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Apple pressures music labels to abandon Amazon's Daily Deal (322 diggs) In another stellar PR move, sources say that iTunes representatives have been urging labels to rethink their participation in the Amazon promotion and that they have backed up those warnings by withdrawing marketing support for certain releases featured as Daily Deals.

Apple's Smartphone Battle Plan (337 diggs) The iPhone maker's complaint against HTC underscores the widening role of the International Trade Commission in cross-border disputes over smartphone tech.

The Apple Patents Cockpunching All Smart Phones (946 diggs) Here's an illustrated guide to the 20 iPhone patents that Apple's suing HTC over. They're kind of a doozy.

Apple Discovers Underage Workers in Factory Audit (443 diggs) Apple has issued its 2010 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report and discovered three instances in which the factories hired underage workers.

Apple Files Against HTC For Infringing On 20 iPhone Patents (1,548 diggs) HTC is on Apple's firing line, with a lawsuit filed today claiming they infringed on 20 Apple patents. Sound familiar? Of course it does, because Nokia's being accused of the same thing.

Some Things We May Not See Again From Apple (479 diggs) Despite its fairly strong record over the last decade, Apple has not been without its lapses and major changes. And, in the spirit of Conan O'Brien's "Guests We'll Never Have Back," let's take a look at "Some Things We'll Never Have Back" on the Apple front. Starting with the G4 Cube and ending with The Color White. See if you agree...

The Myth of iPhone App Piracy (385 diggs) People rarely talk about iPhone app piracy, but when they do, it's sounds devastating: 90% piracy rates, $450 million in lost sales, etc. Here's the truth: App Store piracy isn't a big deal --and it never will be.

15 Must-Have Free Apps For Your Mac (896 diggs) We ask ourselves the golden question, “Is this app a keeper?” That’s what this list is all about — those apps that eventually find a permanent place on our Macs to call Home. Everyone should have these installed, regardless of what you use your Mac for.

Mac OS X North American Installed Base Almost 11% (476 diggs) Data from analytics firm Quantcast says Mac OS X users account for 10.9 percent of North Americans online. Data also shows huge growth for Snow Leopard, and even bigger growth for mobile browsing. Web analytics firm Quantcast has recently published some usage statistics for operating systems, broken out into geographical regions...

Full interview Jim Reekes (creator Mac startup sound). (291 diggs) "The complete interview One More Thing did with Jim Reekes, the composer of the Mac startup sound. He talks to us about the creation of that sound, his work on Quicktime and other audio features we take for granted on the Mac. Also, he mentions that iTunes was pretty much his idea, be it in 1995."

When Steve Jobs Rode a '66 BMW (pic) (955 diggs) No black turtleneck. (Source: National Geographic Magazine. October, 1982.)

6 Free Android Apps That Will Make You Drop Your iPhone (780 diggs) If you’re looking for a change, or you’re in the smartphone market and still weighing the pros and cons, consider these Android-only apps and how they might fit into your work, play, and mobile lifestyle.

Parallels cuts virtualization down to bare metal on Xserve (426 diggs) Parallels has expanded support for running virtual machines on an Xserve with a bare metal hypervisor, which cuts the overhead of a host OS and boosts performance.

Apple admits: Chinese 'Kids' were used to build iPods etc (1,524 diggs) Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the Chinese factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones. At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple.

iPhoners Stage Anti-AT&T Protest In CA, Might Get Results (366 diggs) A slew of iPhone owners Santa Clara University are fed up with AT&T's poor reception on campus; so fed up that they have organized a "day of complaint" to push for better coverage.

Apple predicted to introduce lower cost iPhone in June (373 diggs) Apple's next update to the blockbuster iPhone handset is expected by one prominent analyst to have a lower total cost of ownership, and to also include new gesture-based functionality.

How to Control Your Household Electronics With Your iPhone (397 diggs) Home automation with iphone can be simpler than you think

The iPod Touch Is This Generation's Tamagotchi (302 diggs) All these wonderful things we're learning today, from data! First, we find out that Android is a guy thing. Now, we discover that the iPod Touch shares more demographics with glittering vampires than smartphones.

iPad Software Contains More Clues for Front-Facing Camera (307 diggs) Shipping next month, Apple's iPad won't include a camera, but a growing number of clues hint at future versions of the tablet gaining a webcam.

6 ways iPhone and Android users differ (411 diggs) Do you have an iPhone or an Android? According to this, Android users are mostly guys, iPod touch owners are overwhelmingly young, and people who carry iPhones are way more likely to lust after an iPad.

Apple iTunes' Path to 10 Billion Songs Sold (Infographic) (363 diggs) One million tracks were downloaded within the first 5 days. Since then. billions of tracks have been downloaded.

iPhone 3GS titanium mod (358 diggs) Not sufficiently pleased with the plastic casing provided by Apple, Martin opened up his favorite CAD program and refashioned his phone into the much hardier and indubitably more awesome machine you see before you.

Inside Apple's Chinese Fortress of Secrets (354 diggs) The massive manufacturing complex in the South China city of Longhua resembles an industrial fortress. To enter the facility, workers swipe security cards at the gate. Guards check the occupants of each vehicle with fingerprint recognition scanners.

Apple exec Tim Cook talks Apple TV, iPad A4 processor.. (225 diggs) Speaking in San Francisco Tuesday, Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook explained why the Apple TV is still considered a "hobby," and talked about custom-built chips in future products.

Apple VP attempts to explain double standard for risqué apps (469 diggs) Apple's Phil Schiller has addressed the issue of the recent purge of sexually themed app from the App Store. However, it seems an arbitrary double standard still remains.