Oracle has released an update to Java 7 following a warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the software is vulnerable to a serious flaw.
A Judge has approved Kodak’s long-awaited sale of its digital-imaging patents to a group of technology companies including Apple, Microsoft, and Google.
Ariel Maislos, former CEO of Israel’s Anobit, a flash memory company acquired by Apple, says ‘Intel is full of paranoids, but at Apple, they really are after you.’
According to data released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, iOS was the top selling smartphone platform over the 12 week period ending November 25th, crossing the 50% mark for the first time.
Fitbit today debuted the Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband that syncs with your iPhone, iPad, computer, or Android device using Bluetooth 4.0.
Seagate today announced the Seagate Wireless Plus external hard drive with built-in battery designed to wirelessly stream content for up to eight smartphones or tablets.
Griffin has debuted new charging accessories including the PowerDock 5 to charge up to 5 devices at once, and the PowerBlock and PowerJolt Universal chargers.
Consumer Reports has ranked the Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus G, Motorola Droid Razr HD, and Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD as better smartphones than the iPhone 5.
Apple and Steve Jobs were so secretive about the first iPhone that when AT&T COO Ralph de la Vega was shown the device he had to sign a NDA that prevented him from describing the device to his own bosses except in general terms.
Apple has acknowledge the Do Not Disturb bug that has plagued some iOS users since January 1st and revealed that the feature won’t work properly until January 7th.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced the release of an iPhone app and data feed that provides real-time arrival information for New York City subway trains.
Apple has been fined 1.03 million yuan or about $165,000 for allowing apps on the App Store to sell unlicensed copies of eBooks from a group of eight Chinese authors.
Check out this video from Brian Boyko that details how he found Windows 8 to be unusable and even user-hostile when attempting to review the operating system.
The Pew Research Center says one in every four U.S. adults now owns a tablet. Check out this chart that shows the growth of the U.S. tablet and smartphone market.
The European Commission will charge Samsung with violating competition rules by filing patent lawsuits against Apple based on standard essential patents.
Nokia is reportedly in talks with Microsoft, Qualcomm and Compal Electronics to resume development of a 10-inch Windows RT tablet which would be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February.
The NexStar Wi-Fi Hard Drive Dock by Vantec now features integrated Wi-Fi and an app that lets you access your files directly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Amazon is still shipping the new 21.5-inch iMac for delivery by Christmas; whereas, Apple is showing a 7-10 business days wait before the desktop ships.
Google has announced that it’s discontinuing Google Sync, a service that provided Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts sync via the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol.
Over the past 24-48 hours Apple has reportedly made large cuts to its orders with iPhone component suppliers leading to another big dip in the company’s stock.
Time Warner Cable has released an update to their TWC TV app that brings thousands of free and subscription on demand TV shows and movies; as well as, iPhone 5 support.
Waze GPS has been updated with numerous improvements including a new Share My Drive and Share Location interface.
Oracle has released an update to Java 7 following a warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the software is vulnerable to a serious flaw.
Samsung has announced that sales of it’s Galaxy S devices have surpassed 100 million.
An elderly person crashed a Lincoln Town Car into the Lincoln Park Apple Store earlier this evening.
Apple has reportedly cut its orders for iPhone 5 components due to weaker than expected demand.
Facebook may be planning to unveil a new Messenger app for the iPad Tuesday.
Bexar County, Texas has unveiled plans to open the country’s first completely bookless library.
The uNu DX Protective Battery Case for the iPhone 5 is now available to pre-order.
The official Oscars app has recently been updated for the 2013 Academy Awards.
A Judge has approved Kodak’s long-awaited sale of its digital-imaging patents to a group of technology companies including Apple, Microsoft, and Google.
ClamCase Pro is a new keyboard case for the iPad that aims to transform it into a MacBook.
AgileBits has released an updated to its 1Password app for iOS that brings numerous improvements including better Dropbox and iCloud syncing.
Microsoft Tag, an app for scanning barcodes and QR codes, has been updated with iPhone 5 support.
Foursquare has updated its iOS app to make it easier to find your friends that also use the service.
Revenue from the iPhone and iPad has skyrocketed past revenue from Microsoft’s Windows Division.
