BBC reports that Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, Jonathan Ive, has been awarded a knighthood in the United Kingdom.Mr Ive, who can now style himself Sir Jonathan, has been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE).Ive bega…

As noted by The Verge, Verizon has announced that they are not going to charge the $2 ‘convenience fee’ that was originally planned to go into effect on January 15th.Verizon Wireless has decided it will not institute the fee for online or telephone…

We received a tip that the following image had been posted to a Korean forum (registration required). Unfortunately, little other information was offered, but it was claimed to be an image of the upcoming iPad 3 Display panel.

Top: iPad 2, Botto…

In a replay of their Christmas Eve offer, BestBuy is again offering the 32GB iPhone 4 in a Buy One, Get One Free offer.

Apple doesn’t officially offer the 32GB iPhone 4 anymore. After the introduction of the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4 is being offici…

The Associated Press was recently given access to Stanford’s Silicon Valley Archives which houses the largest collection of history on Apple. The collection of historical documents and videos was originally maintained by Apple with plans to make a com…

A Droid-Life story from yesterday has generated a lot of complaints about Verizon’s billing practices. The site posted a Verizon memo that detailed a new “convenience” charge that the company would be charing for online payments. Big Red will star…

The legal battle between Samsung and Apple has going on around the world with Apple claiming that Samsung had “slavishly” copied the iPad design. Apple and Samsung have traded lawsuits in a number of countries trying to get each other’s products bann…

Tis the season for huge crowds at local theme parks.

The latest Digitimes report claims that Apple will be utilizing IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) flat panels instead of IPS (in-plane switching panels) in its “next-generation mobile display products” such as the iPad 3. Starting with the new iPads, Ap…

comScore released their latest numbers for the relative market shares of the mobile market. Apple continues to inch upward with 11.2% of total U.S. Mobile Subscribers.

This percent share is up from 9.8% in August and 10.2% in September. Apple’…

LoopInsight’s Jim Dalrymple weighs in on the questionable rumor that Apple would introduce the iPad 3 at the 2012 Macworld|iWorld conference in January. Dalrymple says plainly:I checked with a number of my sources today and an iPad 3 is not planned fo…

Holiday travelers heading to airport and theme park destinations are encountering some of the season’s busiest days and are encouraged to stay abreast of traffic and congestion conditions.

Japanese blog Macotakara has purchased some of the early iPad 3 parts that have been circulating at online retailers. These parts come from TVC-Mall which also stocked early iPhone 4S parts in the months before its launch. (via Electronista)

The …

Back when the iPad was still just a rumor, the Wall Street Journal reported that one of the features that Apple had been working on with their upcoming tablet was the ability to recognize users by face.One person familiar with the matter said Apple has…

Each year, iOS developers scramble to position themselves well ahead of the iTunes Connect shutdown/freeze in order to benefit from any boost in sales from the holidays. NYTimes wrote of the phenomenon this year, as explained by iOS developer Bryan D…

There’s been quite a few attempts at creating a physical game controller for the iPhone. The most successful of which has probably been the ThinkGeek iCade.

Despite a few other promising starts, it seems the main hurdle has been Apple allowing u…

David Racicot knew he was in for an uphill battle when he opened his 38-seat restaurant notion in Oakmont a year ago this Saturday. In a region that prides itself on its sandwiches topped with french fries, “fine dining” can be a hard if not an out-and-out deal-breaker. All the more so if you have to cross a river to experience it.

There have been an increasing number of rumors about the next generation iPad which is expected to launch sometime in early 2012. Digitimes is the source for many of these reports, but some of the claims are becoming increasingly questionable.

Th…

Legoland Florida reached capacity Wednesday for the first time in its short history, as holiday crowds crushed into theme parks across Central Florida.

So many people are in Central Florida to go to the theme parks this week that several hit capacity and closed their doors Wednesday to any more visitors. Skywitness 9 HD flew over the parks, where crowds and lines of cars were visible. WFTV.com’s interactive traffic map showed heavy traffic over I-4 and other roads near Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal Studios …

So many people are in Central Florida to go to the theme parks this week that several hit capacity and closed their doors Wednesday to any more visitors. Skywitness 9 HD flew over the parks, where crowds and lines of cars were visible. WFTV.com’s interactive traffic map showed heavy traffic over I-4 and other roads near Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal Studios …

Legoland Florida reached capacity Wednesday for the first time in its short history, as holiday crowds crushed into theme parks across Central Florida.

Legoland Florida reached capacity Wednesday for the first time in its short history, as holiday crowds crushed into theme parks across Central Florida.

