APPLE NEWS

The NYPD (New York City Police Department) has released an official app for the iPhone that lets citizens submit tips, read breaking news, locate police stations and more.

Lumify Movie Studio, a video editing app for the iPhone, received a major update today.

Angry Birds Space for Mac has been updated with 30 new levels in a galaxy where all the planets are filled with water.

Here's a look back at the home pages Apple used to launch each version of iPhone since 2007.

Aubrey Johnson who led design at Color reveals the story behind Apple's acquisition of Lala and Color.

A SEC filing made yesterday reveals that Apple board member and former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore purchased 59,000 shares of AAPL worth over $29.6 million for $441,000 or $7.475 per share.

Congressman Hank Johnson has released a discussion draft of the Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013, or the APPS Act.

Nokia has released 3D templates that can be used by customers to 3D print their own custom Lumia 820 shells.

Sharp has nearly halted production of 9.7-inch iPad screens as demand shifts to iPad mini.

Google has announced that their iOS app for Google+ has been launched in 48 more countries.

Judge Lucy Koh has ordered Apple CEO Tim Cook to four hours of questioning by plaintiff attorneys as part of a civil lawsuit against the company for conspiring with other tech companies to eliminate competition for each other's employees.

Hearst is now offering its entire catalog of magazines including Car and Driver, Popular Mechanics, Esquire, Seventeen, and more on Newsstand days before any other outlet, including print.

Bump, a popular app for sharing information with other mobile users, has been updated to let you share Dropbox files.

Kaleidoscope 2 is a just released update to Black Pixel's app for comparing text, files, and folders.

The StumbleUpon app has been updated with a new home page, lists, refresh, and a slide feature that reveals facts about each page.

Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt has compiled the cumulative sales of the iPhone 4, 4S, and 5 and compared them to sales of the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones.

Angry Birds Rio for iPhone and Angry Birds Rio HD for iPad are now free to download.

Apple is offering refurbished 13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pros at a 15% discount.

New photos from the 'jOBS' movie starring Ashton Kutcher have surfaced ahead of its January 26th premiere.

Rolling Stone has just launched an iPad version of its magazine on Apple's Newsstand.

Square Enix has released Final Fantasy All The Bravest for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Sprint has announced that its expanding its 4G LTE coverage to 28 more cities.

Dolphin Browser for iPhone and Dolphin Browser for iPad have both received a big update that brings one-tap sharing, saving of web content to Evernote or Box, Wi-Fi broadcast, send to device, and sync.

A&T is reportedly looking to acquire a counterpart in Europe before the market becomes more data centric.

Amazon has announced that its MP3 Store has been optimized for the iPhone and iPod touch.

The SwitchEasy CoverBuddy is a back cover for your iPad mini that matches the Smart Cover from Apple.

Riven, the sequel to Myst, has just been released for the iPad.

Finish is a new timeframe-focused to-do app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Temple Run 2, the sequel to the popular game for iOS, is now available in the U.S. App Store.

Facebook has begun to roll out its free calling to friends feature for Facebook Messenger to app users in the U.S.A.

Stamen Design has created a map of the secret bus lines run by Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, EA and eBay to shuttle their employees to work in San Francisco.

Apple is offering monthly payment plans to customers in China via a China Merchants Bank card.

Audi and Slot Mods USA have built a large slot race car track featuring 1:32 scale Audi A4 cars that can be raced using an iPad.

AT&T has announced 'as a result of ongoing testing' that it will enable FaceTime over Cellular for all customers with a tiered data plan.

The Firemonkeys team has posted a developer diary video about the addition of real tracks for Real Racing 3.

Apple and Amazon have been ordered into settlement talks in Apple's trademark infringement lawsuit against Amazon for using the term 'app store'.

Pacific Crest analysts Andy Hargreaves and Corey Barrett have downgraded Apple's stock to 'sector perform'.

Apple is widely rumored to be working on a lower cost version of the iPhone. Here's a mockup that shows what an 'iPhone mini' would look like if it kept the iPhone 5 design but dropped the screen size back down to 3.5 inches.

Readdle has released a new Documents app for the iPad as a replacement to ReaddleDocs.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a good track record in predicting Apple's plans, has released his 2013 Apple product and shipments roadmap.

A Dutch court has ruled that Samsung's Galaxy tablets don't infringe on the design of the iPad.

Martin uit Utrecht has posted a 3D model mockup of the upcoming iPad 5 based on the design of the new iPad mini.

Poster, an iOS app for editing your WordPress blog, has received a major update.

Jerry McDougal, Apple's VP of Retail and the man considered as a potential candidate for the SVP of Retail position, has resigned.

ChangeWave has released a new report on consumer smartphone buyers revealing strong iPhone 5 demand and high customer satisfaction with iOS.

Asymco analyst Horace Dediu charts the availability of the iPhone 5 vs. the iPhone 4S.

Facebook has announced Graph Search, a new product that will help you find people, photos, places, and interests using data from your social network.

Designer Adrian Maciburko has applied a crystal interface concept to Apple's Game Center.