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Justin and I are back in episode 51 of The iPhone Podcast, recapping the the iPhone 5 keynote and discussing what we thought was mind-blowing. You can download the standalone MP3 link here. Subscribe to the podcast via: iTunes | Instacast | RSS You can also listen to the episode from your iOS device below, or right from your browser.

A year ago one of the most fascinating and influential men of our time passed away. Steve Jobs changed the way we lived our lives. We wouldn't be here if it weren't for Apple and the iPhone. Rest in peace, my friend. Here are two videos to watch that will inspire you on this day....

For those looking to stock up on iTunes Gift cards, Future Shop has $50 cards for $10 off starting tomorrow, on sale at $40. These cards periodically go on sale at both Future Shop, Best Buy and other retailers. They can be used to fund your iTunes Account for purchases in the App Store, Mac...

Target is set to open retail stores in Canada next year (most in former Zellers locations) and today they have announced a partnership with Burnaby-based GLENTEL to operate their mobile stores. The latter is Canada's largest independent multi-carrier mobile phone retailer, with current stores such as Wireless Wave and Tbooth Wireless. "We are proud to be...

For Metro Vancouver commuters of the new Port Mann Bridge, PayByPhone has introduced a new tolling feature to its app to allow you to seamlessly pay your toll, coming in December of this year: By simply opting a vehicle in for tolling on the account profile page the driver will automatically receive an SMS every...

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook, has today announced that the world's most popular social networking service has passed 1 billion active monthly users in just 8 years since its inception in a Harvard dorm room (via 9to5Mac). Here's what Zuckerberg wrote on the official Facebook news page today: "This morning, there are more than...

Earlier today it was noted by Walt Mossberg Google Street View would be coming to the Google Maps web app on Thursday, essentially confirming what we were earlier told by the New York Times. Well, it looks like Google Street View has gone live late Wednesday night PDT. This brings back the functionality that was...

FOSS Patents reports on some unredacted Apple v. Samsung documents formerly sealed by Judge Judy Koh, with one interesting letter from Apple to Samsung criticizing the South Korean company's demand for 3G/UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) royalty demands, dated April 30th, 2012. The final part of the letter is highlighted by FOSS Patents as Apple...

iFixit and HealthyStuff.org have teamed up to perform a chemical analysis of the toxics within 36 smartphones including Apple's iPhones. The iPhone 5 shows Apple has continued to follow through on their green initiatives as they submitted their components to X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: The HealthyStuff analysis demonstrates that Apple is actively reducing toxic chemicals in...

As the anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs approaches, Bloomberg Businessweek writes about the path of Apple outside of the former Apple CEO, and within the article there are some interesting tidbits from anonymous former Apple executives relating to the iPhone 5, Bob Mansfield and the relationship with Google. With the latest iPhone 5,...

Last year Apple sued Amazon over the use of their trademark 'App Store' and that battle continues to ensue. Most recently, Amazon requested a federal judge to throw out Apple's false advertising claim against them as they felt the term is generic and commonplace in nature. Now, according to Patently Apple, that battle has reached...

RIM has struggled to to stay relevant ever since the iPhone was launched in 2007. With competitors such as Android adding to their bag of hurt, the BlackBerry brand continues to take a nose dive. The Rick Mercer Report reported on a new product from RIM last night, known as the BlackBerry Outàge. It's the phone...