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Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer recently had positive words about Apple’s success with the iPhone and its App Store, adding fuel to rumors of a potential alignment between Apple and Microsoft to bring Bing search to the iPhone.

“Apple’s done a very nice job that allows people to monetize and commercialize their intellectual property,” Ballmer reportedly said [...]

TechCrunch discusses a picture that is being pieced together from reports from App Store developers suggesting that Apple is looking to crack down on “cookie cutter” iPhone applications that offer little more than could be offered through a web app.
Between the developers I spoke to, the consensus was this: Apple doesn’t appear to be [...]

CNet reports that Apple’s plans for cloud computing could go well beyond music. Apple is said to have been in negotiations with some of the major film studios to offer streaming video service to users.
Apple has told the studios that under the plan, iTunes users will access video from various Internet-connected devices. Apple would, of [...]

Steve Jobs held a town hall meeting with Apple employees late last week following the iPad launch. Wired reports on what was said at the meeting by Steve Jobs. Two of the biggest topics included Google and Adobe.
On Google, Jobs confirms the much-reported competition between the two companies.
On Google: We did not enter [...]

From MacRumors:
Over the years, there have always been those rumored Apple products and announcements that seem to take on a life of their own. Products that have been rumored for so long that you never actually think they will ever arrive, and when they finally do, it seems surreal. [...]

From Apple Insider.com:
Apple officially sent out invitations Monday for its expected Jan. 27 event in San Francisco, where it is anticipated the company will introduce its new touchscreen tablet device.
According to Engadget the invitation was sent out Monday with the tagline: “Come see our latest creation.” The included graphic has the Apple logo surrounded by [...]

Apple today announced that users have now downloaded over three billion iPhone and iPod touch applications from the company’s App Store since its July 2008 launch.
“Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months — this is like nothing we’ve ever seen before,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The revolutionary App Store offers iPhone and [...]

Magazine publishers seem to already be getting on board with the concept of a media tablet even based on just the possibility that Apple will enter the market in the near future. The latest concept design comes from Time Inc who developed this design prototype to show off their plans:

The New York Times covers a new, wide-ranging report from research firm IDC outlining its technology predictions for 2010. Among the firm’s predictions for Apple are the release of an Apple tablet computing device and the achievement of a 300,000-application milestone for iPhone and iPod touch applications.
IDC predicts that by the end of 2010 there [...]

Surprisingly, Apple has released the iPhone 2.2 firmware tonight shortly after midnight. The latest update is available in iTunes for existing iPhone and iPod touch owners. The update contains:
Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking diretions
- display address of dropped pins
- share location via email
Enhancements to Mail
- resolved isolated issues with scheduled [...]