The popular Safari alternative, Opera Mini Web Browser (free), has recently been updated. Now, the application is universal – meaning it’ll run natively on the iPad, as well as the iPhone and iPod touch.

According to a variety of reports, Apple has recently approved the App Store's 500,000th iOS application, meaning that the company has approved half a million apps in just 34 months.

The little-publicized group messaging app, Disco Messenger (free), has recently received a great update. Now, the application has added support for push notifications - a feature many of the app's users will undoubtedly appreciate.

Aelios Weather ($2.99) is a brand new iPad app that allows users to explore the world, and check out weather forecasts – all within an application that was designed “like a finely crafted Swiss watch,” according to its developer.

CollabraCam is a recently released application for the iPhone and iPod touch, which allows users to create movies from video shot on four different iOS devices.

Although Apple has signed up three of the four big labels for its iCloud service, there remains one missing piece of the puzzle. The big music publishers have yet to sign on to Apple’s music in the cloud service, according to All Things Digital.

Saban's Power Rangers Samurai SMASH ($1.99), the first Power Rangers application to hit the App Store, is available to download now. The app offers players side-scrolling gameplay, "epic boss battles" and unlockable characters and levels.

The best selling board game - Ticket to Ride - has recently hit the iPad App Store, where it is available to download for $6.99. Besides offering a digital version of the popular game, Ticket to Ride also features an online multiplayer mode and Game Center support.

To Day ($0.99) is a recently released application for the iPhone and iPod touch, which allows users display a calendar on their iOS device's Home screen - jailbreak free.

Apple is said to be actively investigating claims made on Friday by Lodsys, LLC, a patent holding company based in Marshall, Texas, according to The Guardian.

Looking to purchase a car from eBay Motors? Now there is an app for that.

Some iTunes customers began experiencing login problems this past week that have yet to be resolved. The problem stems from Apple’s decision to include address verification to iTunes, according to Cult Of Mac.

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In a press release that recently hit the Web, Guinness World Records has announced that Apple, the App Store, the iPhone 4 and various iOS apps have all broken existing world records.

Lima Sky's popular iOS app, Doodle Jump ($0.99), has recently been updated. Now, fans of the app can earn three new achievements in the app's recently added multiplayer mode.

Could Bungie - the Microsoft owned video game development company - be developing something for iOS?

Bloomberg Finance LP has recently released Trade Analyzer 2011: Front Office Baseball for iPad - an iOS app that allows fantasy baseball fans to easily analyze on their iPad. Currently, the app is available to download for $4.99.

HECTOR: Ep1 HD – We Negotiate with Terrorists ($6.99) is now available to download for the iPad.

The fallout over Apple’s new subscription model is being felt across the digital landscape. Unfortunately, the new rules, which sought to bring order to the App Store, have had the opposite effect, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Developers utilizing Apple’s in-app purchase system are being jolted with legal threats by way of arriving FedEx packages. This news, first uncovered by Cult of Mac, could eventually threaten hundreds of small app developers who rely on the App Store to make money.

The popular Twitter client for iOS, Tweetbot ($1.99), has recently been updated. Now, users of the app can enjoy a variety of new features, including landscape support, user and hashtag buttons, improved location data and more.

The popular iOS application, Angry Birds Rio, has recently been updated. Now, fans of the app can enjoy a whole new level: "Beach Volley."

WI Orchestra (free) is a recently released universal app, which allows users to access "a full orchestra library" and compose music on their iOS device.

Quotify ($0.99) is a recently released app for the iPhone and iPod touch, which allows users to catch up on quotations from "well known websites" each and every day.