APPLE NEWS

The Lightning Dock is a dock for your iPhone 5 that works with or without a case and comes in anodized black, aluminum or hardwood.

Apple has posted a video and letter from Tim Cook on its homepage to remember Steve Jobs on the one year anniversary of his passing.

The Hipstamatic app has been updated with a multi-exposure kit, revamped Prints and Stacks view, improved Flash Slider, and iPhone 5 support.

Martin Hajek has created some nice renders of the expected iPad mini.

Apple has released OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 Supplemental Update 1.0.

Apple has released Xcode 4.5.1 to fix several issues and improve stability.

The WatchESPN app has been updated with AirPlay support for all channels.

Microsoft has announced a Windows Phone 8 event in San Francisco on October 29th.

Microsoft has announced a Windows 8 introduction and Surface reception on October 25th.

Sony has announced that Sound Forge Pro, a popular audio editing application, is now available for Mac.

Siri has some quirky opinions on movies, especially Sci-Fi ones.

Eye-Fi has announced a new Eye-Fi Pro X2 16GB, Class 10 card that delivers wireless upload of photos and videos from cameras.

Firefox has released their first preview of Firefox Metro for Windows 8.

Camera+ has been updated to support the iPhone 5's low light boost mode which offers ISO speeds of up to 3200.

Check out this video that catches a man stealing an iPhone from a baby.

Camera Awesome, an iPhone camera app from SmugMug, has been updated with support for the iPad.

Shipments of the much rumored iPad mini may be facing a problem with low yield rates at chassis makers.

As expected, Google has added Street View to its web app for iOS.

An internal memo sent to employees at a large Fortune 500 company recommends they not update to iOS 6 due to an issue with Exchange.

Starbucks has updated its iOS application with Passbook support.

Apple has posted a job position for a Manager/Lead SoC Modeling Architect as it pushes forward in its own chip design efforts.

Matt Boldt has created the iPhone 5 with just CSS3 code.

Walt Mossberg reveals that Google plans to add street view to its web app tomorrow.

Sony Pictures has released The Amazing Spider-Man Second Screen app for the iPad.

iFixit and HealthyStuff.org take a look at 36 popular smartphones to see which is less toxic.

Airbnb has been updated with stability improvements, Passbook reservations, and iPhone 5 support.

Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS Communications, Inc. today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine T-Mobile USA ('T-Mobile') and MetroPCS.

Samsung is requesting that Apple's billion dollar verdict against the company be thrown out based on jury misconduct.

Tapbots has released Netbot, a client for the paid Twitter alternative, App.net.

Apple nearly witnessed an insurrection over the departure of Bob Mansfield from the position of SVP of Hardware Engineering.

Square has rebranded their 'Pay With Square' iPhone app as 'Square Wallet'.

Apple has reportedly stalled the production of third party accessories that use the new Lightning connector by introducing significant changes to its MFi policies.

Things, a popular task management app, has been updated with Reminders integration; as well as, support for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5.

Eventbrite has been updated with support for adding event tickets to Passbook.

Apple appears to be working on a program which will utilize its thousands of retail employees to help fix Maps.

The WSJ is confirming that mass production of the iPad mini has started in Asia.

Interbrand has ranked Apple as the second Best Global Brand of 2012.

Apple's engineers have responded to a purple haze issue with the iPhone 5 by saying it's considered 'normal' behavior.

IM+ Pro has been updated with a new message queue feature and support for the iPhone 5.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, commented on the iPhone during an interview with TODAY's Matt Lauer.

In a surprising development, Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has withdrawn its second ITC complaint against Apple.

AgileBits has updated 1Password Pro with improved support the iPhone 5 and VoiceOver support on the iPad.

A new report says that Microsoft is planning to release its own Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the coming months.

A new study finds that Apple Maps are up to five times more data efficient than Google Maps.

Apple has only made one political contribution in the year 2012, thus far.

Nearly a year after his death, THNKR has posted a look back at Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs.

Nest today announced the next-generation of its thermostat, which is 20 percent slimmer and now compatible with 95 percent of low-voltage residential heating and cooling systems.

The New York Times today launched a new experimental Web App for iPad built in HTML5 and formatted for optimal reading on the iPad.