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Apple's busy in the App Store

With the iPad launch looming changes are afoot in the App Store.

Banned iPhone apps - the 'best'

Apple seems to take a lot of flack on the reasons why certain Apps never make their way to the App Store.

Huffington Post has collected 15 of the most 'outrageous' ones that have met with Apple's displeasure. 

Judge for yourself.

Angry Birds supplant Doodle Jump as top paid app

New low price game has beaten rival Doodle Jump to the top of the paid app chart on the App Store. 

Long running favourite Doodle Jump shows no sign of fading though as it still commands a respectable number two slot this week.

SlingPlayer Mobile app now approved for AT&T 3G network

AT&T has announced its network will now support the SlingPlayer Mobile app. Previously it could only be used on wireless networks.

The app enables you to watch and control your home TV or DVR from your iPhone.

To use the app you will also need a Slingboxinstalled at home.

Apple updates iPhone OS to 3.1.3

Apple has today issued an update to the iPhone OS. Not hugely spectacular but it improves battery level reporting accuracy and fixes some bugs. 

You can get this by simply plugging in your iPhone to your Mac or PC - nothing more to it than that.

You'll also find that iTunes has been updated to 9.0.3. The most notable update is that it remembers your password so you wont have to enter it every time you purchase/download an app. Hooray!

While you're doing that why not check out the latest top free or paid apps? One that stands out for us this week is the Sleep Cycle alarm clock. Yes you can actually take your iPhone to bed!