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By Gary Ng on January 31st, 2012

With the recent ‘departure’ of RIM co-CEOs Jim Basillie and Mike Lazaridis and the elevation of Thorsten Heins into the new role, it appears RIM was on the road to change. Well, think again because the RIM marketing team has unveiled their plans on how to save the BlackBerry by introducing four new ‘cool’ cartoon…

By Daniel Waters on January 31st, 2012

An interesting discussion took place last week at the Macworld | iWorld expo last week. The Macworld stage hosted Macworld editor Jason Snell, John Gruber from Daring Fireball and Chicago Sun Times columnist Andy Ihnatko. The discussion covered whether or not there have been any noticeable changes since Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple. It’s a pretty insightful…

By Daniel Waters on January 31st, 2012

Flipboard yesterday launched three new Content Guides that are localized to Australia, Canada and the UK and Ireland. Support for the iPhone arrived last December, and recently Flipboard added a dedicated section to ‘iPhoneography’. Flipboard detects which region the iPad/iPhone is set to and automatically provides the location specific content. If you wish to revert…

By Usman on January 31st, 2012

Rovio Mobile’s chief executive Mikael Hed told the audience of Midem conference in Cannes this morning that piracy may not be a bad thing but instead it can get us more business at the end of the day. Angry Birds boss further explained that Rovio does not believe in going against pirates through a legal action unless…

By Usman on January 31st, 2012

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a short range (approx. 4 inches) wireless communication technology used in mobile phones for a variety of applications such as mobile payments. A lot of rumors in the past have suggested that Apple is pretty much interested in bringing this NFC technology to the iPhone and now, we have some more…

By Daniel Waters on January 31st, 2012

Apple announced this morning that from April, John Browett will become their new senior vice president of retail. “Our retail stores are all about customer service, and John shares that commitment like no one else we’ve met,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We are thrilled to have him join our team and bring his incredible…

By Matt Watterworth on January 30th, 2012

The legacy of Steve Jobs will continue to live on in the halls of Apple as his quotes and images are now adorning the the campus. 9to5Mac is reporting on the appearance of several Steve Jobs memorabilia throughout the Cupertino, California-based offices of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs passed away in October of last year and…

By Gary Ng on January 30th, 2012

Last October Apple released AirPort Utility for iOS, and the layout looked pretty slick on the iPad. Today, Apple released an update to AirPort Utility on OS X Lion that resembles its iOS counterpart. AirPort Utility enables users to control and manage settings for their wireless routers such as the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, or…

By Gary Ng on January 30th, 2012

The factory unlocked iPhone 4S is now available online from the Apple Store. Black and white models in all capacities are in stock and offer free shipping, with a limit of two per customer (as always). Previously, Apple changed their iPhone 4S ordering system to a reservation system that required in-store pick up, after accepting…

By Usman on January 30th, 2012

Looks like Apple’s iPhone could be the next most wanted tool by Manhattan’s police officers helping them track down shop lifters such as the one arrested by officer Robert Garland last week. The officer told the New York Times about the robbery of an iPhone 4 from a handbag store and how a high-tech arrest was made by him. It…