APPLE NEWS

Spotify has launched a new charts feature providing an embeddable list of the Top 50 music tracks streamed and shared each week.

Consumer Reports has announced that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is its top rated smartphone.

C-SPAN is live streaming the a hearing held by the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to question Apple on its tax practices.

Facebook has announced a native Share Dialog that makes it easier for developers to enable sharing features in their iOS apps.

Google has announced that it will retire Google Checkout and transition to Google Wallet.

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has issued a statement today saying that Apple uses a complex web of offshore entities to avoid paying billions in taxes.

Yahoo has just announced a major redesign of Flickr that also gives each user 1TB of free storage space.

Square Cash is a new service from the popular payment processing company that lets you email money to anyone’s debit card.

The Chrome OS App Launcher has been ported to the Mac platform via the latest version of Chromium for OS X.

AT&T has announced that it will enable FaceTime over Cellular for all customers by the end of the year.

Photos have leaked of a dust and water resistant version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, dubbed the Galaxy S4 Active.

Apple has publicly posted its testimony on tax practices which will be presented to the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations tomorrow.

Apple retail stores continue to dominate the competition reaching a new record revenue of $57.6 per visitor.

Here's a new concept for a water resistant iPhone 6 featuring notification LEDs, wireless charging, and more.

Samsung Display will showcase a new high resolution display panel for notebooks at the Society for Information Display’s Display Week 2013, May 21-23, 2013, in the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Apple MacBook orders from suppliers are expected to increase 20% sequentially in the second quarter.

RiTdisplay has reportedly sent samples of a 1.5-inch OLED display for use in a smart watch to Apple for testing.

Yahoo has officially announced the acquisition of Tumblr for $1.1 billion, as expected.

Dubai's Burj Al Arab hotel has announced that they will provide each guest their own 24-carat gold iPad for use during their stay.

Apple will soon begin trial production of a new thinner and lighter 9.7-inch iPad.

Joseph Brown has released a hacked AT&T carrier update that allows the iPhone to connect to the band giving off the strongest signal rather than the preferred band, both with LTE and HSPA+.

The Fab.com app has been updated to version 5.0 bringing improved search, discovery, browsing, and social features.

Yahoo's board has reportedly approved a $1.1 billion cash deal to acquire Tumblr.

Marcos Vincente Arenas, a 15 year old teen, was run over and killed by a SUV while trying to prevent thieves from stealing his iPad.

The New Yorker Magazine app has been updated to improve support for the iPhone 5.

Apple users represent 58% of the world's loyalists and 56% of its devotees, according to a recent survey by Forrester.

AnyList, an app for creating and sharing grocery shopping lists and recipes, has been updated with iPad support.

A manufacturer has released first professional microscope for the iPhone and iPad

Yelp has been updated with improved pagination, support for side-swiping, and a more elegant way to add business photos.

Apple has pulled the Bang With Friends app from the App Store.

Check out this excellent concept video by Sam Beckett that details how an Apple television might work.

MacBook Air supplies have begun dwindling at major authorized resellers suggesting that a refresh of the notebook could come as soon as WWDC.

Earlier this week, Google launched a new 'All Access' music subscription service while Apple is still said to be in negotiations with music labels for iRadio.

Corning has announced the commercial launch of Corning Lotus XT Glass, a second-generation glass substrate specially formulated for high-performance displays.

Apple will reportedly drop AU Optronics as a major panel supplier for its next generation iPad mini following difficulties in production.

Samsung co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun told reporters at an industry forum in Seoul yesterday that he expects the Galaxy S4 to pass 10 million in sales next week.

Gameloft's N.O.V.A. 3 and Gangstar Rio: City of Saints are currently being offered free on the App Store.

Fast & Furious 6: The Game has been released for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

BlackBerry has revealed that BBM for iOS will not be available on the iPad at launch.

While last quarter saw big funds reduce their total position in AAPL by 5.2%, more funds increased their Apple holdings than reduced them.

Electronic Arts has updated its popular Simpsons: Tapped Out game with level 29 featuring Agnes Skinner, new buildings, quests, and more.

MapQuest has updated its iOS app with the ability to share your location.

Funny or Die has released a new trailer for its widely disliked iSteve movie that features quotes from its many poor reviews.

The CW has reached a deal with Apple that will bring its television content to the Apple TV.

In an interview with The Atlantic, Intel CEO Paul Otellini, who steps down today as head of the company, reveals regret at not landing chip orders to power the iPhone.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is speaking to journalists before he testifies to a Senate subcommittee on Apple's offshore tax practices.

UPS has released a new app for the iPad that lets you easily manage your deliveries by tracking, nicknaming shipments, and viewing your package’s progress on a map.

SEGA has updated its Sonic The Hedgehog game for iOS to version 2.0 with an all new port that brings enhanced graphics, performance, and sound.