APPLE NEWS

Renown French designer Philippe Starck says he has been working with Apple on a revolutionary project which will emerge in 8 months.

TestFlight has announced a new user interface for their service that helps developers distribute apps to testers.

A German appeal court has upheld a ban on iCloud and MobileMe push emails in Germany, granting Motorola a big win against the Cupertino company.

Fetchnotes is a new app that helps you capture and organize short notes like to dos, ideas, and shopping lists.

Apple has responded to the antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against the company and five publishers.

Microsoft has announced the release of Service Pack 2 for Office for Mac.

Apple has released a new software update that removes the Flashback trojan and disables automatic execution of Java applets.

Teehan+Lax has made available a Photoshop CS6 PSD of the new iPad's Retina Display GUI to help designers plan out their applications.

Splashtop has released Win8 Metro Testbed, an iOS app that allows you to use the Metro UI of Windows 8 on your iPad.

Adobe has updated Adobe Revel for iOS and OS X with new features and support for the Retina Display iPad.

Intel VP and GM of the PC Client Group Kirk Skaugen hinted that upcoming Macs could feature Retina Displays during a presentation at the Intel Developer Forum.

Chair Entertainment Group has updated Infinity Blade II with a new ClashMob content pack.

Apple has reportedly begun forcing users to set security questions/answers in order to improve the security of their accounts.

Intel has reportedly begun shipping second generation Thunderbolt controllers just ahead of the expected Ivy Bridge update for various Mac models.

NYU law professor Richard Epstein believes that the Department of Justice's antitrust suit against Apple and publishers over e-Book pricing is a mistake.

Adobe has announced that it will showcase Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium at NAB.

Intel is expected to move up its Ivy Bridge processor launch to April 23rd from the previously scheduled date of April 29th.

LogMeIn has just opened the beta of 'Cubby', a new cloud data service to simply and securely share information across PCs, Macs, iPads, iPhones, Android devices, or with other people.

Max Payne, a popular third-person shooter video game, is now available for iOS.

Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz, the second reporter ever to gain access to the factory floor at Apple's Chinese producer Foxconn, has posted a video showing some steps of the iPad's production.

F-Secure has created a free tool that automates the detection and removal of the widespread Flashback trojan.

Comcast has updated its XFINITY TV app for iOS with the ability to view and modify scheduled DVR recordings.

Apple's market value is about to overtake that of all the public companies in Spain, Greece, and Portugal combined.

Demand for the iPhone 4S is still growing, according to a March survey conducted by ChangeWave Research.

Google Currents, an iOS app that delivers magazine-like editions to your device, has been updated with Instant Sync, Offline Reading Options, Google+, Read It Later, and more.

The new Apple TV's A5 processor die is not a single core processor but contains a dual core processor.

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster - and will continue to litigate against Apple, Macmillan, and Penguin.

Verizon Wireless is now charging a $30 upgrade fee for customers who purchase subsidized mobile equipment with a two-year contract.

The Pebble E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android, a new Kickstarter project, raised $100,000 in its first two hours.

Readdle has released Scanner Pro 4.0 to transform your iPhone and iPad into a portable scanner.

Google has announced a big redesign of Google+ that uses a new dynamic ribbon of applications for navigation.

Springpad, an app that lets you create notebooks for any topic or area of interest, has been completely redesigned.

Google beat Apple, Facebook, and Twitter in a customer opinion poll conducted for ABC News/Washington Post.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster in New York claiming that the companies colluded to fix eBook pricing.

Apple has updated Motion with improved performance and several fixes.

Apple has updated Compressor with the ability to run as encoding node without a monitor and improved performance when encoding mp4 and avi files.

Apple has released an update to Final Cut Pro X which improves image quality and responsiveness of broadcasting monitoring and improves performance of multicam syncing and editing.

The Plex media player app for iOS has been updated with Retina Display support and numerous other new features.

Apple has reportedly begun internal testing of iTunes 11 which features iOS 6 support and improved iCloud integration.

Apple has announced that it will release a tool to detect and remove the Flashback trojan.

CloudOn, an app that brings Microsoft Office to your iPad, has added email capabilities, new file format support, and compatibility with the Box file storage service.

Stride is a new iOS tweak by Adam Bell that lets you unlock your device using a custom gesture.

Semaphore has released an update to TinyUmbrella that lets you save BBTickets for use 'later on...'

In a report issued today, Gartner predicts tablet sales will double to about 118.9 million units this year.

Apple has reportedly tried to shut down a server monitoring the number of Macs infected by the Flashback trojan.

Best Buy's Brian Dunn has resigned as chief executive officer and director.

TomTom has updated their navigation app for iOS with updated maps, Facebook integration, destination sharing, and more.

Retailers are experiencing constrained supplies of the 15-inch MacBook Pro ahead of an update that's expected to bring Ivy Bridge processors and a thinner design.