Bloomberg takes a look at the ongoing patent battle between Apple and a number of manufacturers of Android-based mobile hardware, suggesting that continued offensive action seeking to block competitors from using Apple’s intellectual property may prove…

Following up on yesterday’s report claiming that Apple’s supply chain is set to begin gearing up for the introduction of 32-inch and 37-inch television sets in 2012, Digitimes now claims to have received more information about companies likely to play …

Earlier this month, leaked information suggested that Intel’s next-generation mobile Ivy Bridge processors would debut in May, with a few models perhaps becoming available in April. The mobile Ivy Bridge processors are expected to be used in Apple’s M…

Facebook Inc. and Yelp Inc. are set to lead the biggest year for U.S. initial public offerings by Internet companies since 1999, testing demand for IPOs after investors lost money on Zynga Inc. and Pandora Media Inc.

Facebook and Yelp are set to lead at least 14 Internet-related companies through initial public offerings that may raise $11 billion

Facebook Inc. and Yelp Inc. are set to lead the biggest year for U.S. initial public offerings by Internet companies since 1999, testing demand for IPOs after investors lost money on Zynga Inc. and Pandora Media Inc.

Facebook Inc. and Yelp Inc. are set to lead the biggest year for U.S. initial public offerings by Internet companies since 1999, testing demand for IPOs after investors lost money on Zynga Inc. and Pandora Media Inc.

Facebook Inc. and Yelp Inc. are setto lead the biggest year for U.S. initial public offerings byInternet companies since 1999, testing demand for IPOs afterinvestors lost money on Zynga Inc. and Pandora …

The Disney Fantasy passes another construction milestone as Dumbo is placed on the stern. The ship sails on its maiden voyage from Port Canaveral in March.

Even though Amercian McGee’s Spicy Horse just wrapped up development on Alice: Madness Returns for EA, don’t expect to see another big-budget game from the Shanghai-based studio. The team has since changed focus to make good on its plans to explore alternative business models, starting with a new Facebook title dubbed BigHead Bash. The game is Spicy Horse’s first foray onto social networks, and …

While it seems obvious that the holiday gift-giving season is a strong driver for iOS device sales, as evidenced in part by past history and Apple’s forecast of a blockbuster quarter, it is generally difficult to quantify that holiday boost before Appl…

BGR reports that Apple is planning to launch a completely redesigned iPhone in the fall of next year, following the trend set by the iPhone 4S of new hardware being released later in the year as opposed to the mid-year timeframe used previously.

Acc…

Dev-Team and Chronic Dev Team have released an untethered 5.0.1 jailbreak for non-A5 devices. Developed by @pod2g, the new jailbreak is now available:A few days ago, @pod2g gave the untether to both the iPhone devteam and the chronic devteam. We’v…

China Daily reports (via Electronista) that Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn is investing $1.1 billion to nearly double the size of a recently-opened iPhone manufacturing facility in Zhengzhou, China, banking on continued strong growth of iP…

Reuters reports that Apple has been fined the equivalent of $1.2 million in Italy over issues related to warranty disclosures.

According to the report, Italy’s antitrust regulators ruled that Apple has not been providing adequate disclosures abo…

Digitimes reports that Apple’s suppliers are set to begin preparing materials for the new Apple television set during the first quarter of 2012, with the company reportedly targeting a launch for the second or third quarter of the year. Apple is said …

About a year ago the developers at Spokane digital ad agency 14Four had fun making a “social media sobriety kit” to help stop people from drunkenly posting on Facebook or Twitter. The test was upgraded recently by 14Four with a holiday theme, and as it gains blog and broadcast notoriety, company executives say it’s been a great showcase of 14Four’s skills.

Grant Paul (chpwn) has posted a new tool for Jailbroken iPhones that allows Siri to run on pre-iPhone 4S devices. The tool (called Spire) gets around any copyright issues by downloading Siri from device images housed directly on Apple’s servers and i…

DigiTimes reports that Intel has notified partners that the company will “fully release” its Thunderbolt technology in April 2012. Intel is reportedly preparing to launch Thunderbolt-supported motherboards, notebooks and desktop PCs at that time.

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Claimed iPad 3 parts have been circulating for some time already, but a few more pieces to the puzzle are starting to appear. 9to5Mac posts this photo of iPad 3 home buttons in comparison to the existing iPad 2 ones.

No real surprises, though…

“Sand and turquoise water forever” is how visitors to South Walton most often describe the destination’s 26 miles of pristine beach nestled along Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Last year at about this time, we highlighted the biggest Apple leaks of 2010. While there wasn’t quite as big a story as the iPhone 4 leak this year, we still saw a lot of early leaks of unreleased products.

iPhone 4S

When this parts leak vid…

A few weeks ago there was a news item about Salman Rushdie’s run-in with Facebook. Facebook wanted to ensure that Rushdie’s profile was indeed the Rushdie’s and ended up insisting that he u…

Facebook users, watch out: a website offering a Christmas theme for your Facebook profile may lead to malware.

In another last minute Christmas Eve offer, BestBuy is offering the 32GB iPhone 4 in a Buy One, Get One Free Offer.

