Business 24|7 reports that Apple has finally launched its online store in the UAE, allowing customers to finally buy their favourite products directly from the mother ship rather than resellers. The launch of the store, coinciding with launches in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, brings Apple's total tally of country-specific online stores to 38.

mediaME.com, the Middle East's first and largest online community for advertising and media professionals, has launched a free iPhone application which comes in response to growing demand from mobile users for on-the-go access.