APPLE NEWS

Apple may be planning to launch a 13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro before October to take advantage of back-to-school buyers.

Google has released an update to its Google+ app that brings support for the iPad, Events, and the ability to start and join hangouts.

Dropbox has responded to the threat from Google Drive by doubling its pro storage plans and adding a new 500GB plan.

San Francisco plans to block purchases of Apple desktops and laptops by municipal agencies following the company's move to drop EPEAT certification from its products.

Rovio has released the official trailer for its upcoming Amazing Alex game.

WD today announced the debut of WD Red NAS hard drives, an innovative line of SATA hard drives specifically designed for home and small office NAS (network attached storage) systems with one to five drive bays.

Apple has won a patent for an NFC enabled iTravel app that offers ticketing, reservation, check-in, and identification assistance to travelers.

Rogers has announced that it plans to bring LTE to a majority of Canadians by the end of 2012.

Next Issue Media has released an app that offers unlimited access to many popular magazine titles via the iPad for one low price.

Google will reportedly pay the FTC $22.5 million to settle an investigation over its bypassing of mobile Safari's privacy settings.

Apple today announced the new iPad will arrive in China on Friday, July 20th.

AT&T officially launched their Watson Speech API today featuring seven different speech recognition and transcription capabilities.

Buffalo Studios has released Bingo Rush, a popular Facebook game, for the iPhone and iPod touch.

CloudOn, an app that brings Microsoft Office to your iPad, has been updated with Dictation support, the ability to open password protected files, improved Retina Display support, and more.

Apple has sent an email to developers prompting them to submit their applications for OS X Mountain Lion.

Apple has just released OS X Mountain Lion GM Seed to developers.

eBay has updated its iPhone app with improved selling flow, landscape support, faster bidding, and more.

Electronics Arts has posted some screenshots of its upcoming FIFA 13 game for iOS.

Swedish designer Anders Kjellberg has created an impressive iWatch concept featuring FaceTime and a Retina Multi-Touch display.

Woz shares his thoughts on MegaUpload, the upcoming Microsoft Surface, and Google Glass.

iH8Sn0w, developer for Sn0wBreeze and iFaith, is predicting that Apple will release iOS 6 Beta 3 today.

Developer Cody Cooper has found hints that Apple Maps may be coming to OS X in code dumps of the new iOS 6 application.

Microsoft and Perceptive Pixel today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire PPI

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes Apple could sell between 4-6 million iPad minis this year.

Apple's Taiwanese suppliers saw their sales fall 13% in June, reports Topeka analyst Brian White.

Apple has placed 55th on Fortune's Global 500 Top Companies, an annual list of the world's biggest corporations.

Facebook has announced that its App Center is now available in more countries.

A U.K. judge has ruled that the Samsung Galaxy Tab does not infringe on Apple's design rights for the iPad stating that 'They are not as cool.'

Details of a major update to Twitter's app for iPhone have accidentally been leaked via the iOS 6 App Store.

FORTUNE has collected professional and independent estimates of how many iPads were sold last quarter.

Apple has been sued by Noise Free for allegedly stealing their noise reduction technology.

Rovio, creator of the popular Angry Birds game, is reportedly planning a follow-up game that will let you play from the perspective of the pigs.

Safari Omnibar is a new tweak that adds a chrome-like omnibar to mobile Safari.

FoldMusic is a new tweak by Ariel Aouizerate that lets you create music playlist folders on your SpringBoard.

Spike is a protective case that adds a physical keyboard to your iPhone.

Pulp, a newsreader app for OS X, has been updated to support the new Retina Display MacBook Pro.

Apple has pulled all 39 of its certified products from the U.S. government backed registration of environmentally friendly electronics, known as EPEAT.

Fruit Ninja and Fruit Ninja HD have been updated with new blades and backgrounds.

The much rumored iPad mini will be produced in Brazil; although, testing to collect data for the cutting machine has already been done in China.

A Federal Appeals court has granted Samsung a temporary stay on the Galaxy Nexus injunction won by Apple.

The Pandora Radio app has been updated with a visual refresh, design enhancements, full lyrics, artist biographies, and more.

Apple is deliberately holding back on entering the mobile payments business.

Speero, a system manager for your iPad, is now available in Cydia.

Vimeo has updated its iOS app with initial support for vimeo:// url links.

Facebook has updated its Messenger application to show more friends in the compose view and fix a bug causing slow photo load times.

AT&T has confirmed that it plans to launch a database of stolen phones next week.

Ciccarese Design has posted renderings and video of a wearable iPhone 5 concept.

The new iPad could launch in China as early as July 27th now that Apple has settled its trademark dispute with Proview.