Amazon today announced the launch of Amazon AutoRip, a new service that gives customers free MP3 versions of CDs they purchase from Amazon.
Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua today to discuss ‘matters of cooperation’.
Cut the Rope, a popular iPhone game, has been updated with a new Steam Box that brings 25 more levels.
Google has released ‘Google Coordinate’, a new workforce management app for the iPhone.
Angry Birds Space has been updated with 30 new levels in the Splash galaxy where all the planets are filled with water.
Check out this video from a YouTube user that built a custom quick-draw sleeve holster for his iPhone.
Data from Toshl Finance, a budgeting and expense tracking app, reveals that iOS users spend more and earn more than Android users.
Apple has dropped the price of its Thunderbolt cable by $10 and introduced a shorter cable at a lower price.
Apple today released MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.6 for MacBook Air (mid 2012) models.
Apple has informed developers that they will no longer be able to change app screenshots once their application has been approved.
Electronic Arts has posted the introduction video for its new SimCity game that will be released on March 5th.
Ariel Maislos, former CEO of Israel’s Anobit, a flash memory company acquired by Apple, says ‘Intel is full of paranoids, but at Apple, they really are after you.’
Pebble today announced that it would start shipping its smartwatch to Kickstarter backers on January 23rd.
eBay has updated its iOS app with a new listing flow, speedier checkout, and search enhancements.
LUNATIK is showcasing its new protective iPhone cases including the TAKTIK EXTREME, TAKTIK STRIKE, SEISMIK, and FLAK at CES.
Griffin has unveiled new Kiosk Retail and AirStrap Retail solutions for point of sale on the iPad.
According to data released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, iOS was the top selling smartphone platform over the 12 week period ending November 25th, crossing the 50% mark for the first time.
Griffin Technology and Catalyst co-developed and manufactured the new Survivor + Catalyst Waterproof Case for iPhone 5.
Fitbit today debuted the Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband that syncs with your iPhone, iPad, computer, or Android device using Bluetooth 4.0.
Apple today announced that customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps, with nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone.
Seagate today announced the Seagate Wireless Plus external hard drive with built-in battery designed to wirelessly stream content for up to eight smartphones or tablets.
The Canopy Sensus iPhone case adds touch sensors to the back and sides of the iPhone.
Today LaCie announced the 5big Thunderbolt Series, a five-bay RAID solution.
Withings has unveiled a new Smart Activity Tracker that syncs to the iPhone Health Mate app via Bluetooth.
Griffin has debuted new charging accessories including the PowerDock 5 to charge up to 5 devices at once, and the PowerBlock and PowerJolt Universal chargers.
Consumer Reports has ranked the Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus G, Motorola Droid Razr HD, and Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD as better smartphones than the iPhone 5.
The Belkin Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater is a portable, full-range speaker dock system for the iPad.
Apple and Steve Jobs were so secretive about the first iPhone that when AT&T COO Ralph de la Vega was shown the device he had to sign a NDA that prevented him from describing the device to his own bosses except in general terms.
Apple is reportedly testing Innolux’s Touch-On-Display technology for the iPhone 5S.
Although Apple was in talks to acquire R2 Studios, Microsoft was the one to close the deal.
Apple has filed a statement with the ITC saying that Samsung should withdraw its U.S. injunction requests as it did in Europe.
Apple has announced that it will report its Q1 Earnings on January 23, 2013.
Words With Friends has been updated to let non-Facebook-connected users find more friends to play with.
Canonical has officially unveiled its design for an Ubuntu Phone operating system.
Apple has acknowledge the Do Not Disturb bug that has plagued some iOS users since January 1st and revealed that the feature won’t work properly until January 7th.
Samsung has been denied its request to keep the sales data of some of its products sealed in its case against Apple.
A new report from Flurry Analytics indicates that weekly app downloads will regularly surpass one billion in 2013.
Apple has reportedly made plans to include Broadcom 802.11ac wireless chips in its 2013 Macs.
Amazon has won a dismissal of Apple’s lawsuit against the company for alleged false advertising over its use of the term ‘app store’.
Apple is reportedly looking to acquiring Waze to bolster its Maps offering on iOS.
The NYTimes app for iOS has been updated with improved search, automatically updating live blogs, and accessibility features.
