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Looks like Moscone Center now has its first WWDC 2012 banner up. It reads "Where great ideas go on to do great things". WWDC is set to kick off on June 11th next week, and Apple is widely expected to announce iOS 6 at the event. The following picture was taken a few minutes ago...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) recently commissioned a study of the Canadian mobile landscape by the Quorus Consulting Group. The 2012 Cell Phone Consumer Attitudes Study was released at the end of April. One interesting conclusion of the study was that among 18-34 year old mobile users, almost 70% of them have adopted smartphones....

Apple has released a firmware update for second and third generation Apple TV units. Version 5.0.2 (9b830) is now available for download via your Apple TV by going to Settings --> Software update. No details have been released about this update, but expect them to be released soon via the Apple TV software updates page....

Here's a surprising story from my neck of the woods that shows just how attached some of us are to our Apple devices. In Saanich, BC, on Vancouver Island, a man was attacked for his iPad as he exited a bus. I live in Saanich as well--not too far from where this happened. Saanich News...

Google has just acquired Quickoffice, the popular mobile office software developing company, in order to make the Google Apps product suite more compatible with various file formats. Even though Google Docs is available on mobile devices as well as personal computers, the focus of Quickoffice on devices like iPad and Android smartphones has led to its immense growth with reported installations...

Yesterday at E3 event presentation, Microsoft unveiled a brand new "SmartGlass" application that links its Xbox 360 gaming console to mobile devices powered by Windows, Android as well as iOS devices (via Reuters Canada). The app lets users remotely control Xbox 360 connected TV displays from touchscreen enabled devices with support for swiping, pinching and tapping gestures. In...

The Globe And Mall is reporting that over 3/4 population of Canada owned at least one wireless device at the end of 2011 but now, that number is expected to grow as it is becoming increasingly common for consumers to own more than one mobile device. As a result of Canadians’ growing affection with cell phones, the country...

Corning, who unveiled its Gorilla Glass 2 at CES 2012 in January as 20% thinner, stronger and scratch resistant than previous version, has just introduced a new flexible ultra-thin glass, and has already sent out samples to makers of cell phones, tablets and televisions around the world, reports Bloomberg. Corning's glass is already being used in Apple and Samsung's best-selling portables and...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting numerous ad networks have circumvented Apple's iOS in order to track location and preferences of users as they go from app to app. Previously, Apple allowed developers access to UDIDs but that access was revoked in iOS 5, to further protect its users: To avoid the limits of Apple's...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight Apple plans to replace Google Maps on iOS with its own in-house mapping solution, adding further weight to previous reports of the rumoured change: Later this year, Apple is planning to oust Google Maps as the preloaded, default maps app from the iPhone and iPad and release a...

While rumors of an Apple branded HDTV have become pretty strong with expectations of Apple to demonstrate its Television OS at the upcoming WWDC 2012, CEO of Internet video provider Brightcove is expecting Apple to release a thin black bar that will bring FaceTime and motion control capabilities to non-Apple televisions, reports Apple Insider (via AllThingsD). Brightcove Chief Jeremy Allaire speculates that an accessory...

According to sources in the Taiwanese supply chain (via CNET), Apple is preparing for an exciting upcoming September this year that will see the launch of iPhone 5 as well as the widely rumored iPad Mini. The report points out Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White's meeting with his contacts in the supply chain, quoting him saying that Apple is...