Late last night news broke that Microsoft had purchased Skype for a reported $7 billion dollars. That number has been confirmed to be $8.5 billion dollars, and today at a press conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer explained the reason behind Skype's acquisition. Ballmer explains: "We will move beyond email and text to rich experiences. Talking...
According to a new IHS iSuppli report, Apple's iPhone sales in Q1 propelled it to achieve double-digit growth in the smartphone market, eluding an overall decline in smartphone shipments in the first quarter. Apple shipped 18.6 million iPhones, up 14.9% (16.2 million a year ago), and their increase was the highest growth among its competitors,...
MyGreatFest 2011 is the world's first jailbreak convention taking place in London on September 17th. It's billed as a huge community event for jailbreakers, and Jay Freeman (aka Saurik, the founder of Cydia) will be attending. Tonight it was confirmed that another huge player in the jailbreak industry, @p0sixninja (Joshua Hill) from the Chronic Dev...
For those unaware, free movies are available on your iPhone by visiting www.YouTube.com/movies. The page isn't optimized for the iPhone, but once you play any movie it'll go full screen and work fine. Today Google announced on their YouTube blog that movie rentals will be available to the US--but not Canada. The existing site does...
Update: It's been confirmed--Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion dollars. A huge story has been leaked tonight: Microsoft has purchased Skype for a reported $7-8 billion dollars as confirmed by the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this year Microsoft and Nokia teamed up to 'disrupt mobile ecosystems'. A deal could be announced as early as Tuesday,...
Automotive App just launched today for the iPhone. This app puts car information in your pocket, and it's geared towards the Canadian car market. Here are the major features: - New Vehicles - Auto Repair - Test Drive - Industry News - Financial - Vehicle Recalls - Car Wash - Gas Stations In each section...
TechCrunch has uncovered some more evidence to build on the previous rumour about Apple's relationship with Nuance. According to sources Apple's $1 billion dollar North Carolina data centre might already be utilizing Nuance technology. The announcement of this relationship will be announced at the upcoming WWDC. The data centre is rumoured to already house Nuance...
BiteSMS allows you to send a text to anyone from any application with the help of the free tweak, "Activator". For me I use "swipe to left on status bar" but you can set it to whatever you want. After swiping your finger across the top, a message box will come up and you can...
According to BrandZ 2011 rankings, Apple has topped Google in the Global Top 100 to become the world's leading brand. Google previously held the title for four years, but with the success of the iPhone and iPad, Apple has grabbed the distinguished title. Apple's brand value is worth $153 billion, an increase of 84% compared...
Rovio continues to build on the success of its Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds Rio was a partnership to promote Rio, a movie by 20th Century Fox. Fans of this version will be happy to note an update is coming titled 'Beach Volleyball'. If you're a big fan of Angry Birds, you're going to enjoy...
If you like to live life on the edge, say, by carrying around your iPhone 4 'naked' without a case, you certainly will pay the consequences should you drop your phone on any hard surface. Even though it's Corning Gorilla Glass that engulfs both sides of the iPhone 4, an awkward impact can shatter your...
Update: @i0n1c states this newest jailbreak should fix the battery drain issue with the previous PwnageTool 4.3.3/redsn0w 0.9.6rc15 jailbreak. BTW: by using the latest RedSw0w you also might decrease the battery drain. Process Priority was not restored after the kernel exploit. That might have caused some battery drain. The iPhone Dev Team has released a...