RunKeeper, an app that tracks your runs, walks, bike rides, hikes, and more using the GPS in your iPhone, has received a major update.
SEGA has dropped the price of Sonic Jump for iOS from $1.99 to free.
Blake Krikorian, CEO of R2 Studios, a home automation startup, has left Amazon’s board after being acquired by a rival company.
Check out this video that illustrates Apple’s stock drop from $700 on September 21st to $520 on December 24th.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced the release of an iPhone app and data feed that provides real-time arrival information for New York City subway trains.
Apple has agreed top drop patent claims against the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini so long as Samsung doesn’t sell the device in the U.S.A.
AL13, an iPhone bumper made from lightweight aerospace aluminum, is seeking funding on Kickstarter.
Google is running an ad that aims to attract iOS developers for its iOS Mobile Apps Team.
Apple has been fined 1.03 million yuan or about $165,000 for allowing apps on the App Store to sell unlicensed copies of eBooks from a group of eight Chinese authors.
Samsung could face fines of up to $15 billion for its attempt to use standard-essential patents against Apple in Europe.
Some production lines that make iPhone 5 and iPad mini devices will be kept open during the Chinese New Year due to high demand.
German designer Hartmut Esslinger reveals some of his early Apple computer and tablet designs that were never produced.
Apple has asked for quotes from Taiwan-based suppliers for revisions to the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lineup in June.
Nielsen has published its list of the top mobile operating systems, web brands, video sites, and apps of 2012.
Amazon recently listed its own Lightning cables for sale but then pulled the cable from the U.S. market.
Check out this video from Brian Boyko that details how he found Windows 8 to be unusable and even user-hostile when attempting to review the operating system.
Apple and Intel are working together on a Smart Watch for use with the iPhone, according to a new rumor.
Holiday customer satisfaction with Apple’s online store dropped to its lowest level in four years.
Apple is reportedly planning to move its Mac mini production lines to the U.S.A., not the Mac Pro, as previously speculated.
An increase in Apple device thefts this year may cause New York City to record its first increase in overall crime in 20 years.
Apple has announced that its 2013 ‘Lucky Bag’ promotional event for Japan will take place January 2nd.
FlashArmyKnife, an app by developer Eric Blase, features a hidden feature that will enable tethering.
Google today announced that calling from Gmail within the U.S. and Canada will be free through 2013.
A comparison of ‘first tweets from’ suggests that Apple iPad dominated its competition on Christmas.
Shipments of the iPad mini are expected to reach 8 million in 4Q12.
Best Buy Canada is offering the 16GB iPhone 5 for $0 as part of its Boxing Day sale tomorrow.
Apple today was granted a patent for a Mini-SIM connector that allows for easy removal and replacement of SIM cards.
Check out these old Apple Christmas ads from 2002 featuring Will Ferrell.
The Pew Research Center says one in every four U.S. adults now owns a tablet. Check out this chart that shows the growth of the U.S. tablet and smartphone market.
Check out this concept for an iPhone 5S that feature dual built-in projectors, one for a keyboard and another for a external display.
Apple has taken steps to make jailbreaking more difficult in iOS 6.1 despite a public jailbreak not being available for iOS 6.0 yet.
Simon Pierro, known as iSimon, has posted numerous iPad magic videos in an ‘Appvent’ calendar lead up to Christmas.
Trial production of a thinner iPad mini with Retina Display and a A6X processor is reportedly underway with a rumored release date of March 2013.
PDF Printer for Safari is a new tweak from lordscotland that lets you print webpages as PDFs from Mobile Safari.
Yahoo is offering three free months of Flickr Pro to new and current users of the service.
Samsung has reportedly sued Apple over its Notification Center in South Korea.
Apple has reportedly captured 53% of the U.S. smartphone market, its largest share ever.
Apple has aired a new iPad and iPad mini commercial entitled, ‘I’ll Be Home’.
The Airbnb app has received an update that lets hosts see and manage their reservations calendar.
Google’s engineers at Motorola are working on a ‘X Phone’ to rival the high end offerings of Apple and Samsung but the team has run into difficulties.
Apple has updated its MFi (Made for i) Guidelines following a successful Kickstarter project that was scrapped due their stringent regulations.
