Developer ZodTTD is announcing that the beta builds of some of his homebrew projects have now gone public, enabling iPhone owners outside the beta test team to pick them up. Wondering which apps are now up for grabs? Visit the full article for the rest of the details.

Third-party software developers keen on creating new applications for Apple's OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone operating systems can finally get the information they need in the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference. Scheduled to take place from June 9 to June 13, the WWDC event shouldn't be passed up by those who are exploring Apple's innovative systems. More in the full article.

Great partnership, if you ask us. HBO and Apple have paired up to offer the network's programs on the iTunes Store. Now we can get everything from the gun-toting family, "The Sopranos," to the shoe-loving urbanites of "Sex and the City" via the iTunes Store. Details in the full article.

It looks like users will finally be able to make scheduled backups with Time Machine even when their Mac notebooks are running solely on battery power. This new option will reportedly be included in Mac OS X 10.5.3. More details in the full article.

SingTel and its associates have announced that they've signed with Apple to enable them to sell the iPhone in their respective territories in Southeast Asia. Wondering which specific countries will be falling under this latest expansion news? Read the full article for the rest of the details!

OpenOffice may have started catering to the Mac with only a handful of features, but its most recent beta version may prove to offer more open-sourced office suite love to Mac users. Its latest version, OpenOffice.org 3 beta, now has some improvements in UI as well as added new functions. More info in the full article.

The Wiimote is surely catching the eye of many manufacturers - even Microsoft and Sony have recently been rumored to come up with new controllers that seem to be taking a page from Nintendo's waggler. Evidence of a new patent from Apple hints of a new remote control system similar to Nintendo's Wiimote controller. The new filing was recently sighted on the US Patent & Trademark Office website and outlined the technical specifications for it, along with several possible applications. You can read more about the latest patent idea from Apple by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

Fring's mobile VoIP service for the Apple iPhone has just been given a bit of an update. The new version, which bumps fring up to version 0.9785, now fully supports mVoIP calls on 1.1.2 along with incoming SIP calls. More details in the full article.

If you find it bothersome trying to convert YouTube videos for your iPhone before watching them, you might be pleasantly surprised at the video we have in our full article. Some people were able to find evidence that the phone's Safari browser now allows you to play YouTube videos without any additional conversion apps necessary. Check it out!

Gratuitous Windows gaming comin' to ya, Mac users! Latest news in the virtualization field has word that the VMware, creators of VMWare Fusion, has kick-started the first stage of the beta program for Fusion 2.0. And with Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 comes a slew of performance improvements - so much that it'll be able to support up to 10 monitors all at once and even play Windows-only games with hefty shader requirements. More at the full story.