OneLouder

Sprint Nextel has acquired mobile software development and distribution firm Handmark, along with its social media apps and ad unit, OneLouder. The deal officially closed last month. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Mobile developers can get a lot of help in the technical and business aspects of application development by joining developer programs offered by mobile operators. We  talked with the leadership of the AT&T Mobility , Sprint Nextel  and Verizon Wireless  developer programs to learn what they do to help developers build better apps.

Mobile applications have a central place in the wireless industry but despite their pivotal role, most developers who create these apps find it very difficult to succeed in this business and even

Mobile social applications developer OneLouder introduced ChannelCaster, enabling Google's ( NASDAQ:GOOG ) Android smartphone and tablet users to create and share their own news and entertainment