Apple’s Ping music-focused social networking service may be little more than 48 hours old, but it already boasts over a million users. The Mac and iPod maker announced that Ping topped the million mark late Friday afternoon. Apple...

The Android platform has been eating into the sizable lead Apple’s iOS platform has in mobile Web usage, according to analytics firm Quantcast. The company released new numbers Friday that show iOS with 56% of all mobile Web usage, with Android a d...

New stuff from Apple this week and along with it some new and familiar freebies. Netflix for iPhone, Fotopedia, and The Citadel are featured in this week’s Free on iTunes. iPhone - Apple - Netflix - iTunes - Fotopedia

This week, John looks at some very critical thinking and analysis regarding the Apple TV and iTunes.  AppleTV - iTunes - Apple - IPhone - Technology

The Deal Brothers found a 1TB external USB 2.0 hard drive for less than $60 (after a $20 rebate), with free delivery, too Universal Serial Bus - External hard disk drive - Hard disk drive - Storage - Hardware

3D Magic announced the immediate availability of Assault Commando for the iPhone and iPod touch on Friday. Assault Commando is top-down shooter style game that send players on a mission to stop a mad scientist from taking over the world....

LittleFin Software announced the immediate availability of Chronicle 3.4 for the Mac on Friday. The update for the bill management and home finance application added the ability to track and compare income tracking to bill spending....

Apple introduced the second generation Apple TV at it special media event on September 1, and today TMO readers are discussing why — or why not — they want to buy one. Apple - AppleTV - Media event - Macintosh - Apple II

Apple showed off basic Facebook integration in its new music-focused Ping social networking service, but that feature went missing shortly after users got ahold of iTunes 10. The reason Ping users lost the ability to search for friends on Facebook ma...

The Mac Observer’s Dave Hamilton and Chuck La Tournous joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner to talk about Apple’s September 1 media event, the introduction of updated iPod models, and more. Apple - iPod - Media event - Macintosh - H...

Apple announced during its iPod and music-related media event on Wednesday that iOS 4.2 with new features for the iPad would be available in November. Now Apple has a Web page dedicated to showing off exactly what iPad owners can expect when they fin...

In Wednesday’s media event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs told the audience that his company was seeing 230,000 iOS device activations a day, a number that put it ahead of the competition (read: Google), and that some that competition (read: Google) was inc...

NewerTech announced Thursday the release of a new hub called the NewerTech Seven Port USB 2.0 Powered Hub. As the name suggests, it’s a powered hub with seven ports, but it’s small enough for mobile use. USB hub - Universal Seri...

NASA announced Thursday the release of NASA App HD, a new app that brings all kinds of cool NASA content to your iPad.  NASA - IPad - Space - Technology - Education

Just what we needed—another reason not to get up off the couch. Logitech’s Touch Mouse turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless mouse, perfect for those moments when you want to do something on your computer without actually touching it. A...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a new music-related social networking service called Ping on Wednesday, and it seems the company intentionally steered away from tying the service into Facebook. Mr. Jobs said his company talked with Facebook about a pos...

The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering a refurbished 17” MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core i7o for $2169, with free shipping and one year of AppleCare. Apple - Intel Core - MacBook - Hardware - AppleCare

As the dust settles from the new Apple TV announcement, some observers are getting all wound up about the limitations of the new device. Are these concerns valid? Apple - appletv - Macintosh - Companies - Apple II

Chillingo announced the immediate availability of Lamp of Aladdin for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Thursday. The game puts players in the role of Aladdin to solve a series of puzzles with the help of his magic lamp. IPhone - I...

John F. Braun reviews the Eye-Fi Pro X2, the next generation of wireless memory card for your digital camera. eyefi - Wi-Fi - Photography - Digital camera - Shopping

Rumors that Apple will be offering the iPhone through T-Mobile in addition to AT&T have been circulating for some time, and now it seems a source from inside Apple is claiming a deal is imminent, too. iPhone - Apple - AT&T - T-Mobil...

Apple showed off its new iPod lineup and Apple TV live over the Internet yesterday, and today TMO readers are talking about those devices and what Apple’s ability to send high quality video to so many people might hint at for the company’s future...

Not to be outdone by Apple, Amazon began offering US$0.99 TV show purchases only hours after Apple’s introduction of $0.99 TV show rentals. Where Apple’s low cost rentals are limited to the just announced second generation Apple TV, Amazon’s ch...

Twitter released Twitter 3.1 on Thursday finally adding an iPad-native interface to the social networking client app. Twitter - IPad - IPhone - Social Networking - Online Communities

Apple introduced new iPods, an updated Apple TV, iTunes 10 and its Ping music-focused social networking service on September 1, and UBS analyst Maynard Um thinks the new product lineup positions the company for successful holiday season....

