According to a report from 9to5Mac, Apple is testing internally an iPhone prototype that has a modified version of the A5X processor, that debuted in the new iPad. The prototype is being tested in an older iPhone 4 housing to prevent leaks, and it is being reported such a device will not be produced for...
Back in January we noted about the project Text4Science, a Canadian-led study that was part of a larger international project to learn if text messaging is making us more creative. Some initial results have come in as revealed by Text4Science, and they have amassed over 8000 messages to date. Here is some early data on...
Some huge news has hit the web today--Facebook has agreed to purchase popular iOS photo sharing app Instagram for $1 billion dollars. The news was announced on Instagram's blog and by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself. From Instagram: When Mike and I started Instagram nearly two years ago, we set out to change and improve...
Nick Bilton for the New York Times writes a piece about the silence of other major tech companies when asked about working conditions of their supply chains: In the last week I have asked Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Microsoft and others about their reports on labor conditions. Most responded with a boilerplate public relations message. Some didn’t...
image via AppleGazette has compiled an interesting gallery of some pictures taken inside Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California. The secretive campus rarely has pictures exposed to the outside, but there are a few interesting gems to check out. Pictures shown include Cafe Mac, the large HD atrium, the Apple Company Store, pictures of the doors...
TweetBot has been updated to 2.2 to include some new features such as iCloud integration. What this new feature does is sync versions of TweetBot across your iPhone and iPad. Synced items would include mute filters, DM read status, and timeline positions. All you need to do is be signed into iCloud and enabled the...
PayByPhone is by far one of my favourite apps as it allows me to securely pay for parking via my iPhone. Verrus first introduced their service as mobile site last April, but then soon released an iPhone app months later. Enter in your meter number, the amount of time you want to park for, and...
The Rogers Live iOS app allows existing Rogers customers to watch live Toronto Raptors or Toronto Blue Jays games and more for only $5/month, which includes 5 hours of 3G streaming data, with $1/hour overages A new promo within the app shows you can now get 'unlimited' 3G streaming until October 31st. So your $5/month...
John Gruber from Daring Fireball breaks down the obviousness Apple wants to convey in terms of shortcuts in iOS 5, in particular the camera shortcut on your lock screen. In iOS 5.0, double tapping the home button would bring up a camera shortcut icon. However, this was changed in iOS 5.1 to a new 'slide...
The CRTC looks to seek input from Canadians on whether wireless carriers should all follow a certain set of rules when dealing with customers. The CRTC wants to know if 'competition' in Canada is enough to protect consumers, and has launched a consultation on the topic after requests from consumer advocates. Rogers proposed some rules...
A class action lawsuit has been filed in Regina against Apple Canada and the controversy over Siri's limited capabilities on the iPhone 4S. Filed by The Merchant Law Group, the lone plaintiff so far, Catlin Hendriks, believes Siri isn't performing as advertised: "Siri either did not understand what the plaintiff was asking or, after a...
WhatsApp was one of the first cross platform messaging apps that enabled iPhone users to chat with friends on BlackBerry, Android, Symbian and Windows smartphones. The company revealed last October it was handling 1 billion messages per day, and only four months later it was handling 2 billion per day, as noted at the Mobile...
