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• CBA's Kaching app still in test mode

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has revealed that its iPhone Kaching application, which was announced on 25 October 2011, is still not available from Apple’s App Store due to testing delays.

• iPhone OS 4.0 improvements to augment developer opportunities

  News of Apple's iPad, the forthcoming release of the iPhone OS 4.0 software update and the surrounding hype of it all has been hard to avoid. According to third party developers, the new form factor and new features have brought new opportunities.

• Apple abolishes Wi-Fi scanners from App Store

  First adult apps, now Wi-Fi.

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  Flight app celebrates Australia Day on a high

  Australian-developed Flight Control app celebrates two industry award nominations and 2 million downloads

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  'Shoot' real-life opponents with your iPhone

  While augmented reality apps have been positioned as the "new hotness" on smartphones for a while now, there have been very few games that blend all of the requisite parts of the technology to make something fun. Shadowforce seems to be onto something with its new app Gunman, however.

• Apple hits three billion apps served milestone

  Holy App Store! Apple is bragging that more than 3 billion apps for its iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded since the store opened on July 10, 2008. That's a lot of Super Monkey Balls, Facebook, and Google Earth Apple app downloads.

• App Store success stories require a pinch of salt

  Let's give Tapulous props where they're due: US$1 million in monthly sales from the iPhone's App Store is a staggering feat, especially when the marketplace is filled with more than 100,000 other choices. But claims that business is booming and that mobile app development could breed the next great tech company are overblown.

• EA reveals The Simpsons Arcade for iPhone

  It's a throwback to the old arcade games based on The Simpsons in the 1990s, but it's on a very new platform.

• Bing gets an iPhone app

  Those who want a little less Google on their iPhones will soon be able to put a lot more Bing on their handsets. Microsoft is prepping a Bing iPhone app for immediate release via Apple's App Store to give iPhone users a Google alternative.

• Amazon pushes Kindle iPhone app to international markets

  The early e-reader is feeling pressure from Nook and other upcoming devices.

• Ratings scandal kills more than 1000 iPhone apps

  Bogus reviews have landed Chinese iPhone app developer Molinker in deep trouble, resulting in all 1000-plus of its apps being removed and banned from the App Store. This is great news for consumers who are tired of downloading subpar apps based on inflated reviews, and bad news for companies looking to shill their products with internal misdeeds.

• Why Apple won't clean up App Store user reviews

  The ratings scandal that led Apple to purge 1,000 iPhone apps underscores why the App Store user review system needs repair.

• Apple should approve fewer but better iPhone apps

  With IDC predicting the iPhone App Store could top 300,000 apps next year, perhaps the race for numbers should end.

• ESRB releases iPhone app for parents

  Listen up Moms and Dads, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is giving away a handy new iPhone tool that'll help you quick-check what's what when it comes to game content. Not that the little black-and-white rectangles voluntarily stamped on game jackets are tricky to understand at a glance, but this app's more than just a reference tool for the industry-representin' ESRB's alpha-numeric rating schema: It'll let you quick-check the ratings summary of any game you're thinking of buying, too.

• Navigation iPhone Apps Make Dollars and Sense

  The App Store's new category, Top Grossing Apps, highlights an iPhone trend: navigation apps bring home the bacon.