Apple doesn’t officially offer the 32GB iPhone 4 anymore. After the introduction of the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4 is being officia…

Deal-a-day site Woot.com occasionally offers Apple products for sale, generally refurbished iPod Nano or Touch models. But this year, on Christmas Eve, the site is offering Apple’s current entry-level iMac for nearly 13 percent off Apple’s prices — an…

JJ Abrams has been involved in the creation of some of the most successful movies and TV shows of recent years, including directing the reboot of Star Trek, co-creating the television show Lost, and producing the just-released Mission: Impossible – Gho…

FocusTaiwan reports (via 9to5Mac) that Apple pushing its manufacturing partners to meet deadlines that would allow the company to launch the iPad on Steve Jobs’ birthday, February 24th.A local Chinese-language newspaper reported Friday that iPad3 might…

AllThingsD takes a look at how the launch of Apple’s Newsstand feature as part of iOS 5 has affected subscription sales for Popular Science magazine, revealing that the prominent placement of the Newsstand app and easy access to updated content has dri…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. , Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — NBC Connecticut announced today that it has teamed up with Comcast in a “Joy of Giving” Charity Facebook Drive that will donate $1 for every …

There’s been increasing chatter in the rumor mill about the possibility of a smaller 7.85″ iPad that could be introduced sometime in 2012.

7.85″ iPad on left, 9.7″ (current) iPad on right

The rationale behind the smaller form factor is for App…

For its final Facebook live chat of the week (and the year), The Choice blog invites juniors, in particular, to submit their questions about the admissions process, and to tune in tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern time for answers.

A browser plug-in called Social Fixer lets you customize Facebook, allowing you to restore the view to the older, reverse-chronology layout, insert tabs to break up your News Feed into smaller sections and even get rid of the scrolling ticker in the upper-right corner.

A browser plug-in called Social Fixer lets you customize Facebook, allowing you to restore the view to the older, reverse-chronology layout, insert tabs to break up your News Feed into smaller sections and even get rid of the scrolling ticker in the upper-right corner.

As a child who grew up loving The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and an adult who can still sing the theme song perfectly, this picture of Will Smith reuniting with The Banks family is filling me with the Christmas spirit!

As David Pogue points out, O’Reilly Press is offering a number of its Missing Manual books for 50% off through January 3rd, with no DRM and lifetime access downloads and updates. Those looking for last minute Christmas gifts for slightly less tech-sa…

Intuit today sent out an email to its Quicken for Mac customers providing an update on the company’s efforts to develop a version of Quicken 2007 compatible with OS X Lion. We noted earlier this year that Intuit was looking for a way to make Quicken 2…

Earlier this month, we noted that developer builds of OS X 10.7.3 were showing evidence of AMD’s forthcoming “Tahiti” graphics card family, the first to be built using 28-nanometer technology. The evidence suggested that Apple was at least preparing f…

When image editing and sharing app Skitch was acquired by Evernote earlier this year, we were told iPhone and iPad versions were on the way — and now Skitch for iPad has arrived.

Skitch is the amazingly fun and surprisingly powerful way to move your …

Rockstar is offering their three iOS apps for up to 40 percent off as a holiday sale, including the just-released Grand Theft Auto III.

Today, we are pleased to announce a special holiday sale for Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition, G…

For fifty-five years, the men and women of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) have volunteered to track Santa Claus.

For its final Facebook live chat of the week (and the year), The Choice blog invites juniors, in particular, to submit their questions about the admissions process, and to tune in tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern time for answers.

It’s time to get your fancy-dress-head and start thinking of your costume ideas for this year’s New Year’s Eve Party. Get inspirations from Marylin Monroe and Poseidon to Aphrodite and Ryan Gosling.

Reuters reports on new data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel showing strong sales for the iPhone over the last three months in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, driven by the debut iPhone 4S. The company has, however, seen weaker s…

Australian developer Firemint, acquired by Electronic Arts earlier this year, has moved its highly-acclaimed iOS game Real Racing 2 to the Mac, launching the title in the Mac App Store.

Among the notable features of the Mac version is the ability …

Last month, Samsung released a revised Galaxy Tab 10.1N design in Germany in hopes of avoiding an injunction barring the sale of the device under its original design over claims of infringement from Apple.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1N

Arguing that …

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The Recording Academy today announced the winners of its annual Special Merit Grammy Awards, with Steve Jobs being named a recipient of a Trustees Award for 2012. The Trustees Award category is designed to recognize those who have made significant con…

TouchArcade has spotted the appearance of a free MAME game emulator on the App Store called iMAME. MAME is a popular arcade machine emulator that will run thousands of arcade games if you have the original ROMs.

iMAME running Simpsons with iCade…

When the original iPhone was released, it had no third-party apps, no voice control, no games, and no to-do list — among many other things. But it was still revolutionary, completely different than what came before, and over time many of its shortcomi…

Yesterday, we noted that Apple had launched a new “Complete My Season Pass” feature for TV shows purchased through the iTunes Store, offering users who purchased individual episodes of a TV show season the ability to upgrade to a Season Pass at a disco…

Google has updated its iOS Google Voice app with a number of new features, including full support for Sprint integration. Google has a partnership with Sprint that allows customers to use Google Voice natively on their Sprint phone and have access to t…

Graphisoft claims it has the world’s first Steve Jobs statue in front of its Budapest headquarters, crafted in bronze by Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth.

