Contacts Sync For Google Mail ($2.99) is a recently updated application that, as its name suggests, allows Apple fans to sync their contacts between a Google Mail account and an iPhone or iPod touch.

In an interview that recently hit the Web, Sega has announced that Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 will launch in the App Store at some point next year.

Adobe has recently launched an EchoSign iOS application in the App Store. The app, which is universal and can be downloaded for free, allows Apple fans to sign e-signatures from their mobile device while on the move.

In a video that has recently hit the Web, one clever kitty shows how he can swipe at the flying fruit in Halfbrick's Fruit Ninja HD faster and more accurately than most humans. The video, which Halfbrick recently mentioned in a Twitter update, proves that while curiosity might have killed the cat, it can also serve to slam one's Game Center friends when it comes to the Fruit Ninja leaderboard.

Gameloft has launched Dungeon Hunter 3 (free) in the App Store. However, unlike the previous Dungeon Hunter titles, which were indefinitely considered to be RPGs (that's Role Playing Games), this new installation has strayed away from the genre, adopting an arena mode that's based on Gameloft's oft-critiqued "freemium" model of publishing iOS applications.

Evernote has recently released Skitch for iPad (free) in the App Store.

Onion Magic Answer Ball ($0.99) is a recently released iPhone app from The Onion. The application, which is rather a lot like a virtual Magic Eight Ball, allows users to ask it a number of questions and gives random answers. Furthermore, the app can ask users humorous questions which can then be shared to Facebook.

KAYAK has recently updated its iPad application, making it a universal app (that's compatible with all of Apple's iOS devices), and adding a whole load of new features to the iPad version of the popular application.

The second episode in the Jurassic Park iPad game series ("Jurassic Park: The Game 2 HD") is now available in the App Store.

Disney's $0.99 Where's My Water? has recently received an update, which adds a new chapter to the application ("Stretched Thin") that includes 20 new levels.

Batman Arkham City Lockdown ($5.99) has recently received a great update, which adds support for iCloud saves, two new Batman skins and makes a variety of minor tweaks and improvements to the universal app.

Vidify ($1.99) is an iPhone app that allows users to quickly and easily edit video on their handset.

Pulse News for iPhone and Pulse News for iPad (both free) have recently received a great update, adding a redesigned catalogue, a new feature called "Smart Dock" and an improved user interface to the popular applications.

Apple has recently approved a Bluetooth 4.0 heart rate monitor application called CardioMapper. The app, which is available to download for $1.99, provides "full real time and post exercise analysis," allowing users to track their burned calories using the iPhone's GPS.

Word Lens (free) has recently received an update. Now, users of the application (which, using augmented reality, can translate text in real time) can purchase and download a French language pack, allowing users to translate English into French and French into English in a matter of seconds, using their iOS device's camera.

If you're tired of launching virtual birds into pig-occupied structures, download Lil' Birds (free) and care for the fuzzy creatures on an iOS device.

No jailbreak required!

Both NFL Flick Quarterback ($0.99) and NFL Flick Quarterback HD ($2.99) have recently received updates, adding a new game mode, a new stadium, additional touchdown celebrations and more.

Since December 16, Apple fans still rocking an iPhone or iPod touch on iOS 3.1.3 have been unable to download iOS applications directly from the App Store. Instead, iOS device owners stuck running iOS 3.1.3 must purchase and download applications in iTunes and sync them across to their iPhone or iPod touch.

Postmates is a new service that allows iPhone users to have an item delivered quickly and easily, thanks to a recently released dedicated iPhone application. The app, Postmates Mobile, allows users to connect with couriers and bike messengers within San Francisco, Oakland, Emeryville and Berkeley.

GoCal for Google Calendar HD ($4.99) has recently received a great update, which makes a variety of changes to the popular Google Calendar iPad client.

Taposé is an upcoming iPad application that can provide users with a powerful, fully-featured word processor that is unlike anything else in the App Store. The app is currently in review, and should be available to download in the near future.

Eventbrite is planning on launching a new iOS application in the App Store, which will allows Apple fans to manage their Eventbrite tickets and access event information from a mobile device.

Electronic Arts has recently launched The Sims FreePlay in the App Store. The application, which is a universal app and is free to download, allows fans of The Sims to interact with their own virtual friends, build houses, care for pets and even grow gardens all for free.