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When Mountain Lion was released last month, the number one issue was related to battery life on Macbook Pros. Many users on the Apple support forum reported their battery draining exceptionally faster than it had on Lion. Since the release of OS X 10.8 there was one update, which was released yesterday as OS X 10.8.1....

On Wednesday we shared with you a sweet iPhone modification kit that would allow you to transform your iPhone 4/4S into an iPhone 5 before its release. The unit costs $30.00 and simply gives your iPhone the rumored two-toned aluminum and glass appearance. It's not even a week later and a third-party with authorization to send take-down...

There has been lots of talk about Apple's 'Genius' TV advertisements this past month. The ads, which aired only during the opening ceremony of the Olympics, were not only pulled from television, but removed from Youtube and Apple's website too. The director behind the three ads, Scott Trattner, has left his job with TBWA/Media Arts Lab. So yes, this...

Apple and Foxconn have worked hard over the 2012 year to improve the working conditions of its factories. They began earlier this year by raising salaries and cutting overtime hours. Oddly enough, many workers were frustrated with their overtime being cut, mainly because the money they earn is barely enough to purchase their essential needs. This time...

While Digitimes' anonymous industry sources did not comment on whether the next generation iPhone a.k.a iPhone 5's screen size will enlarge in width, they have revealed that it will pack a 4-inch screen with a resolution of 1136 x 640 and 326ppi, which will make iPhone the "number one" 4-inch phone in terms of panel specifications in the market....

As we learned a few months ago, Apple has discontinued Google Maps on iOS 6 and will instead use an in-house mapping system. Apple had brought features such as turn-by-turn navigation, traffic, and flyover to iOS. These are highly anticipated features that Google Maps lacked on Apple's mobile operating system. In Canada, iOS 6 maps...

Will Apple debut the new iPhone and a rumoured 'iPad Mini' at the same time on September 12th? John Gruber from Daring Fireball doesn't think so: I’m thinking it makes more sense for Apple to hold two events. First, an iPhone event, focused solely on the new iPhone and iOS 6. Then, the iPhone ships...

As a Canadian, the choice between music streaming services is quite small compared to the United States. Many top services such as Pandora and Spotify have yet to expand to Canada. Yes, I know Spotify is considering coming to Canada, but we haven't yet been granted access. So here in Canada, we can easily crave...

Last month, Samsung opened doors to its first Canadian retail store in Vancouver which many believe, took its simple and sleek design from Apple store with opportunities for customers to go hands-on with smartphones and tablets as well as a corner similar to Apple's ‘Genius Bar’ to assist the customers. Today, another Samsung flagship store opened on Sydney's George Street...

A bunch of new Apple patents have appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office today, revealing the company's efforts on developing ways to improve support for hearing impaired users, as noted by Patently Apple. These patents highlight Apple's plans to enhance haptics & accessibility options in future iOS devices for aiding the hearing impaired....

The latest survey compiled by the 'Rogers Innovation Report' notes parents and children are bonding over technology via numerous ways. Here are the results of the online survey: Youth and parents say texting is their preferred smartphone and tablet activity (94 per cent for youth and 82 per cent for parents) Youth and parents both...

Apple has released its first update for OS X Mountain Lion this morning. Here's what the 10.8.1 update is all about: This update includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability and compatibility of your Mac, including fixes that: Resolve an issue that may cause Migration Assistant to unexpectedly quit Improve compatibility when connecting...