APPLE NEWS

In its second piece of Apple Retail news for today, 9to5Mac has learned that some Apple stores will now offer Personal Setup for Mac.

Apple will reportedly drop its restocking fees for merchandise returned to its retail stores starting on Tuesday

MyWi, a popular applcation that lets you iPhone create a mobile hotspot, has been updated with support for bluetooth tethering.

The iPhone Dev-Team has updated RedSn0w to fix Bluetooth issues with the 'Backup Plan' untether.

A valet at an Atlanta nightclub cheated death when his cell phone, tucked in his breast pocket, stopped a bullet.

Apple has launched a new site that lets you easily check the registration, warranty, and repair status of all your Apple products.

Hauppauge has announced a new live TV streamer for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

IK Multimedia has announced iRig Mic: the first handheld quality condenser microphone for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Apple has removed VLC from the App Store after receiving a formal notification of copyright infringement from VLC developers.

Kevin Rose has heard that Apple will be announcing the iPad 2 in the next few weeks, possibly on February 1st.

Steve Jobs will likely make an appearance at what is predicted to be a Verizon iPhone event.

Verizon is sending out invitations to a special press event that will be held on Tuesday, January 11th.

Trimensional is the first 3D scanner for the iPhone. It lets you instantly capture 3D models of yourself, friends, and family and share the results.

Rovio has released a free version of its popular game Angry Birds which includes 12 levels not available in the full game.

Yesterday's episode of the Big Bang Theory had Sheldon taking over Leonard's creation of an iPhone app.

Nomad Brush is the first paintbrush stylus for the iPad. It's made with a long handle and soft bristles

BGR has confirmed with a source close to Apple that employee vacation requests between February 3rd and February 6th are blocked.

Apple today announced that over one million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store in the first day.

Boxee is previewing an application for the iPad at CES 2011.

Apple.pro has posted design drawings of what may be the next generation iPhone.

At CES, Orbotix showcased a prototype robotic ball that is controlled using your iPhone or iPod Touch.

iLounge has spotted a rear shell purportedly from the second-generation iPad at CES 2011.

Apple has reportedly approached Blackstone Group LP Chief Financial Officer Laurence Tosi about becoming its new CFO

Apple Remote Desktop version 3.4 has been released to provide compatibility with the Mac App Store

iPad 2 mockups have been created based on the alleged redesign specifications that have leaked online.

Check out this video of the new 40 inch Samsung SUR40 running Microsoft Surface 2.0 that was debuted at CES.

NBC has debuted its new TV show entitled "The Cape" on the iPad

T-Mobile has posted more footage of Android 3.0 HoneyComb to promote its upcoming G-Slate tablet.

MacHeist nanoBundle 2 customers who purchased beta access to Tweetie 2 have been given access to secret features in the new Twitter for Mac application.

BusinessInsider learned from a source that Skype has acquired Qik for $100 million.

AT&T today announced a new price for the popular iPhone 3GS - $49.00 - available beginning tomorrow, Friday, January 7

The Slim line includes advanced USB flash drives-which are available in flight friendly versions-featuring unique designs and colors, slim dimensions, and data storage of up to 128GB.

Here is a collection of screenshots from the new Mac App Store for those interested

Apple today launched the Mac App Store with more than 1,000 free and paid apps.

The Smart Baby Monitor features a high-resolution 3MP camera, extra wide view lens and night vision with infrared LEDs. The Smart baby Monitor can detect any event in the room without being moved.

Microsoft today announced that the next version of Windows will support System on a Chip (SoC) architectures, including ARM-based systems

Apple is reportedly restricting retail employee vacations in anticipation of what is likely a major product launch.

Twitter for Mac (formerly Tweetie 2.0) will launch on the Mac App Store tomorrow.

Google has accidentally leaked a teaser video for its upcoming tablet edition of Android codenamed 'Honeycomb'

Amazon has opened its upcoming Android Appstore to developers who wish to sell their applications through the site.

Apple has released an update to iWork that adds public sharing and private upload options for iWork.com and brings improvements to Keynote and Pages.

GlobalDirectParts has posted an almost six minute long video showcasing what they believe to be parts from the iPhone 5

Apple may be set to launch to the Mac App Store at 12:00 pm (noon) ET tomorrow

Comcast today announced plans to enable in-home streaming for live and On Demand content this year on Apple's iPad as well as Android powered tablets.

AT&T has included Apple in a list of manufacturers set to launch LTE devices in 2012.

Firecore has just announced that thanks to Remote HD, the 1st gen AppleTV is now able to act as an AirPlay compatible device

Tonymacx86 has already managed to get Mac OS X Snow Leopard running on Intel's new Sandy Bridge CPU.

A patent filing discovered by CultofMac reveals that Apple's first use for Liquidmetal could be for an internal component of a fuel cell.