From Graphisoft’s press release introducing the statue:

The relationship between GRAPHISOFT an…

Amazon today updated its Kindle app for iOS, taking on Apple’s Newsstand feature by adding compatibility with hundreds of magazines on the iPad. In addition, Kindle for iPad can now handle “print replica” textbooks, preserving the original formattin…

Investors on Facebook weigh in and reveal what stocks they want Santa to bring them for Christmas. Click to view a price quote on AAPL . Click to research the Computer Hardware industry.

Following Apple’s lead in pulling out of Macworld Expo several years ago, Microsoft today announced that next month’s keynote presentation at CES in Las Vegas will be the company’s last at the major consumer electronics show.

In its announcement, Mi…

Several times earlier this year, we covered Apple’s work on “HiDPI” modes in OS X Lion for supporting ultra high-resolution displays offering greater pixel density with a similar increase in image quality to that seen with the iPhone’s transition to a …

BRACKNELL, England–(BUSINESSWIRE)– Forum to run 9-12 January 2012 in London highlights “Fluid by Design” theme Customer and partner feedback helps shape new Dell Storage products and Dell Storage Forum …

(WWE) – — Kane’s new WWE theme song is titled “Veil of Fire”. The song is now available on iTunes. Kane’s previous theme song before his return was titled “Man on Fire.”

Just a day after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that several HTC devices violate an Apple patent and scheduled an import ban on those devices to take effect in April, Bloomberg reported that HTC has already completed development on a wor…

Squeezing in one last release before Christmas, Apple today seeded developers with an updated version of OS X 10.7.3. The new version, known as Build 11D36, comes with no documented known issues and is said to include iCloud Document Storage, Address …

Apple today upgraded its free holiday shipping offer (via 9to5Mac) for online orders in the United States to include next-day shipping on all of the company’s major in-stock products. The move will help last-minute shoppers make sure they receive thei…

As noted by iFun.de [Google translation] and Macerkopf.de [Google translation], Apple has begun posting job listings for a forthcoming retail store in Berlin, the company’s first in a city that ranks among the largest in the European Union.

Kurf…

SOUTH WALTON, Fla. , Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – ”Sand and turquoise water forever” is how visitors to South Walton most often describe the destination’s 26 miles of pristine beach nestled …

It may not be as popular as Facebook or Twitter, but this virtual pinboard service is attracting plenty of eyeballs. Here’s how to make it work for you. One social site has captured the attention of the masses recently… and it is not called Facebook or Twitter. Sure, the number of users is clearly not as high as what you’d find on those two behemoths, but Pinterest is gaining traction …

Last week, the BBC introduced its iPlayer for iPhone app for UK television license payers. The app allows domestic viewers to view live BBC TV and radio and watch catch-up TV over Wi-Fi and 3G.

It’s a major app in the UK and was downloaded 1.1 milli…

Engadget points to a growing thread in Apple’s discussion forums documenting an issue in which users on pre-iOS 4 devices are unable to purchase or download apps from the App Store on their devices. The issue appears to have started on December 16th w…

iTether is an iPhone app that allows users to share their iPhone’s internet connection with their Mac or PC computer over USB. However, the application was available for only a few hours on the App Store before Apple removed it over “carrier concerns…

While Apple and Samsung remain locked in a war involving numerous lawsuits related to alleged patent and design infringement in their tablet and smartphone products, Apple has now brought cases for the devices into the mix. As reported by Bloomberg, A…

Just hours after we reported that Apple appeared to have begun shipping out current-generation iPod nanos as replacements for recalled first-generation units, users are beginning to report in that they are indeed receiving the current models.Just rec…

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. , Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –Grand Prize winner will receive a 2012 Jeep® Wrangler Arctic edition  Six sweepstake contestants will attend the ’2012 Winter X Games 16′ held January …

While Apple has long offered a “Complete My Album” feature in the iTunes Store to allow users who have previously purchased individual tracks to upgrade to the full album at a discounted price reflecting their single-track purchases, users have not had…

Israeli newspaper Calcalist reports [Google translation] that Apple has finalized its previously-rumored acquisition of flash memory firm Anobit, with company executives having gathered employees to share the news. According to the report, Apple is pa…

Last month, Apple announced a worldwide replacement program for the first-generation iPod nano due to continuing issues with overheating related to defective batteries from one of Apple’s suppliers.

