APPLE NEWS

Citi analyst Richard Gardner says Apple is ready to launch its next generation iPad in February.

Twitter today introduced a new version of the site that simplifies the design and makes it easier to follow, connect, and discover.

Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is reporting that Google will launch 'Currents', an app to compete with Flipboard, as early as tomorrow.

Apple has published its App Store Rewind 2011 list of the top paid, top free, and top grossing apps in 2011.

Lenovo will reportedly outsell Apple and the iMac in the all-in-one PC category next year.

A new version of Bejeweled and Bejeweled Blitz has been released in the App Store.

The Kenu Highline is a custom-engineered iPhone and iPod leash designed to let you capture that epic shot without worrying about dropping your device.

Apple has reportedly increased its iPhone orders this quarter by a significant amount.

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declared 'Android is ahead of the iPhone now' at the LeWeb conference.

Apple has reportedly added TV Show downloads to the Apple TV for Canadian customers.

DiskAid transfers files to apps on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Users can easily browse the contents of iOS apps and transfer files to or from another iOS device.

Video Downloader Pro key feature is that it can download and play almost any video format on iOS without conversion.

Verizon is reportedly working on introducing shared data plans by 2012

Microsoft has released My Xbox LIVE for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Macotakara is reporting that the next iPad will be thicker but still support the Smart Cover.

Ghetto Point offers you to dive deep in the atmosphere of street basketball, graffiti, rap and street culture of art, sport and fun with their iOS game Ghetto Point.

iFortress is a mobile app that uses enterprise-grade security to protect important documents, notes, and photos by locking them in a password protected vault on the user's device.

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets you clean, repair and optimize your Mac.

Apple has updated its Cards app with improved verification of postal addresses, enhancements to text entry, and check improvements.

Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair has issued a research note in which he asserts that Apple's 2012 iMac will likely include some TV functionality.

Rogue Amoeba Software has released Piezo, a simple audio recorder, on the Mac App Store.

FORTUNE's Philip Elmer-DeWitt has posted a three minute video walkthrough of Apple's new Grand Central Terminal Store.

FLUD, a news reader for iOS, has been updated with a new design, profiles, reading list, activity feed, and more.

AT&T has started throttling the 'top 5%' of iPhone data users, according to a new report.

Behringer will unveil the iNuke Boom, the loudest iPad, iPod and iPhone dock you've ever heard at CES 2012.

The Chase Mobile app for iPad has been updated with Person-to-Person QuickPay, letting you send money to nearly anyone using their email address or mobile number.

aTV Flash (black) has been updated with custom view options, web page auto-load, playback improvements, and more.

Defenders of Ardania is a new tower defense game for the iPad.

Apple has released an updated 12 Days of Christmas Giveways app that gives users in select countries a free song, music video, app, or book on each day of the promotion.

iOS developer EvilPenguin| has released Remove Recents, a tweak that keeps your task switcher clear of tasks that aren't running.

Electronic Arts has released an update to Real Racing 2 HD that brings improvements to Party Play mode.

Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, has given the new Flipboard for iPhone a rare public endorsement.

AT&T has announced that AT&T is on track to break its single quarter record for smartphone sales, thanks to the iPhone 4S.

Evernote's new 'Evernote Hello' app helps you remember the people you meet.

Evernote has released a new app entitled, 'Evernote Food', that helps you remember the food and meals you love.

Sparrow, a popular email client for Mac, has been updated with Dropbox integration and improved search.

The Apple Store Grand Central, Apple's fifth store in Manhattan, will open Friday, December 9, at 10 a.m., just in time for the holidays.

The Grand Central Terminal Apple Store is welcoming journalists today, ahead of its grand opening on Friday.

Apple has submitted updated plans for the Apple Campus 2 project to the City of Cupertino.

Apple has posted two job listings for Siri User Interface Engineers

Flipboard has been released for the iPhone and features Cover Stories, a selection of interesting articles and photos being shared with you right now.

Here's a nice chart that compares the total number of apps downloaded on the App Store versus the Android Market.

Apple has updated iBooks with a nighttime reading theme, full-screen layout, more fonts, new classic covers, and a redesign annotation palette.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a request asking the U.S. Copyright Office to rule jailbreaking legal for an expanded array of devices.

Apple's new self checkout initiative is 'working out', according to sources familiar with Apple's retail operation.

Mergemill Pro takes diverse sources of data, such as databases, web pages, e-mails and more, and then merges them with templates to produce the desired output, from web pages to customized e-mails.

ShotList allows filmmakers of all levels to schedule and track movie and video shoots from their mobile devices.

Cubic Telecom today launched a new global data SIM card which allows users to travel the world without worrying about the high cost of data roaming or mobile Internet connectivity.