APPLE NEWS

Apple has flown Fu Chunli, the winner of the 25 Billionth App Download contest, to Beijing to collect her $10,000 gift card.

Appigo has updated its Todo app for iOS with Location Alerts.

Bars is a new tweak by phoenix3200 that makes your iPhone signal bars display a more accurate representation of signal strength.

ZDNet has obtained Microsoft's marketing playbook for catching up to the App Store.

AnandTech has tested the new iPad's battery life and found that it lasts for over 25 hours when acting as a LTE hotspot.

CNBC addresses a recent report that revealed the new iPad continues charging for up to one hour after it reports a full 100% charge.

AT&T has announced the launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 on April 8th for $99.99 with a two year contract.

Rovio has announced that Angry Birds Space has been downloaded over 10 million times in 3 days.

Skype has released an update to its iPad app that brings optimized graphics for the new Retina Display.

MOG has launched an iPad app for its popular streaming music service.

Bandai has introduced Smartpet, a robotic dog that uses your iPhone as its face and control center.

Apple is committing to grant royalty-free licenses if its nano-SIM standard is adopted by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.

Apple CEO Tim Cook toured the Beijing App Store this morning taking photos with fans.

AppUpdateNotifier is a new tweak that sends you notifications when updates are available for your App Store applications.

Steve Jobs tops Fortune's '12 Greatest Entrepreneurs of Our Time' list.

Square has released a major update to its 'Card Case' app which brings a new user interface and rebrands the app as 'Pay with Square'.

Josh Apter & Peter Olsen from peteandjoshmakemovies have posted a video shot with the new iPad and a custom designed video rig called 'The Padcaster'.

Here's a chart showing what the technology sector looks like without Apple.

Apple has started rejecting developer submissions for apps that use UDIDs.

iH8sn0w has found a way to downgrade A5 devices and restore to any firmware, as long as you have your SHSH blobs saved.

Charlie Caper and Erik Rosales have created a magic act using the new iPad on behalf on Stockholm.

Michael Margolis, a former Apple developer who worked on the Apple TV, says the new user interface was thrown out by Steve Jobs five years ago.

Code 42 Software has announced the launch of extensive updates to the company's CrashPlan and CrashPlan PRO backup solutions for consumers and small businesses. Cras

iOS developer David Smith has charted the adoption rate of iOS 5.1 he's seen thus far.

Batch App for iPhone has been updated with the ability to upload multiple photos to Facebook and tag friends in photos.

The Austin City Council has approved an economic incentive of $8.6 million if Apple expands its presence in the city.

Amazon Data Center Guru James Hamilton questions the logic behind Apple's massive solar farm.

The new iPhone will reportedly feature micro-dock connector, 4G LTE, a similar sized screen, and arrive in October

The Grugg, a Bangkok-based security researcher who brokers exploit sales to governments, reveals that iOS jailbreak exploits can sell for $250,000 or more.

If you want to display high resolution web images on the new iPad, you need to use progressive JPEGs.

Callnote, is an app that can record your Skype calls to Evernote.

Griffin Technology launched the iPhone and Android controlled HELO TC Assault chopper on its website today.

Samsung designer Lee Minhyouk takes issue with Apple's claim that the Galaxy smartphone is a copy of the iPhone.

SugarSync, an online solution for backup, mobile sync, and file sharing, has released an update to its iOS app that brings a new interface for iPad.

Best Buy is an important sales outlet for Apple, selling almost as many iPhones as Apple does itself.

Apple must pay a $1.2 million fine after an Italian appeal court ruled that Apple was misleading customers on product warranties.

Rdio has been updated with support for the Retina Display iPad.

The Joy of Tech illustrates Apple's reaction to Consumer Reports' look at the new iPad.

Apple has updated the iTunes Movie Trailers app for the new iPad's Retina Display.

Apple is launching the new iPad in 25 more countries tomorrow.

Apple made a change to the iPad 3 which results in some older Smart Covers not working properly.

TweekDeck for Mac has been updated with numerous new features including Interactions and Activity column types, full-size media previews, and more.

Congress has sent a letter to 34 iOS developers demanding answers on privacy.

ADR Studios has published concept photos of the 'new iPhone' featuring three Retina Displays, an LED powered edge, and 4G LTE.

DishPal for iPad is a new app that lets you share delicious and delectable dishes with friends.

Sony is planning to launch its Music Unlimited service on iOS in the next few weeks.

Nokia is speaking out against Apple's proposed nano-SIM saying it does not meet pre-agreed requirements.

Here's an interesting case by Homade that makes your iPhone look like an internal hard drive.