While some users began receiving their replacement…

Bloomberg reports on comments from money manager Howard Ward claiming that Apple is preparing to begin offering a “significant” dividend to its shareholders early next year.“We’re going to see a dividend announced for Apple at some point in the fir…

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled in favor (PDF) of Apple in a patent dispute with Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC. The commission found that a number of HTC devices violate two claims related to an Apple patent. As a result of the dec…

AT&T announced today that the company would end its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA.The actions by the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to block this transaction do not change the realities of the U.S. wireless industry. It…

TRENTON — The Henry Ford Community College Ice Carving Club visited the city over the weekend to put on a show.

A firefighter in the Pennsylvanian town of East Brandywine experienced a close call with his iPhone 4 earlier this month, according to a post on the East Brandywine Fire Company’s website.

While charging the phone using the Apple provided computer c…

A 4th generation iPod Shuffle, apparently signed by Steve Jobs himself, is for sale on eBay. The signature on the iPod is similar to Jobs’s signature, but the item doesn’t include any guarantee or certificate of authenticity, though the seller does o…

Yamaha used some technological trickery to enable Siri to play a concerto on a Yamaha Disklavier Grand Piano.

By converting a MIDI songfile into an audio file that the iPhone can play and connecting the audio output of an Airport Express to the anal…

BOSTON and STUTTGART, Germany , Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – IM+ announces today its own cross-platform messenger “Beep” for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone. With Beep, IM+ users …

While T-Mobile USA has yet to officially offer the iPhone due to an inability to reach an agreement with Apple on the development of new hardware to support T-Mobile’s 3G/4G network standards, that hasn’t stopped the carrier from quietly targeting iPho…

The New York Post reports that a sting conducted by the New York Police Department last week targeting vendors suspected of selling stolen iPhones resulted in 141 arrests as the city works to cut down the market feeding on such thefts. According to …

The New York Times reports on Apple’s and Google’s efforts to develop wearable computers with the aim of augmenting their existing mobile product lines. In addition to peripheral devices that could communicate with a user’s iPhone or iPod, Apple is …

Reuters reports that Apple’s manufacturing partner Pegatron has acknowledged that a “small explosion” has occurred at one of its factories in Shanghai, China. The report notes that there have been some injuries as a result of the incident, but there a…

The Wall Street Journal provides some of the first hints about Apple’s internal television project. While rumors of such a project have been ongoing for years, there has been a renewed interest in it since Steve Jobs described having “finally cracke…

Celebrities were a frequent mainstay of many of the most prominent commercials, but that did not always translate into success.

Facebook has updated their iOS app to version 4.1 today. The new version incorporates their new Timeline view which is “your collection of the photos, stories, and experiences that tell your story.”- Access to Mobile Timeline on iPhone (if you alrea…

Apple today released a new commercial for the iPhone 4S ahead of the Christmas holiday, showing Santa using Siri to find such information as directions and weather, search for an email with his “naughty or nice” list, and hear an email from Mrs. Clau…

Yesterday, we noted that Apple had quietly released a tweaked version of iOS 5.0.1. The purpose of the tweak was a mystery given that the update was not being pushed to all users and only made available to those newly updating to iOS 5.0.1. The new v…

Specialized search engine Wolfram Alpha, one of Apple’s launch partners for Siri, has partnered with Best Buy to deliver shopping results. As a result, iPhone 4S users can now search a number of products and categories from Best Buy’s catalog, and ge…

With Apple launching a broad international roll-out of iTunes Match yesterday to well over a dozen new countries, it appears that the expansion has come with some growing pains for the cloud-based music service. The service had started to prematurely …

Twentieth Century Fox today announced the upcoming debut of an exclusive iTunes Extras special edition version of the film Avatar, bringing several new interactive features including the ability to deconstruct scenes to see how they were made and a “…

Fortune reports on comments from Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson suggesting that he may not yet be finished working on the book, with Isaacson currently considering several ideas for expanding the authorized biography. Among the ideas are an a…

In line with our report from earlier this month, Apple has launched the iPhone 4S in a number of new countries today. Based on an examination of Apple’s site and those of its carrier partners, we have found over 20 countries where the device appears t…

Earlier this year, Apple introduced a new version of Bluetooth in some of their products. This new version of Bluetooth is known as “Bluetooth Low Energy” or Bluetooth 4.0. The Mac mini and MacBook Air were the first to support the new standard with …

iTunes and iCloud customers trying to log into their accounts early this morning found that their Apple IDs are not working. They were greeted with the following error message:”The Apple ID you entered couldn’t be found or your password was incorrec…

Reuters reports that Samsung, Apple’s manufacturing partner for a number of components in its iOS devices, has completed work on a new factory in Austin, Texas that is handling production of the A5 system-on-a-chip found in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. S…

Digitimes once again revives talk of a 7.85-Inch iPad. According to the site, Apple is likely to launch a 7.85-inch iPad prior to 4th quarter of 2012 in addition to a new iPad at the end of the 1st quarter. Apple reportedly is looking to take on the …

Sonic CD and Marathon 2: Durandal have made their way to the iPhone and the iPad, more than 15 years after their original release.

