APPLE NEWS

The reader uses 3DES encryption to encrypt the cardholder data in the magnetic read head of the device, thereby enhancing PCI compliance as the cardholder data is kept secured until received by the credit card processor.

The Sparrow email client for Mac OS X has been updated with Facebook integration, a unified inbox, gravatar support, a new interface design and more.

Apple's iPhone PR team is reportedly reaching out to British journalists to persuade them to attend WWDC

A new variant of the Mac Defender has been found that does not require an administrative password to be installed.

Bills has added the ability to sync between all versions of the application using Dropbox.

NowStream is an upcoming iOS application that will let you stream torrents and other file types to your iPhone

George Lambro has posted an impressive video of himself performing a guitar solo using the iPad and Apple's Garageband app.

TechnoBuffalo reveals some of the precautions Apple took to keep the Verizon iPhone a secret until the very last moment.

Apple is being sued for alleged racial discrimination perpetrated by Apple Store employees at the New York City Upper West Side store.

The iPhone 4 is officially launching in India on May 27th

Twelve South has released its BookBook vintage case for the new MacBook Air.

Two former Apple employees have released Hype, a HTML5 Animation Builder for Mac OS X.

Apple MacBooks have topped every Consumer Reports laptop category

Taiwan-based backlight module maker Coretronic will become a supplier for Apple's iPad

AT&T has announced that LTE will arrive to five markets this summer and to ten more in the second half of the year.

Nike+ GPS has been updated with new features including the ability to control whether incoming calls will pause your run

OnePass offers you a safe and convenient way to store important information on your iPhone or iPod touch.

CarLights provides a complete guide to the more than 100 symbolic indicator lights used in BMW and Mini automobiles.

TripCam shows only the contours of the image the camera is capturing, all in realtime. Just tap on the image and a photo is taken.

Head Shot Pro was developed to be a fully functional mobile portrait photo studio that users could utilize to make official quality personal photos.

Prototypes is a new Mac App Store application that lets you take your still images and create a tappable prototype app that runs on the iPhone

Jan-Michael Cart has posted another iOS 5 concept video this time demonstrating a Mac OS X style dashboard concept.

Apple has posted instructions on how to remove Mac Defender and says it will update Mac OS X to automatically detect and remove the malware soon.

NBC Nightly News has launched an application for the iPad

Apple has released a Logic and Logic Express update to support iPad Garageband projects.

Microsoft today previewed the next major release of Windows Phone, code-named 'Mango'

Judge Lucy Koh has ordered Samsung to hand over unreleased Samsung Galaxy S 2, Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 10.1, Infuse 4G and Droid Charge devices to Apple's legal team.

There is little that divides Apple and Music Publishers from reaching an agreement on Apple's upcoming cloud music service

WIRED Magazine has updated their iOS application to support in-app subscriptions.

Business Insider has published and lengthy and interesting interview with Apple's first CEO, Michael Scott.

Chomp, 148apps, and Chillingo have created a new infographic to celebrate Apple's reported approval of the 500,000th iOS app.

Mobile-Review Editor-in-Chief Eldar Murtazin is reporting that Apple will drop support for the iPhone 3GS in iOS 5.x

The Opera Mini Web Browser for iOS has been updated with a fresh new look and is now optimized for all iOS devices.

Thomas Pleasance has released the first beta of AirPlay For Windows Media Player

The explosion at Foxconn's plant in Chengdu, China, could result in a production loss of 500,000 Apple iPad 2 tablets in the second quarter

ElcomSoft has managed to break the encryption used by Apple to store data on the iPhone

France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard said the next iPhone will be smaller and thinner

Apple.pro has posted a photo which claims to be of the iPhone 5 back cover

BackBlaze has added a new 'Locate My Computer' feature to its unlimited online backup service.

Apple has told Lodsys to immediately withdraw all notices sent to iOS developers and asserts that it and its developers are undisputedly licensed to the patents in question.

Nike has made their Nike+ GPS app free for a limited time to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Nike+.

Hasso-Plattner-Institut has developed 'Imaginary Phone', a technology that allows users to control their mobile devices without taking them out of their pocket

Ever wondered how easily your iPad 2 glass would break with the smart cover on?

Analysis of Apple's quarterly guidance reportedly reveals that Apple will release the next iPhone in June/July rather than in September.

Square has added the ability to create variations of your items and arrange them on virtual shelves.

Disco, a secret group messaging app from Google, has been updated to receive texts using Push

Jan-Michael Cart has posted a video demonstrating a quicker way to switch between apps similar to Full Screen Switching seen in Mac OS X Lion

Waze GPS has been updated with improved ETA change notifications and improved handling of poor network reception.