APPLE NEWS

Apple has received regulatory approval for a 20 megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina.

Sprint will reportedly offer a minimum of $100 for your old iPhone on trade-in for the iPhone 4S starting tomorrow.

Sparrow for Mac has been updated with POP support, pull to refresh, unified inbox improvements, and more.

PopCap has finally released the popular Bejeweled game for iPad.

Viacom has given up its fight against Time Warner Cable which will allow the cable company to add channels like MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to its iPad app.

The Weather Channel App has been updated with its first major redesign since launch.

Apple has begun censoring the word jailbreak in the iTunes Store and App Store.

Reuters is confirming a WSJ report that the next generation iPhone will feature a 4-inch screen.

LG Display and AU Optronics have reportedly passed Apple's certification test to supply LCD panels for the iPad mini.

Apple has obtained ownership of the iPhone5.com after filing a claim with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Due, a reminders app for iOS, has made its way to the Mac App Store.

Apple has released another update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3.

Facebook has released a new 'Pages Manager' application for the iPhone.

Google has released Schemer for iPhone, an app that helps you start doing more awesome stuff.

Nielsen looks at the state of smartphones over the past year.

The Loop is a one-piece silicone watch band that seamlessly integrates with the sixth & seventh generation iPod Nano.

Flipboard has been updated with SoundCloud and Readability integration.

OpenSignalMaps has posted a series of charts visualizing just how bad Android fragmentation really is.

Verizon plans to force grandfathered customers off their unlimited data plan when they make the switch to LTE.

The high resolution display panels needed for a Retina Display MacBook will add $100 to Apple's cost per device.

Check out this chart that shows Apple's use of cool cat names for OS X.

Samsung shares dropped over 6% today after a report that Apple placed huge DRAM orders with rival Elpida.

Virgin Atlantic has announced the launch of limited in-flight cell phone use.

Check out this iOS lock screen 'fold to unlock' concept by Anton Kudin.

The WSJ is reporting that Apple has ordered screens that 'measure at least 4 inches diagonally' for its next generation iPhone.

Academy Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will adapt Steve Jobs, a motion picture based on the best-selling biography of the legendary Apple co-founder by award-winning journalist Walter Isaacson.

U.S. Customs has blocked the import of the HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE as the agency investigates whether they infringe an Apple patent.

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with the Speaker of the House John Boehner today.

Apple has been granted a patent for a wireless remote control clickwheel that attaches to your car's steering wheel.

Remember The Milk has updated its to-do list app for iOS with a completely new design.

Verizon Wireless today announced that it will bring the speed and capabilities of its 4G LTE network to 28 new markets and will expand the network in 11 additional markets on May 17.

A new report claims to offer some information about what the Apple television software will look like.

Google is reportedly planning to release its Chrome Browser for iOS.

Apple has changed Siri's answer to the question 'What's the best smartphone ever?' after it was discovered that the Nokia Lumia 900 came up as the result.

An email from Steve Jobs to an alleged 'conspiring publisher' has been made public as part of a 31 state class action lawsuit against Apple, Macmillan and Penguin for price fixing.

A new report says Apple will update the MacBook Air with a Retina Display.

Disney is reportedly in talks with Apple to bring its WatchESPN application to the Apple TV.

Google has launched Story of Send, a new site that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the journey your email takes after its sent.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Psystar's request to review a U.S. Court of Appeals decision that found their Mac clones violate Apple's copyrights.

Nielsen has released the results of a survey examining how consumers use their smartphones while shopping.

Google has released Chrome 19 which brings syncing of your open tabs across all your devices; as well as, the syncing of bookmarks, apps extensions, history, themes, and settings.

Apple has significantly reduced its orders for the current iPhone ahead of its anticipated sixth generation device.

Apple is planning to use 'G/F2' thin-film touch technology in its rumored 7.85-inch iPad, according to DigiTimes.

ESPN Radio for iOS has been updated with the ability to create custom stations, download stations for offline listening, pause and rewind, news notifications and a new layout.

Perian, a free open source QuickTime component that adds native support for many popular video formats, is coming to an end.

The next generation MacBook Pro will reportedly feature Nvidia graphics, according to a new report.

Following up on a report that the next generation MacBook Pro will feature a Retina Display, ABC News says upcoming iMacs will also get a high resolution display.

Pod2g has confirmed that his untethered jailbreak is working for the iPad 1 and iPad 2 on iOS 5.1.1.