Apple's iPhone, Google's Android, and Microsoft's Windows Phone all took subscriber share away from BlackBerry in the U.S. in the month ending October 13th, according to new data from research firm comScore. Android gained 0.4 percent share, while iPhone and Windows Phone each gained 0.2 percent, while BlackBerry lost 0.7 percent.

There are three days left to get the Black Friday Mac Bundle, a collection of 11 apps for US$49.99, including one of my all-time favorite utilities, iStat Menus 4. You'll also get Star Wars:  Knights of the Old Republic, DiskAid, PopClip, Numi 2, Gemini, CrazyTalk7 Standard, a one-year subscription to Mac Internet Security, Data Backup 3, Pagico, and MotionComposer. The retail value of all that software is $419, making it a great deal even if you just want a few of them. We're offering this bundle through our friends at Stack Social, meaning that TMO gets a piece. Everyone wins!

For work, school, or home, the small USB SuperCharger from iPevo will quickly and efficiently charge up to four iPads at the same time. The output is 4 x 2.1 amps at 5 volts.

The popular headphone maker Beats is ready to join the streaming music market with the launch of Beats Music in January 2014. The music service's site is already up and running and letting future listeners sign up for their own account names now.

With Thanksgiving and Black Friday behind us, the holiday gift buying season is in full swing, and The Mac Observer's Chuck La Tournous and Michael Johnston shared some of their favorite ideas on the MacVoices MacJury Gift Guide part 3.

Big name investor Carl Icahn has scaled back some on how much more he thinks Apple should invest in its stock buyback program. Previously he was pushing for US$150 billion, but now is saying Apple should extend its current $60 billion buyback program by an additional $50 billion.

China Mobile, the world's largest cell service provider, has apparently signed a deal to bring Apple's iPhone to its network. The carrier hosts more than 740 million subscribers, which is a huge new market for Apple to tap into.

Apple's ongoing legal antitrust fight in the United States is starting to look like a battle between the company and Judge Cote how oversaw the trial and now the monitor that she ordered to make sure there aren't any more shenanigans. Jeff and Bryan take a look at that, plus Apple's proposed sanctions for Samsung's confidential document leak, Thanksgiving and Black Friday iPad sales, and Bryan manages to sneak in a little Bitcoin talk, too.

Apple topped Dell as the most popular brand for desktop computers in an annual survey of "planned holiday purchases" by research firm Parks Associates. This marks the first time Apple has claimed that spot for desktop computes, and it's something that should concern Michael Dell.

Do you smell that? That's the scent of pressed aluminum in the air, and that means we're getting close to the expected release of Apple's delicious new Mac Pro. An Apple retailer in Germany—Conrad Electronics—has made a successful grab for some publicity by claiming the device will be available on December 16th, even though Apple hasn't announced a release date.

With emphasis on strength and design, the S Series iPhone 5/5s cases from Evutec go the extra mile to create cases that use lightweight materials and are both beautiful and strong.