Jawbone has announced the re-release their UP wristband after the initial band was cut short on its release due to defects and other problems. Today, the company has introduced UP as an all day and night wearable product, available in eight colours: “UP marks our commitment to solving everyday problems for real people,” said Hosain...
A couple quick updates today in the App Store. For starters, Skype users will be happy the app has been updated with iPhone 5 screen support: Users of imo messenger will notice a huge update today as the app gets a brand new interface and a group photo sharing option, previously only available to...
AllThingsD is attending Nokia's press event to announce their new cloud-based mapping service, "Here". Nokia confirmed it had acquired Earthmine, a California-based 3D mapping company, which will help them get more accurate maps. Nokia will be getting map data from a variety of sources and the Here service crowdsources data from users for real-time fixes. As...
Looks like a significant acquisition went down this morning as Otterbox has purchased Wrapsol. We've reviewed accessories from both companies before and we love them. This looks like it'll be a fantastic partnership and further vault Wrapsol into the spotlight: “Wrapsol is a promising company with similar values and similar culture whose product aligns with...
Today is the launch of an online discussion by the CRTC to ask for Canadians to engage and participate in the development of a new code for wireless services in this great nation of ours. These online discussion panels are part of a proceeding that will also include a public hearing starting in February of...
We've teamed up with Big Fish Games to sponsor a give away for brand new 32GB 5th generation iPod touch ($299 value). That's right, one lucky reader will win this brand new iPod touch (you get to choose the colour!), as part of a promotion to get everyone to try their Big Fish Games title, Fairway...
A couple notable apps have been updated tonight to support the taller screen on the iPhone 5 alongside some performance updates. eBay brings a new icon to reflect their new logo, bug fixes and better support for iOS 6: What's New in Version 2.6.3- iPhone 5 support (Tallboy)- Bug fixes and improved support for iOS...
According to Canadian iPhone hacker @planetbeing, the iPhone 5 jailbreak is still "missing critical pieces" and is not releasable yet, as he explained today on twitter: https://twitter.com/planetbeing/status/268125859725074432 This was after he called out the fake IntelliScreenX app in the App Store we first told you about on the weekend, a tweak he personally helps make....
Jessica Lessin at the Wall Street Journal reports Apple CEO Tim Cook has initiatives to keep employees happy, with one latest perk taking a cue from Google. The "Blue Sky" program allows a small group of employees take two weeks to work projects outside of their regular responsibilities: Earlier this year, Apple told some employees about...
Readdle has their app Printer Pro for iPhone as a free download today, as part of an App of the Day promotion. The app allows iOS users to print from your iPhone wireless to any Wi-Fi printer (or use the option to PDF print your files and images): Printer Pro is the application that lets...
After a large company releases a much-anticipated new product, the public relations department should have time to rest and enjoy a job well done; unless of course you do this job for Microsoft. Ballmer is at it again, using the wrong words in the wrong place at the wrong time and describing sales of their...
A new report released by Chitika based on hundreds of millions of U.S. and Canadian online ad impressions reveals Safari and mobile Safari users are the most verbose when it comes to search queries: Mobile Safari users average 5.17 words per query (WPQ) and Safari users at 5.08. Opera users average the least at 3.88...