Sonic CD was originally released in 1993 as a game for the Sega CD, Sega’s CD-ROM add-on for the Genesis console. U…

Following last night’s premature access to iTunes Match some users in international markets were able to achieve through their iTunes Store account pages, the service now appears to officially be going live in several countries.

iTunes Match link …

Yesterday, we noted that iTunes Match was appearing to go live in a number of countries around the world, with users being able to sign up for the service in their local currencies but reporting that the feature was not yet functioning properly. The r…

As long ago as mid-July, the first claimed iPad 3 parts leaked with photos of a dock connector and ribbon cable. Since that time, at least one other claimed iPad 3 part in the form of a power button flex cable has also appeared.

Claimed iPad 3 mi…

It appears that a bug in iMessage allows texts to be sent to a stolen iPhone, even after a remote wipe and disabling the SIM card, reports Ars Technica.

iMessage, introduced in iOS 5, is similar to RIM’s BlackBerry messaging service. It sends text, …

BOCA RATON, Fla. , Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Today, iPic Theaters announced it will sponsor the first-ever iPic Members Film Festival. From January 7 – February 10 , all iPic members will be able to …

Apple today released a software update for the second-generation Apple TV, bringing the set-top box to version 4.4.4. The update arrives as Build 9A406a, but it is not yet clear what improvements are included in the release.

Apple TV software 4.4.3 …

Social media stocks have been all the buzz in 2011. Find out what investors need to know about the Zynga IPO.

Google has released its annual Zeitgeist feature for 2011, highlighting some of the top trends in search during the year. As in previous years, Apple and its products appear in a number of contexts within this year’s results.

In the highest-profi…

Jobs site Glassdoor yesterday announced the release of its annual list of the 50 best places to work. While consulting companies Bain and McKinsey topped the list, Apple grabbed 10th place in the survey with an average employee rating of 3.9 out of 5….

With the preliminary injunction banning sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia now lifted, Samsung is turning the dispute with Apple to its advantage, noting that the lawsuits have made Samsung a “household name” according to The Sydney Morning Hera…

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who has historically been rather conservative in her predictions of Apple’s performance, issued a new report yesterday (via Fortune) suggesting that Apple could sell nearly 200 million iPhones next year. The number…

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the release of Grand Theft Auto III, Rock Star Games has released an iOS version that supports both iPhone and iPad. Grand Theft Auto III was first released in 2001 and was the first 3D title of the series…

Apple seems to be deploying iTunes Match into international music stores this evening, though there seem to be some ongoing glitches that suggests they could be an early mistake or a partial roll out.

Several readers in the UK and Australia have…

While Apple discontinued Logic Express last week as it moved Logic Pro to the Mac App Store and reduced its price to $199.99, the company is pushing out at least one last update for existing users in the form of Logic Express 9.1.6.This update impr…

Forbes publishes a lengthy guest post from advertising executive Rob Siltanen, one of the primary contributors to the development of Apple’s famous “Think Different” advertising campaign that helped turn the company around following Steve Jobs’ return….

In the wake of reports that Apple is considering the purchase of Israeli firm Anobit, Israeli financial newspaper Globes reports that Apple plans to set up its first research and development center outside of its Cupertino headquarters.

Sources inform…

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TeleNav has launched a browser-based turn-by-turn navigation service for mobile phones written in HTML5. The service will be free for consumers and developers of mobile websites and apps will be able to integrate turn-by-turn directions into their prod…

Following up on last month’s promise that it would be launching an updated user interface for its iPad application, Netflix has just updated its universal iOS app to version 2.0. The new update brings the updated iPad interface, compatibility with n…

New social website is making inroads.

Apple’s artificial intelligence agent Siri was one of the key new features in the iPhone 4S. The impressive system has generated a lot of publicity and has put voice recognition technologies back into the forefront. Many companies are expected to in…

Yesterday, we reported on Apple’s removal of a free iOS app from DriversEd.com that allowed users to create fake driver’s licenses on their devices. While the app was positioned as a joke app that would allow users to add funny content to licenses and…

In a report sure to excite our readers, DigiTimes is saying that Apple may be readying an ultra high-resolution MacBook Pro for as early as second quarter (Q2) 2012:Apple is likely to launch its new MacBook Pro lineup with a display resolution of 2880 …

SiriusXM radio has updated its iOS app to include DVR-like pause and rewind capabilities, the ability to restart a show in-progress from the beginning, and the ability to go back in time up to 5 hours on a particular channel to catch-up on missed conte…

Danish company Scanomat has introduced the TopBrewer, an iPhone-controlled coffee faucet. The tap is part of an advanced brewing system that can be built into any tabletop.

The company has patented the world’s smallest milk foamer which heats milk o…

University of Georgia student and user interface concept designer Jan-Michael Cart has officially announced on his new blog that he is headed to Cupertino to take a seven-month internship with Apple. Cart has gained some fame in the Apple rumor commun…

The FAA has granted approval to American Airlines to use the iPad during all phases of flight, according to ZDNet. The first iPad-enabled flights are set to begin Friday on American’s Boeing 777 aircraft.

