APPLE NEWS

The iPhone 4S has just launched in Brazil with a price that is over double the cost of the phone in the U.S.A.

MyGifts List is a lifestyle app providing an attractive template for users to create and manage their holiday gift list. It ncludes fields for: Name, Price, Gift, Store, and Notes.

Listen2Mail for iOS is a productivity app that reads emails from the user's inbox aloud in any one of 21 major languages.

Intoxicheck is a research-based application that compares pre- post- drinking activity results to determine impairment level.

tappr.tv is a new kind of entertainment app for iOS that let's users make their own music visuals, called dances, using over 100 visual wands.

Samsung is now producing A5 processors for the iPhone 4S and iPad in its newly constructed 1.6 million square feet factory in Austin, Texas.

Apple is reportedly planning to launch a 7.85-inch iPad before the fourth quarter of 2012

Roku has launched an iOS app that turns your device into a control center for your Roku streaming player.

TVC-Mall has posted images of what is supposedly an iPad 3 Microphone Flex Cable.

Apple has reportedly begun the real launch of iTunes Match internationally.

Today's newly released build of iOS 5.0.1 has a wide open main file system, reports MuscleNerd.

Micromax's new ad campaign for their A75 Superfone Lite smartphone is boldly attacking the high price of Apple's iPhone 4S.

Facebook Timeline is now available on the iPhone via the Facebook's web app.

Apple today released iOS 4.4.4 for the second generation Apple TV.

Apple has released a new build of iOS 5.0.1 for the iPhone 4S.

Civilization Revolution has been updated with iCloud and Game Center support.

NFL Pro 2012 has been updated as a universal app with support for the iPad.

Gameloft has released The Adventures of Tintin game for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

CallTell, a jailbreak tweak that announces who's calling you before your phone rings, has been updated for iOS 5.

AppFront is a new app for jailbroken devices that integrates Skype, Viber, and WhatsApp.

AirServer for iPhone has been updated to version 3.0.1 bringing several improvements.

Google has released its 10 fastest-rising global queries for 2011 and the iPhone, Steve Jobs, and the iPad make the list.

Glassdoor has announced its fourth annual Employees' Choice Awards for Best Places to Work which ranks Apple as the 10th best place to work.

Pod2g has issued a new progress report on the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak.

Samsung has run an advertisement in the Australian Sun-Herald this week, declaring the Galaxy Tab as 'the tablet Apple tried to stop.'

Nielsen has released its State of the Media: The Mobile Media Report for Q3 2011.

An Alphawise survey conducted for Morgan Stanley reveals that Apple is about to sell a huge amount of iPhones, reports Katy Huberty.

Microsoft has announced that it has submitted Lync 2010 to Apple for App Store approval.

Rockstar Games has released Grand Theft Auto 3 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Apple has accidentally launched iTunes Match internationally, according to numerous online reports.

Elevation Lab has designed the what is likely the best iPhone dock you've ever seen.

Microsoft today announced the public availability of access to the Messenger network via XMPP, an open standard.

Microsoft has released Halo Waypoint, the official app for all things Halo: Reach on your iPhone or iPad.

Rob Siltanen, former creative director and managing partner at TBWA/Chiat/Day, recounts the real story behind Apple's Think Different campaign.

CoPilot Live Premium USA has been updated with visual and audio POI alerts, music controls, power saving settings, and quickest/shortest route settings.

Gameloft announced that Real Tennis is now free for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Samsung has just edged past the iPhone in consumer perception in the US following a series of ads that mocks the iPhone and its fans.

Google has updated its Gmail app for iOS with nested label improvements, a new custom sound for notifications, and a mobile signature and vacation responder.

Pod2g has announced the completion of an untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod 4G, iPod 3G, iPad 1, and Apple TV 2 (4.4.3).

Rockmate is a new app for the iPad that lets four players jam on one device.

Despite Apple trying to obscure references to its upcoming devices, developers have still managed to find real references to the iPad 3 in iOS 5.1 beta 2.

Google is reportedly working around the clock on a rival to Siri which is codenamed Majel.

Netflix has updated their iOS app with a new iPad UI and made it available in Latin America.

Steve Jobs was not chosen as TIME's Person of the Year but did receive a fond farewell.

Apple's senior research and development executive Dr. Edward H. Frank is reportedly touring Israel to investigate the possibility of opening an Apple-run development center.

Apple may launch a new MacBook Pro with a 2880x1800 display resolution in the second quarter of 2012.

Tidy Up! locates duplicate items using a wide range of criteria including owner application, time created or modified, name, label, extension and content.

Ford has launched an iOS app to get you behind the wheel of a virtual 2013 Ford Fusion before its unveiling on January 9, 2012.