Filed under: Retail , Apple , Found Footage TUAW fan George sent us a link to some video he shot earlier today at the grand opening of the Apple Store Union Square in Aberdeen, Scotland. The video is fun; not only is there the usual high-fiving and applause as customers enter the new store, but one of the Apple employees is wearing a kilt and there was a kilted piper entertaining the folks in line

In the past few days, we have written a lot about the Verizon-Apple relationship and whether or not the two companies will partner. Now in the scenario of the two companies actually partnering, what will become of the AT&T-Apple partnership? According to a note to investors from Broadpoint.Amtech’s analyst Brian…

As anticipated, Apple has updated the Apple TV software to 3.0, which brings a new interface and home screen with quick access to favorite content. Instead of drilling down to get to a recently-rented movie, it’s now accessible right off the home screen, as are favorite TV Shows, podcasts and YouTube movies. The update also adds

Filed under: iTunes , Software Update , Apple TV Engadget is reporting what everyone who has a twitchy refresh button already knows: iTunes 9.0.2 is out, bringing support to Apple TV 3.0. The iTunes update is available through Software Update, and the Apple TV update is right there in the box that says “Apple TV” on it. The Apple TV update refreshes the look of the main menu, Genius Mixes and internet radio

Filed under: Apple , iPhone Reader Maik Lutze sent us some pictures from in front of ” THE PLACE ” shopping center in the CBD area of Beijing. As you can see, Apple is planning for a rather large event tomorrow! He notes the activation stations, with copiers for IDs and, sadly, Windows machines for activation.

Music streaming service, Lala has been making news of late. Recently, the company partnered with Google in the latter’s launch of a music service

Filed under: iPhone , App Review I admit, I am a fan of Disney and Disney-related paraphernalia. Theme parks, figurines, movies, all of them are popular at my house

Words With Friends is a two-person crossword challenge that takes advantage of the networking capabilities of the iPhone and iPod touch to help you take on far-flung opponents in a Scrabble-esque word showdown.

Filed under: Software , Odds and ends , Deals There are three more full days until the start of National Novel Writing Month , and that means that yet another software developer has checked in with a deal on a Mac writing application. This time, it’s Mariner Software , and the application is StoryMill . Mariner’s deal is this — if you purchase StoryMill before the start of NaNoWriMo on November 1st, you’ll get a 35% discount off of the normal price of US$49.95

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , App Store What do United States politics, a Canadian rock song, and a California computer company have in common? Here are some hints: the Pocket Veto , Freewill , and the App Store

Our top trio of Mac deals span the range of hardware, software and accessories. We start out with more deals on MacBook Pro laptops, beginning at $780 for a 1.83GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop

Filed under: Software , Video , Reviews I have a handful of apps that I use to show off my Mac to those still stuck on the dark side (ahem, Windows users), and ScreenFlow is among them — heck, it’s even the app I use for screen recording Windows (via Parallels). Already the gold standard in the screen recording app genre on the Mac, Telestream’s ScreenFlow adds a host of goodies in its 2.0 update.

Apple TV owners may soon have access to the latest iTunes Store content. Multiple reports suggest an Apple update includes support for iTunes LP and iTunes Extras