Apple has undertaken a significant expansion of its iTunes in the Cloud feature, adding movies to the list of eligible items in the Australia, Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the U.K., Venezuela, and Vietnam. » Apple Expands iTunes Movies In The Cloud To Over 35+ New Countries

Revealed in court filings (which were first noticed by NetworkWorld) is a prototype/mock up (“035”) for an Apple tablet created between 2002 and 2004 — years before the iPad came out. It still looks like an iPad, but crossed with an old iBook. And man oh man it is HUGE. Here it is in full color for the first time. Check out after the break to find more pictures. » The iPad Prototype Was Gigantic [Pictures]

The Wall Street Journal reports that the next generation iPhone will use “in-cell” technology to make the screen thinner. “Japanese liquid-crystal-display makers Sharp Corp. and Japan Display Inc.—a new company that combined three Japanese electronics makers’ display units—as well as South Korea’s LG Display Co. are currently mass producing panels for the next iPhone using so-called in-cell technology, the people said.” This new technology will not only reduced thickness, it would also improve the image quality. » Next iPhone Has Thinner & Higher Quality Screen

A view days ago we wrote about a Russian hacker that released a tool for bypassing Apple’s In App Purchase mechanism, which made it possible to obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free. Now TheNextWeb reported that Apple is fighting back and began blocking the IP address of the server used by Russian hacker Alexey V. Borodin to authenticate purchases. » Apple Fighting Back Against In App Purchase Hack

9to5mac reported that Apple.Pro has posted an photo of the next-generation iPhone front. Notice the centered FaceTime camera. It’s a single white frame, the black is just the frame flipped over. Which is new, we’ve yet to see a white iPhone front frame for the next iPhone. 9to5mac also noticed that more of these same frames are leaking out as production is reportedly starting.

When Gotham is threatened and people live in fear only one hope remains… Discover the first trailer of The Dark Knight Rises – the exclusive game inspired by The Dark Knight Rises to be released on your smartphone on July 20th. Check out after the break to find two videos of this upcoming game by GameLoft. » The Dark Knight Rises For iOS [videos]

Tiny Wings has been out in the App Store for some time now, but it’s back in the news. The developer Andreas Illiger, teased us with a unique video, showing what seemed to be Tiny Wings 2. It turned out to be Tiny Wings 2.0. A huge update to the original game. » Tiny Wings 2.0, Plus iPad Version, Plus Gameplay Video