APPLE NEWS

Microsoft announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Samsung which sees the company pay Microsoft for using Android.

FORTUNE has released a new Kindle book entitled, 'All About Steve: The Story of Steve Jobs and Apple from the Pages of Fortune'

M.I.C. Gadget is reporting that the basis for the massive influx of teardrop 'iPhone 5' cases is a prototype device lost by or possibly stolen from Foxconn.

TransGaming today announced that EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 12 has been brought to the Mac platform using their Cider Mac enablement product.

AT&T is starting to block employee vacation requests and has added SKU placeholders for the launch of a new iPhone in mid-October

The New Yorker's Paul Goldberger joins the LA Times in criticizing Apple's design for its new headquarters.

After confirming that T-Mobile would not be getting the iPhone, Cole Brodman, Chief Marketing Officer of T-Mobile USA posted a letter to customers about the device.

Mozilla today announced the release of Firefox 7 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Intel spokesman Dave Salvator says the Thunderbolt ports on current Macs will be compatible with upcoming fiber optic cables

Apple has sent out press invites for an October 4th iPhone event.

Disney today introduced AppMATes, a new toy car line that lets kids use the iPad as a virtual play map.

Skype has updated its apps for iOS with a new interface, bluetooth support, and advertising.

Apple will initially launch the new iPhone in five countries which include the USA, UK, France, Germany, and Japan, reports Macotakara.

Amazon will reportedly unveil the Kindle Fire tablet at a press event on Wednesday

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office has denied Apple's appeal to register a trademark for the term 'Multi-touch'

Facebook is reportedly planning to launch its iPad app and a new iPhone app at an October 4th Apple event.

Rogers has sent a text message to customers asking if they would like to be notified when reservations for the new iPhone can be made.

Apple has announced that its Q4 conference call will take place on Tuesday, October 18th.

Early benchmarks of the new Thunderbolt LaCie Little Big Disk have been posted online.

Facebook engineer Jeff Verkoeyen has left the company for Google after working 80 hour weeks on the Facebook iPad app which has been 'feature complete' since May but has yet to be released.

Nielsen Wire is reporting that over the last three months 56% of new smartphone owners chose Android while only 28% chose iOS.

Brookstone is offering an iOS app-controlled spy tank that creates its own wi-fi network for remote control and features a built-in microphone adjustable camera that streams video and takes still photos

CrashPlan has released an iOS app that can securely access your backup files from the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

VirusBarrier X6's real-time scanner will detect the file when it is downloaded, and its Anti-Spyware protection will block any connections. This Trojan horse has been found in the wild, and has some disturbing actions.

Analyst Chris Whitmore with Deutsche Bank is predicting that Apple will release a redesigned aluminum unibody iPhone 5 and a low-end iPhone 4S next month.

Amazon has signed a deal with FOX to add movies and tv shows to their prime instant streaming service.

Apple is reportedly gearing up to release products with a curved touchscreen in the first half of 2012

Apple has cut its Q4 iPad orders by 25%, says JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Apple will reportedly reveal their new iPhone Assistant feature alongside the unveiling of the next generation iPhone.

The San Francisco Police have asked the bar owners of Cava 22 to view surveillance footage taken the night a second iPhone prototype was lost by Apple.

A Samsung shop-in-a-shop in Italy's Centro Sicilia has a wall of icons that features Apple App Store icons.

Apple will reportedly hold its event to introduce the next iPhone at its headquarters in Cupertino, California on October 4th.

Apple is reportedly blacking out two sets of vacation dates thought to coincide with the launch of iOS 5 and the iPhone 5.

Take a look at Steve Jobs describing his vision for iCloud, way back in 1997.

Doodle Jump, a popular game for iOS, has been updated with two new platform types.

Verizon has sided with Samsung against Apple and asked the court to deny a preliminary injunction against Samsung devices.

The opening of the first Apple Store in Hong Kong today drew huge crowds today.

Apple has announced to developers that it will delete all current iTunes Match iCloud libraries

Google has updated its Google+ app for iOS with Hangouts, sharing, +1 on comments, and more.

The latest alpha release of uTorrent supports integration with iOS, Android, PS3, and Xbox 360 devices.

WordPress has updated its iOS app with a new feature-rich content editor that supports full screen editing.

Twitter has announced two Developer Teatimes that will have a heavy focus on iOS 5 Twitter integration

Comcast is reportedly working on AnyPlay, a television streaming solution for the iPad.

Source code for the LLVM-based compiler Clang,the default compiler Xcode, reveals that support has recently been added for Marvell's quad-core, ARM-based Armada XP processor.

The iTattoo case by Charles & Marie uses your iPhone's Apple logo as part of the design.

Amazon has sent out invites to a special event in New York city on September 28th where the company is expected to unveil its rumored tablet.

Samsung says it will be 'more aggressive' in its patent battle with Apple from now on.

Take a look at this detailed review of the new Apple Thunderbolt Display