APPLE NEWS

Cobook, a smart address book for OS X, is now available from the Mac App Store.

Online Degrees has posted an infographic examining Siri satisfaction, common uses, data use, search, secret commands, and future.

Autodesk today released SketchBook Ink, a new pen & ink drawing app for the iPad.

Tweetbot, a popular Twitter client for the iPhone, has been received a big update that brings a new search view, offline Favorite and Read Later support, and more.

Bump has been updated with the ability to bump photos from your iPhone to your computer.

Facebook has launched Camera, a new mobile app for taking photos with your iPhone.

Microsoft is reportedly planning to release Outlook Web App for Exchange 2012 and an updated version of the Lync communications platform for iOS.

SayHi Translate, an iPhone app that listens to your voice then speaks back what you said in a different language, has received a big update.

iOS and Android devices account for 82% of the smartphone shipped in 1Q12, according to IDC.

Sharp will reportedly provide technology to Foxconn for a plant in China that will produce panels for the iPhone.

MuscleNerd presented on the evolution of iPhone baseband and unlocks at HITBSecConf in Amsterdam today.

FORTUNE has published a profile of Apple's Tim Cook that examines how the new CEO is changing Apple.

Apple has filed a patent for an optical stylus that determines its location by capturing an image while in contact with the surface.

The Vault of Tears update for Infinity Blade II is now available.

Panic has released Diet Coda, an iPad version of their web code editor for OS X.

Yahoo has released Axis, a new web browser for iOS.

Apple is airing two new iPhone 4S Siri ads featuring John Malkovich.

Pod2g has announced that iPad 3,3 support has been added to the Absinthe jailbreak utility, leaving only the iPad 2,4 jailbreak to be implemented.

Apple's plan to build a 4.8-megawatt fuel cell facility at its data center in North Carolina has been approved by regulators.

Thank You Pen is an iPhone app that lets you send personalized cards written by real pens.

Apple has responded to the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of conspiring to fix prices of electronic books.

The Mint.com app for iOS has been updated to let you create and edit budgets on the go.

A jury has determined that Google's Android did not infringe on Oracle's patents after over a week of deliberations.

A keyboard shortcut reference found in the latest Mountain Lion beta suggests that OS X may get Siri-like voice dictation.

Jeanette Horan, IBM's chief information officer, says the company bans both iCloud and Siri for security reasons.

Seagate Technology and LaCie S.A. today announced an exclusive agreement with the intent for Seagate to acquire a controlling interest in LaCie.

Microsoft is reportedly planning to release Office for iPad this November.

Unfold is a newly released tweak based on Anton Kudin's 'fold to unlock' concept for the iPhone.

Photosmith 2 lets you send your existing photos from Adobe Lightroom to your iPad.

Apple is beginning construction of a new 12,100 square feet and 23 foot tall flagship store at the Stanford Shopping Center.

Unsurprisingly, Apple and Samsung were not able to find a compromise during moderated settlement talks.

The Opera Mini Web Browser for iOS has been updated with support for the iPad Retina Display and with a new Data Usage option.

Google has updated its Google Search app for iPhone with a complete redesign, major speed improvements, full-screen image search, and more.

Draw Something, a popular game for iOS, has been updated with support for the new iPad's Retina Display.

The Telegraph has published an interview with Jonathan Ive where the famed Apple designer reveals that what they're working on now 'feels like the most important and the best work we've done'.

Gameloft has released the official game of 2012's Men in Black 3 for iOS.

Zephyr, a tweak that brings multitasking swipes to your iOS device, has been updated with landscape support for iPhone and other improvements.

ooVoo for iOS lets you video chat, text, or make phone calls with up to 12 friends for free

NASA has released a major update to its iPhone app that brings a completely new interface.

J. Crew's CEO Mickey Drexler, former CEO of Gap, helped Steve Jobs create the highly successful Apple Store.

Bob Apfel of Bondholder Communications Group explains how iPads were used to help complete the debt restructuring of Greece.

Amazon has released an update to its mobile Appstore for Android that lets you test drive apps.

Apple ranked highest in Millward Brown's annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study for the second year in a row.

MetaWatch has launched a smartwatch development system featuring Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology for connectivity and compatibility with Apple's iPhone 4S, iPad 3, and Android platforms.

Apple CEO Tim Cook personally tried to hire Google senior executive Dennis Woodside away from the company to be Apple's head of sales.

ZooGue has frozen an iPad 3 in a block of ice to promote their free iPhone cases.

The Hulu Plus app for iOS has been updated to support the Retina Display iPad, browsing by genre, split view AirPlay, and more.

A taller iPod touch front panel and iPhone 5 camera parts have leaked online