The biggest Apple news dropped right at the end of the week—Lion has just hit "gold master" status and should make its way to the Mac App Store for downloading soon. When that happens, look for our unbelievably in-depth uber-review—and clear your calendar. (Seriously, it's a monster.)

While waiting for Lion, though, why not catch up on the top bits of Apple news from the week that was:

The technology inside Apple's $50 Thunderbolt cable: Using Thunderbolt peripherals so far requires a rather expensive cable that is only available from Apple. There is technology involved that may justify the cost, but the high price might relegate Thunderbolt to a small, possibly Apple-only niche.

Apple to move ARM SoC production away from Samsung in 2012: Increasing chatter indicates that Apple will drop Samsung as its fabrication partner beginning in 2012 as it moves its mobile devices to a next-generation ARM-based processor.

Final Cut Pro X FAQ eases fears of some, confirms those of others: Apple has posted a FAQ page about Final Cut Pro X in order to answer some of the questions being presented by disgruntled Final Cut Pro users. Some of the answers are good—the company promises updates as part of Lion—while other answers confirm users' fears.

iOS 5 beta hobbles OS downgrades, untethered jailbreaks: Untethered jailbreaks and OS downgrades are being hobbled by the latest iOS 5 beta as part of the switch to Apple's over-the-air delta updates. Additionally, at least one third-party unlocking method has been disabled.

Stars aligning on combined Lion, MacBook Air launch in mid-July: Three sources from two separate sites claim to have dates—or general time frames, as the case may be—for Apple's launch of Lion and updated MacBook Airs. Combined with all the other rumors and evidence, the new information does sound pretty close.