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Apple has applied for a facial recognition locking and unlocking system patent, as Patently Apple describes. Currently Android has applied this system to all 4.0 devices with a front-facing camera. Users are able to essentially use their face to unlock their phones, and if that doesn't work the user can type in a backup password. The...

The iPhone 5, announced on September 12th, has already sold over 2 million pre-orders and will officially launch tomorrow, September 21st. Samsung evidently doesn't enjoy Apple's business and already has plans to add the iPhone 5 to a list of pre-existing patent lawsuits in the United States. These two competitors are battling it out in 10...

With the iPhone hitting the market officially tomorrow, what mobile plan do you have in mind? If you're a Virgin Mobile user, feast your eyes on their new limited-edition 6 GB add-on plan for $30 monthly. New and existing postpaid customers who are part of the 20 "choice plans," not including the "Awesome 40" and "All-in-One" plans are eligible for the...

Just when everybody was freaking out, the inevitable has happened--factory unlocked iPhone 5 orders have received their UPS tracking numbers, and have 'shipped.' Our order status for iPhone 5 orders placed at midnight last Friday have shipped, and a UPS tracking number has been provided (shipping method notes: UPS Express Saver). There is no breakdown...

iOS 6 introduced Apple's new mapping solution, replacing Google Maps. With the latter going the way of the dodo bird, some may be disappointed that local transit directions are not available anymore, unless you download a local transit app. Think again. You can still access local transit directions in iOS 6 by using Google Maps--on...

We're hearing numerous reports iOS 6 has killed WiFi connectivity for some users. People are reporting they can no longer connect to their WiFi hotspots from their iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and iPad 3s. Here are some possible fixes for this bug: Reboot your device with the on/off switch Reset network settings (General-->Reset-->Reset Network Settings)...

Did you update to iOS 6 today? One of the most anticipated updates was the addition of full location support for Siri in Canada. You can now ask Siri about restaurants, movies, sports and more. However there appears to be bug that has been present in Siri, even leading back to iOS 6 beta. When...

Earlier today at the Mobile Pwn2Own competition, the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S3 were proven insecure as exploiters demonstrated their hacking abilities in Amsterdam. Starting off with the iPhone 4S, here is how Dutch security researchers completed the hack: iPhone 4S Dutch security researchers were able to form a webkit browser exploit within a matter of weeks....

With the release of iOS 6 today, numerous users are probably scratching their heads on how to get Passbook to work. Essentially, developers need to update their apps to make them Passbook ready, and some apps such as Cineplex Mobile have been updated to work with the new feature. Cineplex Mobile received an update today...

When San Francisco based Stripe opened for business in the United States last year, developers sure had a heavy load lifted off their backs. Stripe allows for developers to easily accept credit cards on the web, and on mobile phones and tablets. There was an issue though, Stripe was only available to U.S. developers during...

Yesterday, we saw pictures of the first iPhone 5 unboxing in black 'slate' as Apple calls it, and today we have some images of the white iPhone 5 being unboxed at a Canadian carrier. Check them out below:   Earlier today, we posted the first Canadian iPhone 5 unboxing of a package that arrived from...

Earlier today, Apple pushed the full and final version of iOS 6 to the general public, two days ahead of the official iPhone 5 shipment date and now, the company has released the OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 update, which can be downloaded via Software Update in the Mac App Store. The 10.8.2 update size is 365MB.  The...