APPLE NEWS

Tapbots has announced that Tweetbot is discounted to $0.99 for a limited time.

Apple has posted a new iTunes Beatles ad entitled, 'Covers'.

Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer is reportedly heading up Apple's retail operations as the company looks for a new Senior VP of Retail.

Apple is selling refurbished iPad 2s at up to $100 off the retail price.

Pod2g has started a new blog to chronicle his work on the iOS 5 untethered jailbreak.

Spotify has announced a new Spotify Radio service that will give you access to unlimited stations and unlimited skips.

Zite, a personalized magazine for your iPad, is now available on the iPhone as well.

HP today announced it will contribute the webOS software to the open source community.

Google has announced that it has made it faster and easier to search for movies on iOS and Android.

Apple is offering 'The Beatles Yellow Submarine' book free on the iBookstore.

Apple is reportedly increasing production of the iPhone 3GS to reach 2 million units this quarter.

Large crowds packed Grand Central Terminal's main lobby as Apple opened its new retail store this morning.

The Australian High Court has denied Apple's request to appeal an injunction on the Samsung Galaxy Tab that was recently overturned by the Federal Court.

A German court has ruled in favor of Motorola, granting a preliminary injunction against Apple mobile devices.

Pod2g has successfully implemented an untethered jailbreak of iOS 5!

MuscleNerd has announced that an upcoming RedSn0w release will make TinyUmbrella and Cydia blob saves useful for iOS 5.0+.

Photojojo is selling a rubber band with a built-in macro lens that works with any mobile phone!

Apple has updated Aperture to address an issue that could prevent auto-imported Photo Stream images from being displayed after your stream hits 1,000 images.

Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman has announced a No Questions Asked Guarantee that gives those experiencing difficulties with their device a full refund and lets them keep the band.

Twitter has launched a native TweetDeck app for Mac.

Box, an app for the iPhone and iPad that lets you store files online and send big files, has been updated with photo and video upload, search, offline access, and more.

Apple has released MainStage 2 on the Mac App Store.

Apple has released Logic Pro on the Mac App Store for $199.99

Apple has informed resellers that it will be moving Logic Pro 9 and MainStage 2 to the Mac App Store.

Google has launched Google Currents to delivers beautiful magazine-like editions to your tablet and smartphone for high speed offline reading.

A French court has denied Samsung's request for an injunction on the iPhone 4S in France and ordered Samsung to pay Apple 100,000 Euros in legal fees.

Citi analyst Richard Gardner says Apple is ready to launch its next generation iPad in February.

Twitter today introduced a new version of the site that simplifies the design and makes it easier to follow, connect, and discover.

Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is reporting that Google will launch 'Currents', an app to compete with Flipboard, as early as tomorrow.

Apple has published its App Store Rewind 2011 list of the top paid, top free, and top grossing apps in 2011.

Lenovo will reportedly outsell Apple and the iMac in the all-in-one PC category next year.

A new version of Bejeweled and Bejeweled Blitz has been released in the App Store.

The Kenu Highline is a custom-engineered iPhone and iPod leash designed to let you capture that epic shot without worrying about dropping your device.

Apple has reportedly increased its iPhone orders this quarter by a significant amount.

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declared 'Android is ahead of the iPhone now' at the LeWeb conference.

Apple has reportedly added TV Show downloads to the Apple TV for Canadian customers.

DiskAid transfers files to apps on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Users can easily browse the contents of iOS apps and transfer files to or from another iOS device.

Video Downloader Pro key feature is that it can download and play almost any video format on iOS without conversion.

Verizon is reportedly working on introducing shared data plans by 2012

Microsoft has released My Xbox LIVE for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Macotakara is reporting that the next iPad will be thicker but still support the Smart Cover.

Ghetto Point offers you to dive deep in the atmosphere of street basketball, graffiti, rap and street culture of art, sport and fun with their iOS game Ghetto Point.

iFortress is a mobile app that uses enterprise-grade security to protect important documents, notes, and photos by locking them in a password protected vault on the user's device.

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets you clean, repair and optimize your Mac.

Apple has updated its Cards app with improved verification of postal addresses, enhancements to text entry, and check improvements.

Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair has issued a research note in which he asserts that Apple's 2012 iMac will likely include some TV functionality.

Rogue Amoeba Software has released Piezo, a simple audio recorder, on the Mac App Store.

FORTUNE's Philip Elmer-DeWitt has posted a three minute video walkthrough of Apple's new Grand Central Terminal Store.