Apple’s App Store approval process is one of the great black boxes in the mobile industry, a bizarre place ruled by emotion , erratic logic , and an uneven application of censorship that has driven some developers to the very brink of insanity since the day of iPhone OS 2.0’s release. Well, folks, here’s the bone just thrown your way from Cupertino: a new dashboard where you can watch closely as your pride and joy makes its way through the bureaucratic assembly line

Wait! Stop.

I’m a sucker. It’s true.

Zimbalam , the digital music distributor from Believe Digital , launches in the US today. The service lets artists submit and distribute their music through 25 of the most popular music platforms, including Apple’s iTunes and Spotify, in addition to “several hundred additional stores worldwide”

We were somewhat sad when Barnes & Noble sent their PR firm to accept their award for the Nook for Best Gadget of 2009 at the Crunchies in January. Traditionally only Apple blows off the awards, and we’ve always been able to work around that

Consumer Reports has a new report on which computer company has the best tech support. Apple wins! That’s what happens when the same company controls the hardware as well as the operating system (and several of the most prominent pieces of software).