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FOXNews.com reports that Apple’s January 27th media event is expected to include the introduction of Apple’s much-anticipated tablet device and iPhone OS 4.0, as well as iLife 2010. According to the report, no iPhone hardware is expected to be shown…

Tellini today announced Wiz Solitaire 1.45 for Mac OS X. Wiz Solitaire is a collection of several classic card games with the possibility to create and use beautiful decks with your favorite pictures. Wiz Solitaire supports different deck formats allowing you to choose between thousands of available card sets. You can also easily create your own decks with the included Deck Editor.

New York based AppFury, LLC. today announces SOHOinmypocket 1.2 for iPhone and iPod devices. SOHOinmypocket is a necessity for everyone exploring the SoHo and NoLita neighborhoods of New York City, whether you’re a local or new to town. All those great boutiques, restaurants, bars, hotels, and more jammed into 50 city blocks. SOHOinmypocket is the ultimate shopping map and directory, updated monthly, to help guide you through all there is to do and see in SoHo.

Engadget, Arstechnica, and others are reporting that Apple has issued invitations for a media event scheduled for 10:00 AM Pacific Time on January 27th. The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and the …

No Tie Software today is proud to introduce 9,999 Ringtones Uncensored and AutoRingtone TEXT-TO-SPEECH, both for iPhone and iPod touch devices. AutoRingtone and Ringtones Uncensored give users exactly what they want in a ringtone, using text-to-speech in 20+ voices, with 100+ introductory sound effects. Now you can have each caller’s name, title, and a personal message spoken out loud. No more guessing who is calling or whose phone is ringing.

Zykloid Software today announced Posterino 1.6.3, a maintenance update to their popular life poster and postcard creator for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, Posterino creates life posters, photo collages, frames, postcards, greeting cards and contact sheets from digital images. Posterino supports auto-placement of photos, export of posters or postcards, custom template creation, and various image manipulation routines such as cropping and rotation.

Occasional rumors regarding Apple’s forthcoming tablet have claimed that the device may include an OLED screen, with a report just last week suggesting that Apple’s need for 10.1-inch screens had created shortages in both the LCD and OLED supplier ma…

Macworld’s offices are closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Hints will return as normal tomorrow morning.

-rob.

Matrix today announces the launch of its proprietary V Phone offering wireless and mobile VoIP software for the iPhone platform. The V Phone sip client is targeted at IP Telephony companies that are or intend to provide voice and telephony services to end-users. It has the immense potential to be a forerunner in the supply of software to VoIP Service Providers and Internet Service Providers.

In a brief note, DigiTimes points to a report [Google translation] from Taiwan’s China Times claiming that Apple is preparing to launch a 22-inch touchscreen iMac in the second half of this year. Longtime manufacturing partner Quanta is among the co…