APPLE NEWS

USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced the availability of the USB 3.1 Specification to increase SuperSpeed USB speeds to 10 Gbps.

Photos have leaked online that allegedly reveal the upcoming iPad 5's rear shell.

Apple has selected Bad Piggies as the app of the week letting you download it for free.

According to a smartphone brand study released today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Samsung has beat Apple in smartphone customer satisfaction.

An official Imgur app is now available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

The WSJ is reporting that Apple will release a new iPad mini in the fourth quarter which will 'likely' have a Retina display from Samsung.

BlackBerry is reportedly inviting select users to test out BBM for iOS and Android via the BlackBerry Beta Zone.

Netflix has officially announced a new user profiles feature that lets you keep your suggestions, recently watched, and instant queue lists separate from other members of your household.

Temple Run 2 has been updated with the first guest star in Temple Run history, Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth.

Apple has fixed a bug in iOS that allowed security researchers to inject arbitrary software into the iPhone using a malicious charger.

A reference to a new processor, likely the A7 processor, has been located inside the iOS 7 filesystem.

SnappyCam Pro 3.0 has been released and it brings some major improvements to continuous photo shooting on the iPhone.

A short behind the scenes featurette for the upcoming Steve Jobs movie starring Ashton Kutcher has been posted online.

Apple has seeded a new build of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 to developers for testing.

The popular Dolphin Browser for iPhone has been updated with a new theme option and ad block option in settings, the ability to share via Message, better search engine customization, and more.

References in the iOS 7 SDK reveal that Apple is testing a new iPad Mini with an A6 processor but it may not have a Retina display.

Samsung has announced TDD/FDD Dual LTE versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Galaxy S4 mini.

Former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor and Kevin Gibbs, the founder of Google App Engine, have released Quip for iOS.

Google Play has passed Apple's App Store in downloads for the first time, however it still lags behind in revenue.

Isis, a mobile payments venture backed by AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, has revealed that it will support the iPhone, BlackBerry devices, and Windows Phone devices when it expands.

The Cobook Contacts app has been updated with Instagram and Facebook integration, contacts sort, the ability to email or message multiple contacts, and a new design.

AT&T has launched 4G LTE in 11 new markets bringing their entire market count to 347

Apple is promoting the upcoming Tax Free period in select US states where customers can buy Apple products without paying any tax

Kik Messenger has been updated with Stickers and new games by Zynga and TreSensa.

Camera+ for iPhone has been updated to bring effects layering, a new Hollywood filter pack, and more

New Apple Job Postings on their website point to Apple looking to further improve its much criticized mapping application what debuted with iOS 6

Google will be replacing AT&T as the WiFi provider for Starbucks in US stores, bringing a much faster connection to the coffee giant

The Refurbished Apple TV has dropped $10 to a new $75 price point building competition with Google's Chromecast

Viber has received a 3.1 update for iOS that brings in doodles, a new seen status to let you know when your messages have been seen, support for Viber Desktop, new emoticons and other improvements

Apple has created a way to report unwanted spam iMessages that you receive

Apple is opening another retail store in Italy this Saturday, August 3

Pinterest has been updated with the ability to hold a pin and quickly like, pin or send the item. Additionally, you can edit your home feed easily

Facebook Reportedly Bringing 15 Second video advertisement to News Feeds later this year for $1 to $2.5 million a day

AT&T has launched a cellular based home and internet service that will run off its 3G, 4G and LTE networks

An Apple job posting for an iOS Keyboard and text engineer hints at support for additional languages and scripts

Google has released an update to its Chrome app that fixes an issue with video playback in iOS 5.1.

Amazon has updated its Kindle app for iOS with the ability to download free samples from within the app, use your own dictionary, and more.

Apple and Google's Motorola have dropped 14 more patents in their lawsuits against each other after Judge Robert N. Scola pushed back the case for being too broad.

Adobe has updated its Ideas app for iOS with support for the Pogo Connect pressure sensitive stylus, the ability to share artwork to other applications, and more.

A new version of the GoPro app has been released for iOS devices bringing several important improvements.

Elago slim fit cases for the rumored iPhone 5C are already being sold on Amazon.

The Showtime Anytime app has been updated to let you watch Live TV on your iOS device.

Apple has sent a copyright infringement notification to Google getting them to pull an iOS Control Center like app from the Google Play store.

AfterLight, a popular image editing app for iOS, has been updated with support for the iPad.

The new Apple TV beta released to developers yesterday brings the ability to purchase music from iTunes.

Apple CEO Tim Cook was spotted in China meeting with executives from China Telecom.

Sprint has reported its earnings for Q2, 2013 during which the company sold 1.4 million iPhones.

Foxconn is beginning a massive spree of hiring 90,000 workers for the low cost budget iPhone and the iPhone 5S