The Macalope runs the gamut this week, talking iPad pre-orders, the Google-Apple rivalry, and, with the help of a special guest, Windows Phone 7 Series's most familiar shortcoming.

Microsoft said the search engine app was 'inadvertently made it available to all countries' and has pulled them in favor of localized apps coming in the future.

Seven months after Appleâ€ôs self-imposed deadline flew by, Bharti Airtel finally announces that the iPhone 3GS is "coming soon" to India.

In an e-mail to iPhone developers, Apple says it will begin reviewing iPad applications on March 27 for inclusion in the "grand opening of the iPad App Store."

A patent request shows Apple may be developing a mobile social networking application for the iPhone.

You pre-ordered your iPad, but how are you going to protect it when you're out and about? Vendors galore have announced and previewed all manner of iPad cases, and we've rounded them up for you.

Wonder Warp Software on Wednesday released Etude, a musical teaching tool for those just learning piano or wanting to expand their repertoire.

A report in the China Business News says that Google will announce on Monday that it plans to pull its business out of China on April 10.

As more details emerge regarding the upcoming Windows Phone 7 series, it seems to be defined more by the features and functions it lacks.

Electric Pocketâ€ôs BugMe allows you to jot down on stick notes with your fingers and have them displayed on the home screen.

A Chinese gadget maker showed off a knock-off MacBook Air running Windows and a tablet computer shaped exactly like an iPhone with a 10-inch screen.

Palm released disappointing third-quarter results and said that inventories are piling up for operators.

AT&&T isn't sweating the fact that rival Verizon will be the first U.S. carrier to offer 4G LTE services.

Logic Pro and Logic Express have been updated to version 9.1.1, smoothing over some issues caused by the transition to 64-bit and adding 64-bit native support to Express.

As Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit against Google's YouTube marches on, YouTube's chief of counsel accuses Viacom of covertly uploading infringing content to YouTube for its own benefit.

Canon has pulled the new EOS 5D Mark II 2.0.3 firmware update, just days after its initial release.

The new @anywhere service could have a significant impact on solidifying Twitter's position as the de facto medium for real-time updates online as well as paving the way for the company's much-awaited advertising platform.

You don't want to know what potentially compromising information your browser leaves behindâ€îand now, thanks for Washing Machine, you won't need to.

HP settles with inkjet vendors for selling products that allegedly violated patents.

Color e-reader screens that can imitate video playback were on show Thursday from Taiwan's Prime View International, which makes the Kindle for Amazon.com.

Apple confirmed the death of Jerome York, a member of the company's board of directors since 1997. York suffered a brain aneurysm this week.

If you like looking at pictures of Final Fantasy, Square Enix has released its Final Fantasy XIII Larger-than-Life Gallery of screen shots from the game.

A member of the U.S. FTC calls on Internet companies to better protect consumer privacy.

Security company 3Com TippingPoint has jacked the prize money on offer to anyone able to hack a range of browsers and mobile devices at the forthcoming CanSecWest security conference.

China Mobile hopes to offer both Apple's iPad and a version of the iPhone that supports China's homegrown 3G standard, comments by its chairman showed.

Hello is a brand new messaging app that seeks to overtake SMS in favor of a more robust, accessible IM experience.

Taiwan-based HTC responded on Wednesday to Apple's patent infringement suit, saying that it disagreed with the actions taken and will defend itself fully.

Ngmoco expects to have around a half-dozen games ready for the iPad when Apple launches its tablet next month.

AT&T's Zero phone charger, coming in May, will only draw power when the phone is plugged into it.

A beta version of Kindle for the Mac from Amazon lets you read Kindle e-books on your computer.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Jerome York, a member of Apple's board of directors, was hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm.

Tim Bray, formerly of Sun Microsystems and now a developer-advocate for Google's Android efforts, slammed Apple and the iPhone in his blog this week.

Bundles abound in the Mac world these days. Here's one that brings together ten applications--including Parallels 5--for a very attractive price.

A new feature in iTunes Connect allows developers to specify in advance a time period when they would like to offer their applications at discounted prices.

On the heels Wednesday's announcement of an AT&T-compatible version of Google's Nexus One smartphone, Sprint has said that the handset is on the way to its network too.

Facebook is now displaying suggested results in its search box as people type in queries.

The popular Qik Video Camera app, which brought video recording to older iPhones, has disappeared from the App Store without explanation.

The now defunct Mariposa botnet has been found on another HTC Magic from Vodafone in Spain, security company Panda wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.