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Today Apple released its third quarter earnings. Perusing the revenue figures, I was struck by just how much the iPhone and iPad have overtaken computers and music as Apple's main form of revenue. The iPhone and iPad combined now make up 68% of Apple's entire revenue, compared to just 18% for what were (until the last couple of years) considered the main form of computers: desktops and "portables." What's more, music is now a relatively small part of Apple's revenue - the iPod contributes just 4.6% and iTunes sales about 5.5%.

Specifically, the iPhone is responsible for nearly half of Apple's revenue (46.6% to be precise). The iPad contributes 21.2% towards Apple's revenue. Computers, both desktops and portables (MacBooks), contribute just 17.9% of Apple's total revenue. It's been no secret that iPhones and iPads are very profitable for Apple, but these figures ram home just how much the computing world has changed. Who would've thought even five years ago that computers and music combined would make up less than 30% of Apple's revenue?

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In November, Apple shipped the 4.2.1 update for its mobile operating system iOS, and days later, the iPhone jailbreaking community had figured out how to hack it. Unfortunately for jailbreaking enthusiasts, the only hack available at the time was what's called a "tethered jailbreak," meaning that every time you reboot your device, you have to connect it (i.e.,"tether" it) to your computer.

But now, members of the hacking group known as the Chronic Dev Team have released a new jailbreaking tool called greenpois0n, which delivers, at long last, the highly anticipated "untethered" jailbreak.

Rumor round-up time! According to news from an unaffiliated, unofficial Samsung-watching blog site called Samsung Hub, the electronics giant has confirmed it will announce a new Android-based Galaxy Player at the Consumer Electronics Shows (CES 2011) taking place in Las Vegas in January. If true, the Galaxy Player would likely be a popular Android-based iPod Touch-like media playing device, although not the first one of its kind.

But what we want to know is this - does this music player's impending launch mean we're going to see Google Music launch soon thereafter? We can only hope.

Last week, Apple released iOS 4.2 with a surprise addition - the "Find My iPhone" feature. Previously a part of Apple's MobileMe subscription software, the service is now free and gives users the ability to track their device if it is misplaced or stolen. Beyond tracking, the feature also lets users remotely lock their device and even wipe their data if they determine that it's in the wrong hands.

Unfortunately, there's just one problem: Disabling the service is as easy as a push of a button.

Remember the Nintendo's Virtual Boy? In 1995, the Japanese game company launched this 3D version of its popular Game Boy. The device turned out to be a big flop. Today, however, the 3D hype is back and toy maker Hasbro has decided to jump on the bandwagon with the My3D - a $30 set of binoculars with a slot for an iPod touch or iPhone that promises to offer an immersive 360 degree 3D viewing experience.

Apple announced its earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year today, and in news that won't surprise those who either monitor the stock market or who own an iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Macbook (um, that would be me) revealed that the company's financial standing is strong - record-breaking strong, that is.

Apple posted a record-setting revenue of $20.34 billion and quarterly profit of $4.31 billion in the fourth quarter. In comparison, Apple posted revenue of $12.21 for the third quarter of 2010.

There's an interesting chart making its way around the Net this morning comparing the number of iTunes app downloads to the total downloads of songs. The surprising reveal is that it shows apps are being downloaded much more rapidly than songs. In only 2.2 years, the iTunes App Store has reached the same total downloads as the iTunes Music Store did after five years. And before the year is out, the two curves on the chart will be around the same height - 13 billion downloads each.

Why is this happening? Why are apps becoming more popular than music?

It was a busy day at the YBCA Theater in San Francisco today as Apple unveiled a slew of new products and services to its crowd, and to those watching live on the Web. We saw upgrades to the iOS software for all iOS devices (even the iPad), a new line-up of iPods for the holiday season, iTunes 10 with its social network Ping and of course, the new $99 Apple TV. Here's a run down of everything that happened in one handy-dandy list in case you missed it!

Apple is holding its annual Fall event today. Historically, these events have always focused on the iPod line. While we definitely expect to see a revamped iPod lineup, the rumor mill also points towards a new Apple TV and a major update for iTunes. A number of pundits also expect Apple to release iOS4 for the iPad today.

To find out what really happens, check out our live blog below. The event is scheduled to start at 10am PT/1pm ET.