APPLE NEWS

Blake Krikorian, CEO of R2 Studios, a home automation startup, has left Amazon's board after being acquired by a rival company.

Check out this video that illustrates Apple's stock drop from $700 on September 21st to $520 on December 24th.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced the release of an iPhone app and data feed that provides real-time arrival information for New York City subway trains.

Apple has agreed top drop patent claims against the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini so long as Samsung doesn't sell the device in the U.S.A.

AL13, an iPhone bumper made from lightweight aerospace aluminum, is seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Google is running an ad that aims to attract iOS developers for its iOS Mobile Apps Team.

Apple has been fined 1.03 million yuan or about $165,000 for allowing apps on the App Store to sell unlicensed copies of eBooks from a group of eight Chinese authors.

Samsung could face fines of up to $15 billion for its attempt to use standard-essential patents against Apple in Europe.

Some production lines that make iPhone 5 and iPad mini devices will be kept open during the Chinese New Year due to high demand.

German designer Hartmut Esslinger reveals some of his early Apple computer and tablet designs that were never produced.

Apple has asked for quotes from Taiwan-based suppliers for revisions to the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lineup in June.

Nielsen has published its list of the top mobile operating systems, web brands, video sites, and apps of 2012.

The Cycloramic app for iPhone physically spins your iPhone 360 degrees while recording video.

Samsung has posted a teaser for its new Smart TV that it hopes will preempt the rumored Apple Television.

App developer revenues reportedly increased by 70% on Christmas Day, according to a Distimo report.

Activations of iOS and Android devices increased by 332% on Christmas Day, reports Flurry Analytics.

The New York Times reports that there are signs of changes taking hold in Chinese electronics factories.

The BlueStacks App Player has just reached beta release and now lets you run 750,000+ Android apps on your Mac.

BlueStack presents Ms. Mac 2012 based on its research to determine the most likely Mac user.

Apple is evaluating if there will be enough IGZO panel supply in 2013 to use the technology for its next generation iDevices.

Amazon recently listed its own Lightning cables for sale but then pulled the cable from the U.S. market.

Check out this video from Brian Boyko that details how he found Windows 8 to be unusable and even user-hostile when attempting to review the operating system.

Apple and Intel are working together on a Smart Watch for use with the iPhone, according to a new rumor.

Holiday customer satisfaction with Apple's online store dropped to its lowest level in four years.

Apple is reportedly planning to move its Mac mini production lines to the U.S.A., not the Mac Pro, as previously speculated.

An increase in Apple device thefts this year may cause New York City to record its first increase in overall crime in 20 years.

Apple has announced that its 2013 'Lucky Bag' promotional event for Japan will take place January 2nd.

FlashArmyKnife, an app by developer Eric Blase, features a hidden feature that will enable tethering.

Google today announced that calling from Gmail within the U.S. and Canada will be free through 2013.

A comparison of 'first tweets from' suggests that Apple iPad dominated its competition on Christmas.

Shipments of the iPad mini are expected to reach 8 million in 4Q12.

Best Buy Canada is offering the 16GB iPhone 5 for $0 as part of its Boxing Day sale tomorrow.

Apple today was granted a patent for a Mini-SIM connector that allows for easy removal and replacement of SIM cards.

Check out these old Apple Christmas ads from 2002 featuring Will Ferrell.

A look at how busy the Apple, Microsoft, and Sony stores were on Christmas Eve.

The Plex Desktop App has been rebranded as Plex Home Theatre in a new preview release that brings AirPlay support.

FORTUNE notes that despite a three month drop that took $248 billion (26%) off Apple's market cap, the company's shares are still up 28.44% for the year.

The Auxo app switcher tweak is now available on the Cydia Store

The Pew Research Center says one in every four U.S. adults now owns a tablet. Check out this chart that shows the growth of the U.S. tablet and smartphone market.

Check out this concept for an iPhone 5S that feature dual built-in projectors, one for a keyboard and another for a external display.

Apple has taken steps to make jailbreaking more difficult in iOS 6.1 despite a public jailbreak not being available for iOS 6.0 yet.

Simon Pierro, known as iSimon, has posted numerous iPad magic videos in an 'Appvent' calendar lead up to Christmas.

Trial production of a thinner iPad mini with Retina Display and a A6X processor is reportedly underway with a rumored release date of March 2013.

PDF Printer for Safari is a new tweak from lordscotland that lets you print webpages as PDFs from Mobile Safari.

Yahoo is offering three free months of Flickr Pro to new and current users of the service.

Samsung has reportedly sued Apple over its Notification Center in South Korea.

Apple has reportedly captured 53% of the U.S. smartphone market, its largest share ever.

Apple has aired a new iPad and iPad mini commercial entitled, 'I'll Be Home'.