APPLE NEWS

Shaw Wu at Sterne Agee believes that demand is still robust for the iPhone and that component order cuts are due to improved yields.

Apple is reportedly planning to establish a research and development center in Beijing.

Apple has launched its Back to School promotion in Australia and New Zealand offering a A$100 iTunes gift card with a purchase of a new Mac.

Test-Aankoop/Test-Achats, a Belgian consumer watchdog agency, has filed a complaint over Apple's warranty practices.

Pod2g, the hacker behind recent iOS jailbreaks, has announced 2G Lab, a company that will focus on development and security research.

SquareTrade reveals that 51% of iPhone accidents happen around the home.

Apple's rumored entry-level iPhone could use a plastic chassis to save on costs.

Beamer is an application for OS X that lets you send video in any common format to the Apple TV for playback.

Sentry, the designer behind the Auxo app switcher has posted a new concept for activating the Do Not Disturb feature.

Apple has announced that the cellular iPad mini and iPad 4 will launch in China on Friday.

UBS analyst Brent Thill has released a report estimating that Microsoft only sold 1 million Surface tablets last quarter.

Apple's Thunderbolt Display is in short supply at retailers suggesting that a refresh of cinema display may be near.

Gartner has released its report on declining worldwide shipping of PCs in which it estimates that Q4 U.S. Mac shipments grew by 5.4% year over year.

Uber, an app to request a private car with your iPhone, has been updated to support city events.

Apple's Weather app is failing to update properly over AT&T's mobile data network, according to numerous user reports.

Pulse, a popular news reader for iPhone, has been updated to let you browse your Flickr, Instagram, Tumblr, and YouTube streams.

Monkey Kit is a positioning system for your iPad that uses a Vacuum Dock and a removable three foot tail that can be twisted to position your tablet nearly anywhere.

Netflix has signed a new deal with Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Television to bring to the service complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialized drama Dallas.

Waze GPS has been updated with numerous improvements including a new Share My Drive and Share Location interface.

Oracle has released an update to Java 7 following a warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the software is vulnerable to a serious flaw.

Samsung has announced that sales of it's Galaxy S devices have surpassed 100 million.

An elderly person crashed a Lincoln Town Car into the Lincoln Park Apple Store earlier this evening.

Apple has reportedly cut its orders for iPhone 5 components due to weaker than expected demand.

Facebook may be planning to unveil a new Messenger app for the iPad Tuesday.

Bexar County, Texas has unveiled plans to open the country's first completely bookless library.

The uNu DX Protective Battery Case for the iPhone 5 is now available to pre-order.

The official Oscars app has recently been updated for the 2013 Academy Awards.

A Judge has approved Kodak's long-awaited sale of its digital-imaging patents to a group of technology companies including Apple, Microsoft, and Google.

ClamCase Pro is a new keyboard case for the iPad that aims to transform it into a MacBook.

AgileBits has released an updated to its 1Password app for iOS that brings numerous improvements including better Dropbox and iCloud syncing.

Microsoft Tag, an app for scanning barcodes and QR codes, has been updated with iPhone 5 support.

Foursquare has updated its iOS app to make it easier to find your friends that also use the service.

FireCore has updated aTV Flash (black) with TV Show Playlists, Custom Favorites, and numerous other improvements.

Delta has announced the release of a new Fly Delta app for iPad and a revamped app for the iPhone.

Netham45, a xda-developers forum member, has released a tool that lets ordinary users jailbreak their Windows RT tablets.

Applying AnyGlove drops to your winter gloves can turn them into iPhone compatible touchscreen gloves.

Apple is reportedly prepping the final beta of iOS 6.1 for release to developers today or possibly Monday.

Apple has blocked Java 7 from running on Mac OS X following a warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the software is vulnerable to a serious flaw.

Luca Maestri, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Xerox, is leaving the company on February 28th to assume the role of corporate controller at Apple.

Apple has added support for the Watchever streaming service to German Apple TVs.

Apple is said to be preparing a new fifth generation iPad and a second generation iPad mini for release in March.

Reuters has pulled its story based on a Shanghai Evening News report that had Apple's Phil Schiller dismissing talk of a cheaper iPhone.

Pod2g, a hacker famous for releasing recent iOS jailbreaks, has launched his first application in the App Store.

Apple received a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award today from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at an event in Las Vegas.

Tweetbot for Mac received a minor update today that fixed numerous issues.

Jimmy lovine, chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M and co-owner of Beats, talks about trying to push Steve Jobs into music subscriptions.

Infiniboard, a tweak that lets you vertically scroll your home screen pages, has been updated with Iconoclasm and OverBoard support.

Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller made some interesting comments to the Shanghai Evening News regarding rumors about a low-end iPhone release this year.