APPLE NEWS

The Simpsons: Tapped Out has been updated for the holidays with snow in Springfield, decorations, new buildings, and new characters.

Christopher Carani, a partner at McAndrews, Held & Malloy, notes that five big issues will be decided at a major hearing today for Apple vs. Samsung.

Google has announced a new feature for its social network called Google+ Communities.

Gameloft has released Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Google has released an update to its recently acquired Snapseed app making it free, adding Google+ sharing, and introducing a new filter.

Evernote has released an update to its iOS app that brings Evernote Business support.

Apple has managed to improve iPad mini ship times to one week even as the holiday season approaches.

In an interview with Brian Williams airing tonight on NBC Rock Center, Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about bringing select Mac production back to the U.S. and hints at the future.

Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals that the company is spending $100 million to bring some Mac production to the U.S.

Samsung has submitted a partially redacted version of the Apple/HTC patent settlement agreement into the public record.

Rockstar Games has released Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in the U.S. App Store.

Twitterrific 5, a complete redesign of the popular Twitter client, is now available for download.

Gameloft has posted a trailer for its upcoming Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour game for iOS.

Nokia today introduced the Nokia Lumia 620, the third and most affordable in its range of Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

Damn You Auto Correct has unveiled their Top 11 list of the funniest auto correct texts of 2012.

Sonos has released an app update that allows you to stream music content straight from your iOS device to your Sonos system.

Verizon notes that it has been two years since the launch of its 4G LTE network and offers some stats on its service.

Samsung dominates the Top 10 Most Viral Tech Ads of 2012, according to a VisibleMeasures report.

Casio has announced the release of the G-Shock Bluetooth Low Energy Smart Watch that connects to your iPhone.

Microsoft has posted an update to its Xbox SmartGlass app that brings iPhone 5 support.

Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Service, Eddy Cue, sold off 15,000 shares of AAPL last week worth about $8.76 million.

Apple will reportedly release an update to iTunes 11 that will bring back the duplicate finder and fix an issue with streaming cloud-based movies to the Apple TV.

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt tells the WSJ that Apple and Google handle disputes between the companies 'the adult way'.

Apple is rumored to be working on a radio service that would compete with Pandora; however, a recent report says deals for the service are 'nowhere near' completed.

It appears that the iTunes Store Russia is displaying the official .xxx directory to users which features giant ads for escorts and pornographic content.

Photos of the iPhone 5S rear housing have allegedly leaked already.

Check out this Nickelback Instagram parody music video by College Humor.

The Onion is reporting that Apple has promised to fix glitches in its Maps app by rearranging the Earth's geography.

Netflix and The Walt Disney Company today announced a new multi-year licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for first-run live-action and animated feature films from The Walt Disney Studios.

Google has announced that its Google I/O conference will be help May 15-17, 2013.

Apple has lifted its two-per-customer limit on iPhone 5 orders.

Google has released a major update to its YouTube app bringing support for the iPhone 5, iPad, and AirPlay.

Apple has updated Pages for iOS with Change Tracking, object locking, shape reflections, and more.

Apple has released an updated to the Numbers app which brings the ability to hide and unhide columns, turn filters on and off, preserve rich text when importing/exporting, and more.

Apple has updated the Keynote app with improved PowerPoint compatibility, additional import and export options for slides and themes, new transitions, and more.

Foursquare has updated its iOS app with a new check-in screen, recently opened places, friend check-in highlights, and more.

AnandTech has found that recent WebKit builds double the scrolling performance of the Retina Display MacBook Pro.

AnoStyle is offering a service that will customize your iPhone 5 or iPad Mini with a color of your choice.

Amazon has updated its Kindle app for iOS with X-Ray for books.

Qualcomm has reportedly agreed to invest up to ¥9.9 billion ($120.4 million) in Sharp via a series of capital injections.

Check out this iOS lockscreen concept posted by brentcas

Google has released a major update to its Gmail app for iOS bringing multiple account support, a cleaner look, search predictions, infinite scrolling, Google+ support, and more.

RE/MAX Regional Services is offering digital business cards to its 4,500 real estate brokers and agents.

U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that details of the patent settlement agreement between HTC and Apple must be made public save for pricing and royalty terms.

Apple has been granted the U.S. Trademark for 'Retina' and the Game Center icon.

Apple has announced the launch of the iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa & 52 additional countries today.

Valve today announced the public release of Big Picture, Steam's new mode that lets gamers access all of their favorite Steam games on a television.

The Steve Jobs biopic entitled 'jOBS' and starring Ashton Kutcher will close the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.