Microsoft has released a new Wordament game for the iPhone.
The European Commission will charge Samsung with violating competition rules by filing patent lawsuits against Apple based on standard essential patents.
IMDb has updated the design of its iPad app with a new look and feel.
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster retested Siri and found that the voice assistant has improved since his last test in June.
According to a new study from CrowdFlower, Apple Maps are 3x more likely to get you lost than Google Maps.
Tumblr has just released an official app for the iPad.
Apple has introduced official ‘Add to Passbook’ badges for websites and apps that support its new Passbook application.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a preliminary ruling that rejects Apple’s ‘pinch-to-zoom’ patent upon re-examination.
Evernote for Mac has been updated with various improvements including a new related notes features, drag and drop notes, and more.
TIME Magazine has posted a profile of Apple CEO Tim Cook as their Runner-Up to Person of the Year.
Samsung is set to displace Nokia as the world’s largest manufacturer of cellphones and extend its lead over Apple in smartphones.
Nokia is reportedly in talks with Microsoft, Qualcomm and Compal Electronics to resume development of a 10-inch Windows RT tablet which would be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February.
Flickr has updated its new iOS app with improved sharing, new notifications, bug fixes, and more.
The TuneIn Radio app has been updated with a new design for iPad listeners and will now pick up right where you left off when you resume listening.
Verizon has launched a Redbox Instant movie and video streaming app for iOS.
Fry’s has discounted the iPhone 5 to $126 ahead of Christmas just beating Walmart’s price of $127.
Halfbrick Studios has made all its iOS games including Fruit Ninja and Monster Dash free for one day only.
Here’s a tip on how to get directions from the new Google Maps app using Siri.
Apple today announced it has sold over two million of its new iPhone 5 in China, just three days after its launch on December 14.
Google has released details about the most popular search terms for 2012 and posted its ‘Year in Review’ video.
The NexStar Wi-Fi Hard Drive Dock by Vantec now features integrated Wi-Fi and an app that lets you access your files directly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Amazon is still shipping the new 21.5-inch iMac for delivery by Christmas; whereas, Apple is showing a 7-10 business days wait before the desktop ships.
Google has announced that it’s discontinuing Google Sync, a service that provided Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts sync via the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol.
Matrox has announced the release of the first Thunderbolt docking station for the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.
John Gruber of Daring Fireball reports that Apple’s leadership is ‘seething’ over how the whole Maps saga played out.
Bump, an app that lets you share information by bumping two phones together, has been updated to support sharing of any file type.
MapsOpener is a new tweak that opens Google Maps links in the new Google Maps app for iPhone.
The Weather HD app has been updated with a free ‘New Year’ theme and the ability to share weather condition screenshots via Twitter.
Over the past 24-48 hours Apple has reportedly made large cuts to its orders with iPhone component suppliers leading to another big dip in the company’s stock.
Tweetbot for Mac has been updated to version 1.1 bringing numerous improvements and bug fixes.
Amazon has announced the launch of a Device Messaging system that lets developers send push notifications to Kindle Fire devices.
Smule has released a new app called Strum that lets you add visual and audio filters to your video.
Adobe has released an update to Photoshop Lightroom 4 that brings Retina Display support for Mac and additional raw file support for 20 cameras.
MIT Technology Review interviews Young Sohn who started at Samsung in August as President and Chief Strategy Officer.
Amazon has updated its Instant Video app for iOS with iPhone and iPod touch support.
AgileBits has released 1Password 4 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Google has released its Maps application for the iPhone!
Take a look at this Ultra Compact USB Memory Stick made to match the MacBook Pro.
Google is set to release a Google Maps app for iOS tonight as an alternative to the new Apple Maps app that replaced it in iOS 6, reports AllThingsD.
Samsung has just posted a new ad that uses Santa to remake its own ‘sex tape’ ad for the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Time Warner Cable has released an update to their TWC TV app that brings thousands of free and subscription on demand TV shows and movies; as well as, iPhone 5 support.
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt confidently declares that Google is winning the war for mobile.
VR-Zone has published a chart that purports to reveal Intel’s plans for its Haswell architecture set to launch in 2013.
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