It’s no secret that Apple’s App Store is very much a closed system controlled entirely by the beast that created it. Now comes word that Apple’s decision to forgo an open system like Android is actually protecting customers from malware, at least for now, according to The Apple Insider.

Do you have one of those obnoxious friends who always brags about his Doodle Jump high score? Are you tired of being jealous of that guy who has a Tiny Wings high score you just can't seem to beat? Well, my friend, you've come to the right article. I'm going to show you how to manually change scores, and other attributes, in an iOS app.

This week, we saw Apple release a minor software update, BBC iPlayer launched in a series of European countries and we heard that Justin Bieber uses a jailbroken iPhone. Read on, and take a look at this week's top industry, iPhone and iPad news.

Check out today's show and watch Robin get down in the kitchen with Appetites.

No Internet? No problem, as you might someday be able to buy and receive apps and music without a connection.

The iPad is topping the Mac in revenue, Google+ is leading the charts on the App Store, and the chance to win a free Captain America Marvel case.

Just how big is the iPad? Revenues from the 15-month-old iPad have now surpassed those of Macs. In the most recent quarter, Apple sold 9.2 million iPads for $6 billion in revenue. This compares to 3.9 million Macs for $5.1 billion in revenue.

Flash games and videos have finally become a reality on the iPad with this great work around.

This week, we've seen the relaunch of @comex' popular online jailbreak solution JailbreakMe, a couple of iPhone 5 rumors and the news of some amazing expansions. Read on, and find out more.

Time Warner Cable has just updated its iPad app, adding several new features. However, if you recently jailbroke your tablet via JailbreakMe, we have some bad news: TWCable TV isn't going to work.

Here's an impressive piece of information for you: Apple's "magical and revolutionary" iPad, which originally hit Apple Stores back in March, last year, now accounts for over one percent of worldwide Web browsing. The news comes in a report published by NetMarketShare, which hit the Web recently.

The numbers do not lie: 453 days after the iPad debuted on April 3, 2010, there are now over 100,000 apps available for it for download. While this milestone is important, it means nothing unless compared to the competition and by looking at what it means for the future of iOS.

Animator Shawn Harris recently created a music video using the Brushes app on his iPad. The $7.99 app has a feature that saves a frame, every time the user lifts a finger from the iPad's screen. These images were compiled together to make up one single animation - the music video.

Two months ago, we began hearing rumors Amazon planned to unveil its very own “iPad Killer.” Today, that rumor has grown somewhat and includes a timeframe for delivery

A recent investigation by Bernstein Research has made an interesting discovery: According to the investigation, consumers choose tablets based on how similar they are to Apple's iPad - a device that dominates (and will likely continue to dominate) the tablet market.

The Best iPad Apps Of The Week is published each weekend; a companion piece, The Best iPhone Apps Of The Week, is published separately.

Apple's new iPad TV ad is rather good: Like every other advertisement we've seen so far, this one outlines some of the iPad's key features, like its newspaper and magazine reading capabilities, its "big screen" and FaceTime.

Tired of human oppression? So is the Goblin Horde! Help them design and build the ultimate War Machine, then rampage straight through the nearest enemy village!

An interesting video has recently hit the Web, which demonstrates a first generation iPad equipped with a prototype 3-D display.

While Apple appears to have eliminated gestures in iOS 5 on the first generation iPad, a new method allows users to re-activate the feature - providing they have jailbroken their tablet.

A new TV advertisement for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 takes note of the tablet's support for Flash content, and compares this with the iPad's lack of support.

Yesterday, we mentioned one of the keynote's less-discussed features added in iOS 5 - "AirPlay Mirroring." This interesting feature allows iPad owners (running iOS 5) to wirelessly screen mirror, via AirPlay. And now, we've spotted a video that demonstrates the feature.

A new video has hit the Web, outlining a "drop test comparison" between an iPad 2, Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab.