Apple has announced they will open 40 to 50 new Apple Stores next year. Ron Johnson, senior vice-president, says that most of those stores will be placed outside of America. Countries like Canada, Australia, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France and China will get one or more Apple Stores. » Many New Apple Stores Next Year
Many many people are waiting for the game Ravensword to be released. The Unity engine seems to be able to deliver a highly detailed game. However, the developers of the game got bad news. Ravensword has been rejected by Apple because of some API’s which exists inside of all Unity games. » “Ravensword” Rejected By Apple

The Avatar hype seems to have no end. Gameloft is going to release the iPhone version of the Avatar game. To show off the game, they launched a trailer. Knowing Gameloft this will be another great game to have on your iPhone. The graphics look stunning as usual and the price will probably be affordable as well. » Avatar Hype Reaches iPhone
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.
NASA is busy with a very advanced application. It’s a chemical sensor which can detect Chlorine, Ammonia, methane, or other gasses in the air. A researcher at NASA’s Ames Research Center has created a small and cheap chemical sensor that can be attached to the iPhone.
Speed Forge Extreme is a futuristic combat racing game. The promises a full featured game with impressive graphics and specific support for the iPhone 3GS.
The men from Waterloo Labs had not much money to spend, but they achieved their goal: to make a car that can be remotely controlled by an iPhone, a first generation iPhone that is. » Enigneer Awesome Made An iPhone Controlled Car
