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The Khan Academy has released its iOS app today for the iPhone and iPod touch. The non-profit organization was founded by MIT and Harvard Business School graduate Salman Khan. Its largest contributors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Google and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Its purpose? The Khan Academy is an organization on a...

Looks like Bell has jumped into the Black Friday fun with a new promo for the iPhone 5. New users signing up for three year terms will receive a $100 in-store credit (towards the phone or accessories) when you activate an iPhone 5. This promotion is noted on the Bell website and goes until Monday:...

Just a quick note on Fido's $57 promotional voice and data plan. We earlier noted it was quietly extended to January 7th of 2013, and now it appears to have gotten even better. As spotted by iPhone in Canada reader @habsfan324, the data allowance has now doubled to 2GB, essentially making this a fantastic plan for...

Koodo has launched new Canada-wide promo voice and data plans (as first spotted by MobileSyrup yesterday) to go with some improvements to their regular plans. For the promo Canada-wide plans, voice minutes and data buckets have doubled, which make them perfect for the casual unlocked iPhone user. The $60 plan looks pretty awesome and is better...

Toronto-based GelaSkins has launched their annual 20% off site-wide Black Friday sale. Everything on the site is discounted and that includes skins and cases for the latest iOS devices like the iPhone 5 or iPad mini and more. You can get a skin for your iPhone 5 for $11.96. GelaSkins supports over 100+ worldwide independent...

An ex-Apple employee has a lot to say about the company, particularly when it comes to their Internet-enabled endeavours (including services like iCloud, MobileMe, and .Mac). According to engineer Patrick B. Gibson, "almost everything Apple does which involves the internet is a mess." (via ZDNET) Gibson helped build the original iPad before leaving Apple for work at...

Apple has kicked off their 2012 Black Friday sale in Canada. Earlier today we got a glimpse of what to expect when the sale went live in Australia (such as the iPad mini being excluded). Here are the savings you can get right now both online and in-store: iPad with Retina display: $499 –> save...

BodyGuardz is kicking off another Black Friday sale, this time it's 40% off everything site-wide (last year it was 50% off site wide). Whether you're looking for protective skins for your iPhone 5 or iPad mini (or any other iOS device), cases or earphones, it's all included in the sale. No promo codes are required as...

Looks like TELUS has started a Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal of their own. They've let us know the iPhone 5 will be on sale for $100 off starting tomorrow until Monday, as part of a holiday kick off: Is the iPhone 5 is on your friends’ or family members’ wish lists (or maybe your own)?...

  According to a report by South Korean newspaper ETNews.com (via Patently Apple), Apple actually owns more US LTE smartphone patents than Samsung, which could play a crucial role as both companies continue to their legal battle over cases of patent infringement. ETN teamed up with TechIPm, a US IP consulting firm to analyze the LTE...

If you're looking for a new iPad this Friday, be sure to check out Apple's upcoming one-day Black Friday sale. It's set to start just after midnight tonight on November 23rd.  Looks like Best Buy will have some deals on the iPad as well (via RFD).  iPad with Retina Display:16 GB* Wi-Fi Save $45$454.99 32...

Well.ca has updated their iOS app to include a new feature called 'cupboards' that allows customers to organize shopping lists based on the different areas of your home. iPhone and iPad users of the Well.ca app can access tens of thousands of items and have them shipped for free (on orders over $25) to their...