On Friday, American Airlines is the first ai…

Late last month, we noted that Apple’s founding corporate papers were headed up for auction, with Sotheby’s estimating that the documents would fetch in the range of $100,000-$150,000. The set of documents included the original three-page cont…

Microsoft has released an iPhone client app for its SkyDrive cloud-storage service. The app allows uploads of videos and photos to SkyDrive, as well as opening and managing files.

SkyDrive is your personal cloud for your documents, notes, photos and v…

In 2004, a developer by the name of Allan Odgaard released a new text-editor by the name of TextMate. Over the next few years, the application became extremely popular with coders because of a number of powerful features, including extensive customizat…

Microsoft today took a major step onto the iOS gaming platform with the release of Kinectimals. The game, which is aimed at children and involves interacting with virtual animals, debuted last year as an Xbox 360 game taking advantage of the Kinect …

Late last month, Apple announced that it would be offering free standard shipping on all orders placed through the U.S. online store through December 22nd. Free shipping from the U.S. store typically requires a minimum $50 purchase, but Apple is w…

As noted by The Next Web, Apple has launched its Apple TV set-top box in Brazil, offering users the ability to stream content from iCloud, iTunes, computers, and iOS devices. The addition comes alongside the roll-out of iTunes Store music and movie co…

Market research firm NPD today issued a press release discussing some of the trends in U.S. smartphone sales in 2011 compared to previous years, noting the strong growth in Android and iOS that has led the two platforms to now represent a commanding 80…

As noted by TechCrunch, Calcalist (Hebrew) reports that Apple is considering purchasing an Israel-based company called Anobit for $400-$500 million.

Anobit is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in flash storage. According to t…

Following closely after a previously-rumored launch date of December 8th, Apple has now turned on new iTunes Store music and movie content in 16 Latin American countries. The countries seeing the new iTunes Store content include: Argentina, Bolivia, Br…

Apple has released the Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update for the Thunderbolt Display released earlier this year.

This update addresses a fan noise issue affecting a small number of Apple Thunderbolt Displays and improves stability.

The updater ap…

Microsoft’s Office team introduced an iPhone version of OneNote to-do/notes application earlier this year, and has now followed it up with an iPad edition.

Whether you need to track and share shopping lists, gift-giving plans, recipe clippings and col…

Apple today released iTunes 10.5.2, an update bringing improvements to iTunes Match and fixes for an audio distortion issue experienced with certain CDs.About iTunes 10.5.2

iTunes 10.5.2 includes several improvements for iTunes Match and fixes an …

One popular hobby of those interested in discovering hints of Apple’s future iOS devices has been the examination of various configuration files in each beta and public version of iOS for new entries referring to future iOS devices.

While the refere…

As noted by The Next Web, Apple has posted a 360-degree panorama of its new Grand Central Terminal retail store on opening day, showing the large crowds and the new store in the context of the massive terminal building. The panorama supports gyroscope…

AMSTERDAM — Heineken is continuing its global initiative to encourage consumers to drink responsibly. The latest theme is “Sunrise belongs to moderate drinkers.”

Research firm NPD today announced the results of its latest survey of tablet and notebook usage trends, finding that the share of tablet users taking advantage of cellular connectivity for their devices has declined compared to earlier this year. Acco…

Apple has released iOS 5.1 Beta 2 to developers, with a build number of 9B5127c. The biggest change is the addition of a much-requested feature related to the management of photos in the Photo Stream:

NEW: Photos taken using iOS 5.1 can be deleted f…

Market research firm Strategy Analytics today reported on the release of its new research report covering “connected TV players” such as the current Apple TV and Roku boxes. According to the report, Apple is predicted to reach sales of four million …

Case-Mate has partnered with Marvel Comics to offer iPhone cases emblazoned with comic book heroes. Each Marvel star — Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, and the X-Men — appears on three different cases for the iPhone 4/4S and 3G/3GS.

The BBC’s iPlayer for iPhone has arrived in the United Kingdom with 3G streaming of live BBC TV and radio. In a blog post announcing the app, the BBC noted that 1.5 million users have installed the iPlayer for iPad app, and 16.5 million programs were w…

Last week, we noted that Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs had become Amazon’s top-selling book of 2011, a feat all the more notable due to the fact that the book was not released until late October.

