APPLE NEWS

Seagate is now shipping the second generation of Momentus XT, its solid state hybrid drive for consumer and commercial laptops and the company's fastest drive ever for personal computers.

PhoneIt-iPad, a package for the iPad 3G that adds phone and SMS functionality, has been updated to support iOS 5.

PopClip brings iOS style copy and paste functionality to the Mac and is available from the Mac App Store.

iTether is a new app that enables Internet tethering through your iPhone. Get it before it's pulled by Apple.

The 'iPhone 5,1', a major update to the iPhone 4S, is now being referenced in iOS 5.1 beta.

iOS 5.1 Beta reveals that the next Apple TV is codenamed 'J33'

iFixit is selling a iPhone 4S transparent back mod kit for a limited time price of $29.95.

iOS 5.1 Beta, which was just released to developers, references a new iPad model which is believed to be a Sprint iPad.

Apple has released a beta of iOS 5.1 and a preview of Xcode 4.3 to developers.

Apple ranked fifth among online retailers on Black Friday, according to a comScore press release.

Microsoft has released a big update to Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac that adds support for Aperture, drag and drop, ringtones, improved video conversion, and more.

Google has published video detailing 'The Evolution of Search'

Regional Express has announced an incident in which an iPhone self combusted on a plane traveling from Lismore to Sydney.

LandingZone is an amazing docking station for the MacBook Air that is seeking funding via KickStarter.

MyLAB is a dynamic vocal enhancement application and language lab that essentially serves as a studio-on-the-go for future singing superstars and anyone trying to perfect a foreign language.

Apple Store employees can now see the in-store location of a customer who has come to pick up an order.

Sotheby's is planning to auction off Apple's founding contract signed on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.

Jimi Hendrix: The Complete Experience is a new interactive app that has been released for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Best Buy is targeting customers who are shopping for Apple products this holiday with its new TV ad.

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster spent Black Friday counting sales at the Apple Store.

Apple is offering free shipping on everything bought via the U.S. online Apple Store until December 22nd.

The Siri hacks continue with Ian J. McDowell demonstrating support for Google Voice, wake on LAN, iTunes, and launching desktop applications.

Apple is reportedly set to launch a new MacBook Air series which will include a 15-inch notebook in the first quarter of 2012.

The Chronic Dev-Team has released CDevReporter, their new tool that lets you help find jailbreak vulnerabilities, for Windows.

PwnDevTeam has released a beta of Ac1dSn0w, a new utility to jailbreak the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1, and iPod touch 4G on iOS 5.

Hacker and developer Eric Day has released Siri0us, a package for jailbroken iOS devices that enables Siri dictation functionality.

Charlie Miller (0xCharlie), Stefan Esser (i0n1c), and four other authors are releasing the iOS Hacker's Handbook.

Macotakara is reporting that Hitachi and Sony are shipping 4-inch displays and iPad 3 displays to Apple.

MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev-Team has announced that a very promising iPhone 4S unlock is in the works.

The Chronic Dev-Team has a released a tool to collect crash reports from iOS devices in order to find vulnerabilities that could lead to an untethered jailbreak.

Developer Hjalti Jakobsson has authored a Plex plugin for Siri Proxy that gives you a glimpse at how Apple's rumored television might work.

My Fathers Clothes is a book for kids with lots of interactivity on every page and a playful story about the relationship of God the Father and all living things on Earth.

PhyScroll is a new tweak that lets you use your accelerometer or volume buttons to scroll in any app.

CallLogPro, a call history manager for the iPhone, has been updated with iOS 5 support and a new 'replace recents' feature.

FaceBreak, a Mobile Substrate extension that allows FaceTime calls over 3G, has been updated with support for iOS 5.0 and 5.0.1.

A recent study found 3 out of 4 students couldn't perform a 'well-execute search' on Google. Here's some crucial tips from HackCollege for refining your Googling.

Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie says Windows Phone 7 has long had Siri functionality, so TechAU put TellMe to the test.

Web Confidential consolidates and stores all a user's confidential information, such as Passwords, PINS, User IDs, Serial Numbers, etc.

Total Video Converter is dedicated to supply a total easy solution for video and audio conversion for Mac users.

Kunundrum is a single-player maze game that requires both strategical and tactical thought to solve each puzzle.

Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy Guide allows users to easily locate and identify 20,000 objects in the night sky.

The WSJ is independently confirming reports that Sharp's Kameyama plant in central Japan will manufacture LCD panels for the iPad 3.

An Australian appeal court judge says the ban on the Samsung Galaxy Tab is unfair.

Apple is well ahead of its rivals in brand loyalty among its mobile users, according to a study by Gfk.

Photos of what appears to be a Brazilian made 8GB iPhone 4 have surfaced online.

The developers of FastPdfKit have added support for Siri using Siri Proxy and are demonstrating how it works using FastPdfKit Reader.

The online Apple Store is now live with its Black Friday discounts on Macs, mobile devices, and accessories.

Amazon is offering some good Black Friday deals on Apple products.