This Week in iPhone News – November 13/2009

App Store Takes Tiny Step Toward Transparency An update to the iTunes Connect site for iPhone developers now shows more information regarding the status of your submission to the App Store.

Google Mobs AdMob Big news this week with Google acquiring AdMob.

Apple to Launch Verizon Phone in Q3 2010 News that may be music to the ears of people not happy with the AT&T network, there is a new report citing sources that claim the device may become available on the Verizon network next year.

Facebook Developer Turns Back on iPhone Joe Hewitt, author the Facebook application for the iPhone, is leaving iPhone development. (In his own words)

Apple’s iPhone Captures 17% of the Worldwide Smartphone Market More numbers that demonstrate Apple’s success with the iPhone.

iPhone App Store Evolution 16 months of app store changes.

First iPhone Worm Discovered, Rickrolls Jailbroken Phones Yet another reason to be careful if you’re going to jailbreak your iPhone.

Robert Scoble on Droid’s shortcomings as a product vs. iPhone and Pre.

Lawsuit Claims Top iPhone Games Stole User Data Storm8, maker of some of the top iPhone games, allegedly stole user’s mobile phone numbers, according to a lawsuit.

Doom Comes to the iPhone id software follows up on their Wolfenstein 3D Classic for the iPhone with Doom, which includes innovative controls for the device.

Realtime Downloads from the App Store Neat video showing downloads from the App Store in real-time.

TweetDeck for iPhone Gets Major Update The popular desktop Twitter client TweetDeck has just launched a major update for the iPhone.

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