Apple posted a video of its September music and iPod medie event on Thursday, giving people another chance to see the introduction of the latest iPods, iTunes 10 and the second generation Apple TV. Apple - iPod - iTunes - IPod Class...

Live Nation Entertainment revealed that it’s the company behind the concert information and ticket purchasing in iTunes 10. Apple unveiled iTunes 10 during a special media event on Wednesday where the company also showed off new iPod and Apple TV m...

Apple introduced its own music-related social networking service called Ping on Wednesday, but it turns out the Ping name already belongs to a golf equipment company that’s been around since 1959. The two companies struck a deal that lets Apple use...

With the caveat that this is a “first draft” and that my opinions may change over time, here are my reactions to the products announced at the Apple September 1 Event. [Spoiler alert: Although I found several worthy gems among the announcements,...

Apple has redesigned the iPod line. More importantly, they’ve rethought the line based no doubt on how customers use those products.  Even more relevant than leveraging the iPad, Apple has remained ahead of the competition by meeting people’s ne...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the entire iPod line was getting updated at the company’s music-related media event on Wednesday, but the iPod classic was conspicuously missing from the day’s announcements. Despite Mr. Jobs’s statement, the iPod...

From time to time, Apple’s special events hosted by Steve Jobs have been less than thrilling. We have been left wanting. This time, our best hopes were fulfilled, and Apple’s September 1 event hit one out of the park.  Apple -...

Apple announced a completely revamped Apple TV device Wednesday at its annual Fall media event. The company unveiled an Apple TV that is roughly a quarter the size of the previous version with a pricetag of just US$99, less than half the price of its...

Apple announced iTunes 10 Wednesday during its annual Fall media event. The new version of the company’s media management and playback software (and online music, video, and application store) gets an updated icon for the first time, and the compan...

Apple unveiled the next generation iPod touch during its media event on Wednesday. The new iPod touch includes a front-facing camera with FaceTime support, and also gets the same Retina Display used in the iPhone 4. IPhone - Apple -...

Along with a new generation iPod shuffle, Apple CEO Steve Jobs also showed off the new iPod nano. The new model dumps the Click Wheel found on earlier versions in favor of a multitouch display. Apple - Steve Jobs - IPod Nano - IPod...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a new version of the iPod shuffle during the company’s media event on Wednesday. The next generation shuffle brings back the button controls of earlier models, but retains the VoiceOver controls from the most recent...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs offered a preview of iOS 4.2 for the iPad during the company’s special media event on Wednesday. Among other features, the update will include wireless printing support along with multitasking. Apple - Steve J...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced iOS 4.1 at the company’s special media event. The new version of iOS includes support for TV show rentals along with HDR photo support, and the long-promised iOS Game Center. Steve Jobs - Apple - Me...

C-Command Software released SpamSieve 2.8.3 Wednesday, an update that improves filtering accuracy for the junkmail solution. The company also announced that MailForge will now work with SpamSieve, as well. SpamSieve - Email - Window...

The Mac Observer will be offering our usual live event coverage for Apple’s special media event on Wednesday. The event is scheduled to begin at 10AM pacific time at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. TMO’s live event coverage will be ava...

Apple’s online store was replaced with the familiar “We’ll be back soon” notice Wednesday morning ahead of the company’s special media event. The media event is scheduled to begin at 10AM pacific time at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts...

Apple will be hosting a media event at 10AM pacific time today, and there are plenty of rumors circulating about just what the Cupertino-based company might announce. TMO’s John Martellaro rounded up the most popular rumors and shares his take on t...

Cultured Code released Things 1.4 for the Mac on Wednesday, adding the ability to resize fonts for easier readability, along with better control over project organization to the task management application. Fonts - Graphics - Task m...

FileMaker announced the immediate availability of Bento 3 Project Manager on Wednesday. Project Manager is a project management database template set designed specifically for Bento 3. FileMaker - Bento - Database - Business - filem...

Apple will be hosting a special media event later this morning, and TMO readers are offering their take on what the company might announce, and the impact those announcements will have on the market. Apple - Media event - Macintosh...

Following several days of rumors claiming Apple plans to rebrand Apple TV as iTV, Macworld Australia is saying that’s not the case. The publication said its sources say the home entertainment appliance will keep its Apple TV name, but will get a ne...

Apple will be hosting a special media event Wednesday at 10AM at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The company is expected to introduce new iPod models, and possibly a new Apple TV along with cloud-based music and video streaming....

Intel CEO Paul Otellini briefed Apple CEO Steve Jobs before the chip maker purchased Infineon’s wireless division, and apparently Mr. Jobs was pleased with Intel’s plans. Apple - Paul Otellini - Steve Jobs - Intel Corporation -...

If insider sources prove to be right, both Fox and ABC have agreed to offer TV show rentals through Apple’s iTunes Store for US$0.99 an episode. Apparently both networks are planning to offer at least some of their program lineup, and Fox’s parti...