The approval system of Apple has been in the news this year more often then previous years. According to the complaints the system is slow and developers don’t get any insight at all. Many developers had to wait weeks (sometimes even months) before their application was finally approved and showed up in the App Store. To give the developers some insight and a little bit more bearable, Apple made a tracking system which shows the steps to follow before the app gets approved.

» Apple Gives Developers More Insight With Tracking System

John Carmack is the creator of the classic Doom, a game recently launched in the App Store. In an interview with website Kotaku, Carmack explains that Apple is not happy with the growing popularity of games for the iPhone and iPod touch. This seems  a bit strange since Apple is making ads saying that especially the iPod touch is good for playing games on. » Apple Not Happy With iPhone As Gaming Platform?

A new report from OTR global relayed by AppleInsider indicates that Apple is planning on manufacturing new hybrid iPhones that will support both Verizon’s CDMA2000 network as well as the UMTS 3G network. Only the UMTS network is supported by the current version of the iPhone and is used by AT&T and much of the rest of the world. » Apple To Manufacture Verizon-Compatible iPhone?

Fortune has proclaimed Steve Jobs as CEO of the decade and offers a detailed report of all his recent successes. Apple was established in 1977 and has seen many CEO’s. Steve Jobs returned to Apple when the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. In a few years Jobs helped the company to get back on their feet and become one of the companies most spoken about. Steve Jobs completely changed the face of the company. » Steve Jobs: CEO Of The Decade!

Near Field Communications reports (via 9 to 5 mac) that Apple is rumored to be testing a prototype of its next-generation iPhone equipped with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip. The rumor comes from a “highly reliable source” who provided the information to Einar Rosenberg, Chief Technology Officer of Narian Technologies. Rosenberg writes: » Next iPhone With RFID-chip?

Although reaching the 100,000 apps mark is something to celebrate, not every app has success. According to Appsfire only 20,000 apps in the App Store really have success. Around 80,000 apps don’t do well in the App Store. » 80% Of Apps In App Store Has No Success

Apple officially announced that the App Store is filled with over a 100,000 applications.

» Apple Reports More Then 100,000 Apps In App Store