But that ranking only encompas…

The Coalition for a Secure Driver’s License today announced that U.S. Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has sent a letter to Apple requesting the removal of a free app that allows users to easily create digital fake IDs from the App Store.The “Licens…

Apple today announced that its Mac App Store has surpassed 100 million downloads in less than one year of availability.“In just three years the App Store changed how people get mobile apps, and now the Mac App Store is changing the traditional PC sof…

Amsterdam, 12 December 2011 – HEINEKEN today launched the latest phase in its global approach to encourage the responsible consumption of its brands. The new theme, titled ´Sunrise belongs to moderate drinkers´ continues to use Heineken®, the …

Paramount Pictures and Coke Zero Present the “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-GHOST PROTOCOL” Live Movie Premiere Event Featuring A Live Performance by Tiesto From Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

DigiTimes reports that Apple’s next generation iPad will become available in about 3-4 months. The publication’s supply chain sources indicate that the next generation iPad parts are starting to ramp up while the iPad 2 production is starting to de…

BY MARK SABLAN PHOTOS FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE “Protg: The Battle For The Big Break” Last night, December 11, was a very crucial moment for the five remaining contestants of theGMA 7 reality talent search Protg because it was the seventh and last elimination night, and two of them would get booted out. The theme was My Song, My Life, and the first to perform was Nomer, who gave a surprisingly …

CINCINNATI (AP) — A university in southwest Ohio is inviting prospective students to use Facebook to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and possibly boost their chances of getting into the school.

A university in southwest Ohio is inviting prospective students to use Facebook to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and possibly boost their chances of getting into the school.

Japanese blog Macotakara (via AppleInsider) reports that Apple held a MFI Conference conference in Shenzen, China this past week. “MFI” is Apple’s Made for iPod / iPhone / iPad certification program for accessory manufacturers.

During the talk, …

The University of Dayton is inviting prospective students to use Facebook to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and possibly boost their chances of getting into the school. UD is allowing high school seniors the opportunity to create video essays on a theme selected by the school. They can post those videos on Facebook to compete in a contest for scholarships worth a total of $50 …

The University of Dayton is inviting prospective students to use Facebook to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and possibly boost their chances of getting into the school. UD is allowing high school seniors the opportunity to create video essays on a theme selected by the school. They can post those videos on Facebook to compete in a contest for scholarships worth a total of $50 …

A university in southwest Ohio is inviting prospective students to use Facebook to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and possibly boost their chances of getting into the school.

A university in southwest Ohio is inviting prospective students to use Facebook to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and possibly boost their chances of getting into the school.

A university in southwest Ohio is inviting prospective students to use Facebook to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and possibly boost their chances of getting into the school.

RadioShack today informed MacRumors that it will be launching a $30 discount program for AT&T iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 models on Sunday, bringing pricing down to $69.99/$169.99/$269.99/$369.99 after the instant savings. The sale wi…

Firemint has dropped the price of their critically acclaimed Flight Control game to Free for the first time ever. The game is part of a daily promo from EA, and will only be free for one day. Flight Control was one of the first “classic” iPhone ga…

Apple has posted a new TV ad on their YouTube page promoting The Beatles on iTunes. The ad is called “Covers” and shows off many of different album covers from The Beatles in an animated fashion. The ad ends with “The Beatles on iTunes”.

The B…

With Apple still searching for a new head of retail operations in the wake of Ron Johnson’s departure to become CEO of department store chain J.C. Penney, 9 to 5 Mac claims that Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer is overseeing the division…

HP today announced that it will be open sourcing its webOS mobile operating system acquired when it purchased Palm last year. The fate of webOS has been unclear since the company’s August announcement that it would be spinning off its PC division an…

On Nom, the candy-munching critter from ZeptoLab’s best-selling Cut The Rope games, has become something of a cultural icon. Now, he’s made the transition from video games to the real world in this animated video. Jumping out of the iPad to look for mo…

The Beatles today announced the debut of a free animated version of the band’s Yellow Submarine book as an exclusive on Apple’s iBookstore. Apple is also prominently promoting the release on the main iBookstore page within iTunes and in emails to iT…

As noted by AppleInsider, shipping estimates for build-to-order iMac models equipped with 2 TB hard drives have improved to 2-4 weeks, after previously being as long as 5-7 weeks earlier this month. It appears that hard drive shortages caused by massiv…

Apple today dropped prices on its refurbished iPad 2 models, cutting $30 off of 16 GB models and $50 off of 32 GB and 64 GB models. Pricing is now as follows:

- 16 GB Wi-Fi: $419, down from $449. Pricing for brand-new is $499…

Following Wednesday’s media preview event, Apple’s massive new retail store in Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal opened to the public today at 10:00 AM. As noted by Fortune, the main concourse of the terminal was filled with hundreds of people wait…

While much has been made of Apple’s strong iPhone sales this quarter with estimates now pushing toward 30 million units, what hasn’t been known is the mix of iPhone models contributing to that number. The significant majority of sales are almost certa…

FOSS Patents reports that Motorola Mobility has won an initial ruling in Germany that could allow the company to bar Apple from selling the iPhone and 3G-capable iPad models throughout the European Union. The court found that Apple’s products violate …

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The ongoing battle between Samsung and Apple might get a little more intense come February. BGR reports that Samsung is preparing to launch its own high resolution 11.6″ tablet that will carry a 2560 x 1600 resolution screen. Even though the tablet …