APPLE NEWS

Shazam has updated its music recognition app with instant listening on a startup that is over a second quicker.

Europe's annual HITB Security Conference has announced the first ever gathering of the jailbreak 'dream team' to present at HITBSecConf2012 – Amsterdam.

The European Commission has opened two formal antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility Inc.

DigiTimes has released a new research report saying that the new iPad did not affect notebook shipments in March.

Apple has announced that it's second quarter results conference call will take place on April 24, 2012.

Check out this video of a two year old boy being rescued from the bottom of a 12 meter deep well, thanks to help from an iPhone.

Will Strafach, a developer and hacker known as chronic, has shot down 'two minute passcode cracking' claims sparked by a recent video of the XRY software tool used by law enforcement.

Apple has rejected an app from Universal Pictures called Stifler's App Suite which was meant to promote the new American Pie film American Reunion.

Here's a video showing 100 reasons why you should jailbreak your iOS device.

The iPhone is reportedly outselling all other smartphone combined at AT&T and Sprint and selling at equal volume to all Android smartphones at Verizon.

A major update to Air Display has been released that brings support for HiDPI and Retina Display devices.

Aero, a new application switcher for iOS by SBCoders, is now available in Cydia.

ioShutter is a shutter release cable that lets you control your SLR with the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Take a look at this infographic that examines the history of iOS and Android.

Check out this iPhone 'Pro' concept from designer Jinyoung Choi that features a 3D camera, interchangeable lenses, 4.5-inch display, and more.

Facebook has updated its iOS app with numerous improvements including Retina Display support for the new iPad, the ability to offline in chat, and more.

Rovio has announced that they will be releasing a series of Angry Birds animations this fall.

New York City has launched CityMaps, an iOS map application that shows businesses as logos instead of pins.

G-Tech Optoelectronics will reportedly provide anti-reflective glass solutions for future Apple iMacs.

Chair Entertainment has announced that their popular Infinity Blade game for iOS is now on sale for $0.99.

Apple is reportedly working on physical game controller for iOS devices.

ChangeWave conducted a small survey of new iPad owners and found that an impressive 82% were very satisfied with their device and another 16% were somewhat satisfied.

Ryan Petrich has released a major update to Activator, a centralized gesture, button and shortcut management system for iOS, that brings support for iOS 5.1.

MediaSpeak is a new tweak by FreeManRepo that tells you the name of a song as it starts playing.

Consumer Reports has announced that new iPad tops their latest tablet ratings.

Samsung announced today that it has officially launched 'Samsung Display' as a new corporation, spun off from Samsung Electronics.

Ashton Kutcher will reportedly play Steve Jobs in the upcoming indie film entitled, 'Jobs'.

Check out this video comparing the boot times of the iPad 1 vs. iPad 2 vs. iPad 3.

iSleepWell is a new tweak from Xvolks that turns airplane mode ON when you place your iPhone face down.

Djay for iPhone has been updated to resolve an issue with saving BPMs and resetting the echo effect.

Apple has updated the Developer Advertising Services Agreement to indicated that revenue share for the iAd Network is now 70% to the Developer.

Check out this chart comparing RIM vs. Apple over the last twelve months.

Barnes & Noble has updated the NOOK app for iOS with support for the Retina Display iPad.

A settlement with the Justice Department over allegations that Apple colluded with Publishers to restrict competition in the e-Books industry could undo the Apple imposed 'agency model' currently in effect.

FireCore has just announced the release of a tethered jailbreak and aTV Flash (black) for the latest 5.0 (iOS 5.1) firmware running on the Apple TV 2.

A study by Flurry Analytics reveals that Apple's App Store generates the most revenue for developers, followed by the Amazon Appstore, then Google Play trailing far behind.

Designer Enrico Penello has posted images of his concept for the iPod Nano Touch.

Apple has fewer employees dedicated to R&D than Microsoft or RIM, according to LinkedIn data.

Following the Fair Labor Associations report on working conditions at Foxconn, a plan has been instituted to reduce employee hours; however, it appears that most workers don't want to work less hours.

Apple has updated their online Australian Apple Store to specifically say the new iPad does not support LTE in that country.

After losing its appeal in Italy, Apple has posted a chart comparing the EU Statutory Warranty, the Apple One-Year Limited Warranty and the AppleCare Protection Plan.

Pod2g, the hacker behind the iOS 5.0 and iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreaks, has revealed that a public jailbreak for A5+ iOS 5.1 devices is at minimum weeks away.

Apple CEO Tim Cook took the top spot in Glassdoor's 2012 list of the Top 25 Highest Rated CEOs.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute has postponed a vote on the nano-SIM standard as a battle rages between Apple, Nokia, RIM, SanDisk and others.

Apple released an update to iPhoto that improves overall stability.

Following horrible fourth quarter results, RIM has announced the resignation of its former C0-CEO as a Board Director, the resignation of its CTO, and the resignation of its COO.

The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has released the results of its independent investigation into Apple's supplier Foxconn, China's largest private employer.

Foxconn is increasing shipments of the new iPad to 12-15 million units in 2Q12