Apple has released iOS 4.3 for iPhone and iPad, bringing with it a number of important updates. The iOS update fixes issues associated with the keyboard, voice over controls, AirPlay and Safari, with the App Store finally recognising the apps that you have previously purchased, if you either installed them before or have had to transfer to a new iPhone device. The Personal Hotspot feature has been made available to all, allowing users to share their 3G connections with up to five devices, three of which use the iPhone’s WiFi connection and the other two Bluetooth or USB....

The Unofficial Apple Weblogis reporting that Apple is adding two more retail stores to its expanding Canadian presence. Southern Ontario residents that are looking for additional locations to purchase and service their Apple products are bound to be pleased to have options coming soon that don’t involve a drive to the Greater Toronto area. After taking a quick look atApple’s Canadian site, there appears to be two job opportunity listings for new retail outlets in Waterloo and Burlington, Ontario....

Afterhearing rumours about ityesterday, we now know that Apple has officially rolled out the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) in 12 more countries in Europe, thanks toa report by MacRumors. The Polish newspaperRzeczpospolitahad reported yesterday that the iTunes Music Store was due to be launched in ten more countries in the European Union (EU), but Apple has opened the doors of the iTMS to all of EU now. If you live in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia or Slovenia, you can now buy media from the iTunes Store in addition to iOS apps....

Apple has launched its Online Store in four new countries—theCzech Republic,Hungary,Polandand theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)—according toa report by MacRumors. The presence of the Apple Online Store in these countries means that customers residing there will now be able to buy Apple’s products online directly from the company with 1-click ordering and free shipping on most purchases. Among other benefits, the online stores allow them to customise their Macs before buying them and let them get their iPad, iPhone and iPod engraved for free and sent as a beautifully wrapped gift to others....

With the Apple App Store copyright issue far from being resolved, Apple has begun issuing cease and desist orders to websites using the term, including theWireless Industry Partnership(WIP), as it tries to defend its trademark. Just a dayafter it announced iOS 5 to the world, Apple sent a cease and desist letter to the group, asking it to stop using the term “App Store” in the title of itsApp Store CatalogandApp Store Reportsservices, noting that it “improperly suggests to U....