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Think you know the songs in your iTunes library? Perhaps you should try your hand at iMusic Puzzle, a 99-cent game from I-Play.

In Blaze: Fire Puzzle, soothing graphics and sounds are fused with a clever, yet simple game to create an app you'll keep returning to.

The man's keeping the Apple TV down, and this case that man isn't Steve Jobs. Nothing can defeat the iPod touch, and the Macalope's not breaking a sweat over reports of the Mac's lost market share.

Justin Long goes PC, Android may have gotten its logo inspiration from a surprising source, and Google and Apple may be going face-to-face in yet another market segment.

Google is facing an antitrust review in Texas.

This app won't match the polished experience you'd get from a dedicated Facebook or Twitter client. But it does prove to be very convenient for updating multiple social networks services at once.

A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload service that allowed him to spam thousands of users.

A new iPad application offers a sophisticated approach to cloud computing

Trying to keep up with all the changes to Apple's iPod lineup? We outline what's new, what's improved, and what's missing while tackling all your questions about the latest iPods.

Looking for a case for that new pre-ordered iPod? Macworld has painstakingly collected the first few available cases for Apple's sixth-generation iPod nano and fourth-generation iPod touch.

Many of us shorten URLs all the time these days, to make them easier to share (particularly on Twitter and other social networks). Here's an easy way to shorten any URL in any application.

Ping is designed to let you follow artists and friends, share what music you're buying and are into, and discover what others enjoy. So is it worth the Apple-generated hype?

A critical bug in QuickTime was reported to Apple two months before a second researcher independently revealed the vulnerability this week, according to the director of a bug bounty program who argues that companies must patch their bugs faster.

Facebook's desktop Website doesn't work quite right on the iPad, and the company has yet to announce an official client for the device. Social is the latest third-party attempt at filling this gap, offering a native Facebook experience and a number of perks.

Mobee's Magic Charger is an inductive charging mini-USB base station and battery pack that lets you keep your Magic Mouse charged without ever needing to remove its batteries.

Consumer Watchdog, a group that has been a sharp critic of Google's privacy practices in the past, is at it once again.

Despite some minor inconveniences, Looptastic HD is well worth your musical while for creating and mixing loop-based tracks on the go. It's easy to use, includes lots of loops and depth, and offers enough fun to eat up hours of your time.

While Livecage offers a range of online broadcasting and conferencing tools, the service lacks cohesion and polish. If you’re looking to sell videos, you might persevere though the slap-dash interface. But for media sharing and online conferencing, most users will want to look elsewhere.

Twitter's mobile use is up more than 60 percent since the release of several official mobile applications.

A major upgrade to this music discovery app brings more media, like artist biographies and videos from YouTube, as well as support for multitasking and high-resolution graphics for the iPhone 4.

Apple's updated its movie trailers page with a new showtimes feature that makes it easy to find when and where movies are playing near you.

Nvidia on Friday announced seven new GeForce 400M series laptop graphics cards, which could help accelerate Web surfing and 3D image rendering.

Before he decides whether or not to buy a Magic Trackpad, Ted Landau wants to resolve a lingering issue with the Magic Mouse and its inability to connect with his Mac Pro.

PCWorld's Nick Mediati gives a quick rundown of the privacy features present in Ping and finds that its settings are more straightforward than what Facebook offers.

SlasherDerby, a boxing game with a strange name, gets in a few good punches, but never lands a knock out.

Install iTunes 10 and you'll discover that Automator workflows that include iTunes actions no longer work.

Panasonic used the broiling, hectic setting of the U.S. Open tennis tourney in New York Wednesday to showcase the capabilities of its first handheld consumer 3D camcorder.

You can keep an eye on hurricanes from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad with the help of an assortment of App Store offerings. But which app should you choose for your storm watch? Jeff Merron rates five contenders.

Every time there’s an Apple event, there’s fallout. Big, nasty, mutate-ants-into-monstrous-rampaging-creatures fallout. With Apple’s media shindig on Wednesday, there’s no shortage of rejoinders and responses from media executives, smartphone rivals, and even…a golf company?

Need to have a meeting? Don't want to fly everyone to the same place? WebEx offers just about every online conferencing tool you could want.

CableJive's dockStubz is a tiny adapter that connects to your iPhone or iPad's 30-pin dock-connector port, giving you the ability to dock your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad on any compatible device without needing to remove it from its case.

SongStumblr by Frimby uses your iPhone's 3G and Bluetooth abilities to let you see what others are listening to around the world as well as around the block, as well as share your own musical tastes.

Though Apple specifically talked about renting TV shows episodes on iOS 4.1 devices and the new Apple TV, you can fire up iTunes and start renting now, as long as you don't mind watching them on your Mac and PC.

Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for spam.

Apple has mentioned Facebook Connect support for new social network Ping in Wednesday's keynote, the iTunes 10 how-to video, on the Ping Website, and even in a conversation with All Things D. So why is the feature no longer available?

Apple's iOS mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, according to Web measurement company Net Applications.

This slick, easy-to-use task manager makes navigating chores a breeze. The ability to share tasks and assign them to other people helps HoneyDo stand out from the crowd.

A major upgrade to this note-taking, sketching, and to-do-tracking iPad app for students adds the ability to share notes on Facebook and directly with other CourseNotes users. A new in-app store with premium content also provides access to specialized note templates and study sheets.