Mobile Content Mezze Platter

There's a bunch of stuff going on...but no over-riding theme that's struck my fancy yet this week. So, in the meantime here's a list of stories from around the mobile content blogosphere for y'all to snack on...

• Verizon Wireless jumps on the smartphone app store bandwagon (GigaOM)
• Apple now claims 1.5bil App downloads...and implies it's unbeatable (Mobile Entertainment)
• EA creates 99cent iPhone game studio called 8lb Gorilla...which will further hasten price erosion on Apple & every other mobile platform (touchArcade)
• Could Nokia's weakness in the US mean that it may become the GM of handset manufacturers? (Wired)
• GAMEVIL's Baseball Superstars mobile game franchise surpasses 10mil downloads! (Wireless Gaming World)
• With King.com launching on iPhone, does that mean that skill-based game wagering is coming to that platform? (IGN.com)
• It can't be a good sign when heavily-funded UK voice-to-text company SpinVox is trying save costs by paying employees with stock (mocoNews.net)