APPLE NEWS

RIM has announced that it plans to sell the PlayBook tablet for under $500

Apple has informed developers that iTunes Connect will be temporarily closed from December 23rd to December 28th

Apple may have canceled support for AirPrint through Mac and Windows

The Washington Post has created a new video ad for their iPad app

John Gruber from Daring Fireball examines Apple's pricing advantage with the iPad and why this is not the case with Macs vs. PCs.

Dragon Stop Motion excels in creating stop motion animation, digital effects and motion graphics.

Apple is planning to release Mac OS X 10.6.5 and iTunes 10.1 tomorrow and iOS 4.2 on Friday.

Twittelator for iPad has already been updated with support for multitasking and printing on iOS 4.2.

Griffin has added background recording and playback to its iTalk Recorder for iPhone.

Joby has announced the Gorillamobile for iPhone 4 that packages a Joby tripod with iPhone 4 bumper that easily mounts to the tripod.

Apple retail stores have banned sales of iPhone 4 slide-on cases to investigate concerns about trapped dirt causing scratches and cracks in the glass.

Adobe Ideas has been updated with Layers, Redo, and Save functionality, as well as, Multitasking and Retina Display support.

ZAGG has unveiled an aluminum case for the iPad called the ZAGGmate. The case is available with or without a built in Bluetooth keyboard.

Apple has made changes to its Liquid-Damage policy requiring that your iPod be inspected for additional signs of liquid damage if the LCI inside the headphone jack has been activated.

The iPhone 4 is the phone most likely to break due to accidental damage but least likely to fail in its first year of ownership

Aweditorium takes the photography, lyrics, video, and interviews surrounding your favorite music and ties it together to create a unique experience.

Google has announced Instant Previews, a graphic overview of a search result that highlights the most relevant sections.

Amazon has announced 70% Revenue Share Terms are now available for Kindle magazine and newspaper publishers

Adobe has released a public Mac beta of Adobe Audition, its audio post production application.

eBuddy Messenger for the iPhone has been updated with a redesigned buddy list and copy & paste support.

Verizon has begun airing its first commercial for the Apple iPad entitled, "Breakaway".

Saurik, founder of Cydia, gives a TEDx Talk in which he compares jailbreaking your iPhone to souping up your car.

Apple has reportedly purchased Wi-Gear, the company behind the iMuffs Bluetooth headphones for iPod and iPhone.

Bill Campbell, a close adviser and confidant to some of the Valley's best-known figures, reveals that the rivalry between Google and Apple forced him to cut his ties with the former.

Easy to use and intuitive, this App captivates kids by presenting them with 92 high-quality pictures of animals, their sounds and also the correct pronunciations of their names.

Bet2Win app will definitely show you the way to earn money with no effort and no work.

With HamTouch! users can look after your very own virtual hamster. Feed it, play with it, take photos of it and even invite friends' hamsters over to play from other HamTouch! users on Twitter.

Liquid Relay offers hours of fun trying to reach the highest score by build the longest path per level.

GroupMe lets users effortlessly group text with the people in your life that are important to you. It's your real-life network, in your pocket. It's totally free and works on every phone.

Apple has completed work on iWork '11 but may be holding it back for release alongside the Mac App Store.

AIM for iPhone has been updated with Retina Display and Multitasking support and features a redesigned buddy list.

BeeJiveIM for iPad has received an update that removes ICQ support.

OmniGraffle for iPad has been updated with multitasking and printing support along with improvements to the Document Browser, and more.

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch believes Apple is inciting and condoning negative campaigning against Flash.

Hasbro will unveil My3D, an iPhone accessory that brings 3D content viewing to the iPhone, to investors tomorrow.

Apple may be planning scrollable menus and toolbars for its new version of OS X and iOS, according to a European patent filing

RockMelt enables you to interact and share with friends on Facebook, Twitter and other sites instantly from anywhere on the Web.

Parallax is a new tweak that lets you set a panoramic image as your iPhone wallpaper and makes it stretch across your Springboard pages.

Leaked screenshots confirm the launch of the ZTE Peel, a case to turn your iPod touch into a phone.

This holiday season, Google Chrome has teamed up with AirTran Airways, Delta, and Virgin America to offer free Gogo Inflight Wi-Fi on every domestic flight from November 20, 2010 through January 2, 2011.

Epic Games has debuted their trailer for 'Infinity Blade', the first game to use Epic's Unreal Engine 3 on the iPhone 4 and iPad.

Toshiba has announced the Blade X-gale SSD series, a new form factor in solid-state storage that debuted with the MacBook Air.

The Washington Post has released an application for the iPad

Steve Jobs has responded to a customer upset that Apple will be discontinuing the Xserve product line.

Bootlace 2.1 has just been released to install Android on your iPhone without the need for a computer.

KosmicMath captivates children to master their math tables.

LaCie's USB 3.0 drivers for Mac OS X have been hacked to remove their linkage to LaCie's hard drives.

iPhoneIslam has managed to successfully enable FaceTime video calling on the iPhone 3GS.