start-ups today at the 500 Startups event. (See news of previous 500 Startups launches.) The company I was most interested to see pitch: LaunchRock. It’s a service that enables small companies to quickly put …