APPLE NEWS

Twitter's new app Vine has climbed to the top of the App Store download charts.

A new report says Apple will updated its MacBooks at the end of the second quarter.

Google has released version 6.4.0 of AdMob SDK for iOS which no longer accesses the UDID.

Ron Johnson has been fired as the CEO of J.C. Penney after less than two years on the job.

HBO has updated its HBO GO app with the ability to AirPlay shows while using other applications.

Apple will reportedly announce its new Mac Pro as early as this month.

Intel has just announced the next generation of Thunderbolt featuring speeds up to 20 Gbps.

Check out this iPhone concept based on a recent Apple patent filing for a display that wraps around the device.

The new iPhone carrier bundle update for T-Mobile that enables AWS LTE and additional features, is now available for download.

Avid has announced two new portable audio interfaces, Avid Fast Track Solo and Fast Track Duo, which support connecting directly to the iPad for mobile audio recording.

Google is rumored to be negotiating an acquisition of WhatsApp Messenger for around $1 billion.

HopStop, a popular transit app, has been updated with HopStop Live!, a new feature that lets you see what other users are saying about stations, trains, lines and buses.

After its questionable decision to reject Apple's 'iPad mini' trademark filing, the USPTO has withdrawn its refusals asking only that the company attach a disclaimer on the word 'mini'.

A pre-release version of Facebook Home has been leaked ahead of its April 12th release date.

Google has updated the Google Drive app with the ability to edit documents and spreadsheets in landscape mode.

Pluck, a new tweak by ravirajm, lets you access your music library directly from the lockscreen.

Messages 1.0 is a new tweak from Ma Jun that lets you compose or reply to texts from anywhere in iOS.

Inkscapes is an interactive iPad drawing performance designed for the 120 by 11 feet video wall at the InterActive Corps (IAC) building in New York.

Facebook has posted another video ad for Facebook Home entitled, 'Airplane'.

A recently discovered Apple patent filing details the company's vision for its own version of Google Street View.

Asymco analyst Horace Dediu has posted some charts showing that iOS user gains have outpaced Android for the last four periods in the U.S.

Images of the upcoming Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon have leaked online.

The Circa News app has been updated with performance improvements, updates to Followed Stories, and other enhancements.

T-Mobile has announced the release of an iPhone carrier update that enables AWS LTE on existing iPhone 5s.

Apple today tweaked its online store with a new touch friendly product category menu bar.

RunKeeper has been updated with new Lifetime Insights and the ability to visualize how frequently you work out over time.

Check out this comedic 'leaked promo' video for the Facebook phone that resembles Apple's promo clips.

LockLauncher, a tweak by Akhil Tolani for launching apps from your Lockscreen, has been updated with support for the iPhone 5 and iOS 6.

A lawsuit has forced Apple to change how VPN on Demand works in iOS.

EA has announced an upcoming Chevrolet Update for Real Racing 3 that will bring new cars, cloud save, and over 100 new events.

Solar, a popular simplistic weather app for the iPhone, is now available for free on the App Store.

The Bundespatentgericht, Germany's Federal Patent Court, has ruled that Apple's patent for 'unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image' is invalid.

T-Mobile has begun accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 5 which launches on the network on April 12th.

Apple is reportedly close to striking a deal with Warner Music and Universal Music Group for a streaming music service.

Evernote Hello, an app to help you remember everything about everyone you meet, has been updated with several improvements.

A new iOS 7 concept by designer F. Bianco features numerous improvements including Lockscreen enhancements, Widgets, Quick Reply, Mission Control, Quick Settings, a Safari download manager and much more.

Apple has extended its smartphone market share lead over Samsung and is catching up to Android, according to the latest comScore report.

Facebook has posted its first video ad for Facebook Home.

Facebook has introduced 'Home', a new smartphone experience designed to let you 'see the world through people, not apps'.

Samsung has announced that it will open 'Samsung Experience Shops' in more than 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores beginning this month.

Facebook is about to begin a live stream of their 'Come See Our New Home on Android' announcement.

Apple has filed a patent for hybrid notebook/tablet whose display can be removed from the base containing the keyboard.

A DEA Intelligence Note reports that it's impossible for law enforcement to intercept iMessages.

Apple's new campus is over budget and behind schedule, according to new Bloomberg BusinessWeek report.

Flurry Analytics has released a new report examining how U.S. users spend their time on iOS and Android devices.

Apple has again tweaked its mobile App Store, this time to highlight age ratings for each application.

Google has announced that it's forking WebKit to create a new open source rendering engine called 'Blink'.

Rdio has launched Vdio, a new service to buy, rent, and share your favorite movies and TV shows with your friends.