APPLE NEWS

Apple has filed a patent application to add an optical signal path to future MagSafe connectors that would let the port send and receive data, as well as power the device.

Apple has won Best Mobile Device at Mobile World Congress despite not being present for the event.

Plants vs. Zombies, a hugely popular game for iOS devices, is now available in the Mac App Store.

Apple has reportedly secured close to 60% of global touch panel capacity, causing tight supply for its competitors

Apple's handling of Antennagate went against five key rules of handling a public relations crisis

Steve Jobs will meet with President Obama tomorrow during an event with San Francisco business leaders.

Vmoji is a new Cydia tweak that brings a large number of universally viewable symbols to iOS.

Steve Jobs is reportedly receiving treatment at the Stanford Cancer Center

Firewall iP, a firewall application for iOS devices, has been updated to version 2.0 and is now available for purchase in the Cydia Store.

A cheaper iPhone could expand Apple's addressable mobile phone market by 6x and revenue by 2.5x.

Twitter is now showing in-line app previews complete with app description and screenshots for App Store links.

Softpedia has posted the first screenshots of Opera's web browser for the iPad

The Geekbench 2 app for iOS has been updated with multi-core processor support.

A new report suggests that Apple's revamped MobileMe service could offer new social features taking from Facebook, Foursquare, and uStream.

Warner Bros today announced that it will release a full slate of its new releases and catalog films as 'App Editions' in the Apple App Store.

MagicWand is an accessory from TwelveSouth that connects Apple's Magic Trackpad to your Apple Wireless Keyboard, creating the sleek, one-piece input device

Google CEO Eric Schmidt today announced Google One Pass, a service that lets publishers set their own prices and terms for their digital content.

Microsoft has released Windows Phone 7 Connector in the Mac App Store.

Apple has posted a chart that shows how phone features behave differently based on whether you are using a GSM or CDMA network

Verizon iPhone sales are below what Apple and Verizon anticipated, according to a new report

A new report claims to offer new information about improvements in the upcoming MacBook Pros

Apple's announcement today that forces iOS applications to sell their content through in-app subscription has already begun to cause antitrust concerns.

Apple has released an update to iWeb via Software Update that contains bug fixes and improvements

Another report is predicting that Apple will start shipping an updated MacBook Pro by the first week in March

The iPhone Dev-Team has released PwnageTool 4.2 to create a custom IPSW that can perform an untethered jailbreak on iOS 4.2.1.

Best Buy Mexico is holding a 'Discover the New iWork 11' event on Febraury 19th at 7pm.

Camera+ has been updated with 18 improvements to enhance overall experience of using the app

Verizon's network is handling the additional of new iPhones very well thus far

Valve founder Gabe Newell says his company is more profitable per employee than Apple or Google.

Steve Jobs' historic Woodside mansion was demolished yesterday after long legal battle over its fate.

Apple has imposed a deadline of June 30th for developers to implement their in-app subscriptions feature

Apple may be planning to use MobileMe has the brain of its cloud service rather then the storage locker.

The Amazon Kindle app for iOS has been updated with real page numbers and a percentage read notifier when reading on the iPhone.

Deutsche Telekom indicated that it expects to see a NFC iPhone this year as during an announcement of its plans to rollout a mobile payment system in multiple countries in 2011-2012.

Apple today announced its new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store

Apple will reportedly change the screen size of its next generation iPhone to 4-inches in order to compete with Google Android devices.

Apple has released its 'Apple Supplier Responsibility 2011 Progress Report' which found 37 core violations across 127 facilities.

Apple is reportedly testing three iPhone 5 prototypes, one of which has a slideout keyboard.

The two week free subscription of The Daily has been extended suggesting a delay in the release of iOS 4.3.

Aza Raskin has published an article detailing the story of how his father, Jef Raskin, helped develop the Macintosh.

Photojojo is selling an 8x telephoto lens for the iPhone that attaches to your device via case that the lens twists onto.

Zendesk has released an update to their help desk application for iOS that brings iPad support.

Foursquare has updated its iPhone application with support for five new languages.

Take a look at this new video from Intel that demonstrates the user interface of its MeeGo OS for tablets.

Microsoft has announced that it will update Windows Phone 7 with improved multitasking, simultaneous game play with an Xbox, and Internet Explorer 9.

In its ad for the LG Optimus Pad, LG demonstrates the tablet's video game capabilities by showing a Steve Jobs character getting kicked in the face.

MattsMacintosh has put together a video slideshow of Steve Jobs over his Stanford graduation speech using a 3D photo effect.

Apple may be bringing down the price of a smaller iPhone by reducing its built in storage and relying on the cloud.