APPLE NEWS

Apple has reportedly hired dozens of former Texas Instruments engineers in Israel after the company cut around 250 employees.

Apple has reportedly launched the iTunes Music Store in several new countries.

As expected, Apple has filed court documents denying any misconduct by juror Velvin Hogan during its case against Samsung in California.

Starbucks has updated its iOS app with iPhone 5 support and multiple bug fixes.

Apple is 'hard at work on the next version of Logic Pro', according to music product marketing chief, Xander Soren.

OCDock is a clean and simple iPhone dock that attaches to your iMac or Apple Display.

WordPress has updated its iOS app with support for self-signed certificates, sound effects, and the iPad mini.

Photojojo is selling a wrist strap attachment for the iPhone 4, 4S, and 5.

Apple has begun seeding developers with iOS 6.1 Beta 3.

Mozilla has announced the launch of Facebook Messenger for Firefox which is built on their new Social API for the Web.

News Corp has announced that the company will cease standalone publication of The Daily iPad app on December 15, 2012.

Apple today announced iPhone 5 will be available in South Korea on Friday, December 7, with more than 50 additional countries being added in December, including Brazil, Russia and Taiwan.

The Hello Vino wine recommendations app has been updated with iPhone 5 support, enhanced image recognition, new food & drink recommendations, and a wine database update.

WhatsApp Messenger, a popular cross platform messaging application, is reportedly in talks to be acquired by Facebook.

FIFA SOCCER 13 has been updated with FIFA Ultimate Team letting you choose your play style, formation, kits and more.

Ship times for the low end 21.5-inch iMac have already slipped to 7-10 days.

Rovio has released an Angry Birds Seasons winter wonderham update that features 25 new wintry levels.

Here's a properly cropped to scale wallpaper image of the 21.5-inch iMac internals.

Rockstar Games has posted a trailer for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City which arrives on iOS December 6th.

Apple has overtaken LG to become the second largest mobile device manufacturer by Total U.S. Mobile Subscribers for the first time.

iFixit has completed its tear down of the new 21.5-inch iMac.

Check out this video of the iOS / OS X security panel discussion that took place at Hack in the Box with popular members of the iPhone jailbreak community.

NBC is teasing an exclusive interview with Tim Cook that will air on 'Rock Center With Brian Williams' on Thursday, December 6th at 10P/9C.

App Annie reports that Google is slowing closing the gap on iOS for revenue generated on the App Store and Google Play.

Etsy has updated its iOS app with support for the iPad.

Apple does not allow carriers to offer a LTE iPhone 5 until their network passes the company's independent tests.

Geppy Parziale, a developer who worked on the new camera Code Redeemer in iTunes 11, explains a little about how it works.

Apple is rolling out new iTunes gift cards which can be set to any amount between $15 and $500.

Atari has released an official Pong game for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Primate Labs has posted benchmarks for the new 21.5-inch iMac that started shipping today.

Apple today announced the Wi-Fi versions of iPad mini and fourth generation iPad with Retina display will be available in China on Friday, December 7, and iPhone 5 will be available on Friday, December 14.

Apple is now taking orders for its new iMac desktops.

In January, Surface with Windows 8 Pro will be available in two versions and pricing will start at $899

Griffin has announced several third party Lightning cables that will go on sale next.

Apple has begun selling the unlocked iPhone 5 online in the US Store

Apple SVP Bob Mansfield has cashed in 35,000 shares of his AAPL stock at $582.21 a share for a total of $20,377,507.50.

Merrill Lynch's Scott Craig says speculation is heightening that T-Mobile (Deutsche Telecom) could announce a deal to carry the iPhone at next week's analysts day.

Apple will reportedly start selling the iPhone 5 unlocked through its U.S. online store tonight.

StumbleUpon! has updated its iOS app to let you create, edit, and share Lists.

Apple has released an iOS 5.1.1 firmware update to the Apple TV 2 and Apple TV 3.

Apple has updated its Remote application for iOS with a redesigned interface for the iPad and iTunes 11 support.

Along with the many feature updates to iTunes, the new iTunes 11 application gets a tweaked icon.

Apple has just released iTunes 11 for public download

Rovio has released an update to their Angry Birds Star Wars game which brings 20 new levels and the debut of Princess Leia.

Apple has reportedly received regulatory approval to sell its iPhone 5 in China.

AppleCare representatives are reportedly being seeded with 'pre-release' builds of iTunes 11.

Fantastical, a popular calendar application, is now available for the iPhone.

Tony Fadell, 'Father of the iPod', says Scott Forstall 'got what he deserved' when he was fired from his SVP position at Apple.