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A report from 9to5Mac indicates that with the launch of iOS 6, Apple may be moving away from Google Maps services and instead use its own in-house mapping service that includes a very interesting 3D view. Apple's recent acquisitions of 'Placebase' and 'Poly9' (both mapping companies), along with 3D mapping company 'C3 Technologies' are reportedly...

Earlier today we mentioned that Pod2G had made some progress with his new jailbreak, and had jailbroken The New iPad, untethered, on iOS5.1. Pod2g has since posted video proof of his jailbreak on his personal blog. http://youtu.be/ZWnL7v6Pofk Pod2g also posted credits and thank yous for this jailbreak, by Twitter user name: - boot code execution...

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Wolfenstein 3D video game, id Software has launched the game for free in the App Store! The game includes all six of the original episodes and 60 levels. The company has also launched a browser version of the game for free. Wolfenstein 3D is one the first...

Roam Mobility, the Vancouver-based company that plans to make your US roaming easier recently introduced a free SIM swap program. Send them your US SIM card and in return they'll make you a free Roam Mobility SIM (a $20 value). They have both regular SIM and microSIM cards available. How to get a free Roam Mobility...

Yesterday, Facebook announced plans to launch an "App Store" like place to get apps on Facebook. They are calling it the App Center. It will be the place to get all Facebook web, iOS, and Android apps. Similar to the App Store, each app will have it's own page detailing what the app it all...

In an interview with Bloomberg, former Apple employee Craig Elliot talks about his collection of Steve Jobs memorabilia, such as the following internal Apple video. It features Steve Jobs and other Apple employees as 'The Blue Busters', a parody of the popular film Ghost Busters, in their fight against IBM, their main competitor at the...

In a ground breaking ceremony for it's new Shaghai headquaters, Foxconn CEO, Terry Gou, announced that Foxconn and Apple will split the initial costs to improve working conditions for their factory workers, and improve the public's view of their factories as "sweatshops". In a speech today, Terry Gou said he doesn't see this as a "cost",...

If you're a wireless provider, the iPhone has changed the way customers flock to you. Rogers recently noted in their 2012 Q1 earnings iPhone activations were up 35% compared to the year ago quarter. As the first carrier to offer the iPhone in Canada, Rogers was off to a quick start against its competitors. But...

Just a couple hours ago, Apple pushed out the latest update to OS X Lion, to fix a vulnerability where a user's password could be stored in plain text, as part of a bug with FileVault. You'll find the details under Software Update on your Mac. Here's what's new: The OS X Lion v10.7.4 Update includes fixes that:...

Another day, and more rumours from the Far East publication, Digitimes, published in the early morning hour today. This time around, they have pegged the next iPhone is slated to launch in September, as their sources have noted manufacturer Pegatron has landed the contract to build the next-generation device: Pegatron Technology reportedly has landed orders...

The internet is a vital part of our everyday living. We use it to communicate to each other, for banking, getting our daily news, and much more. In fact, this generation of kids doesn't even know what the world would be like without the internet. Rogers Redboard recently posted an interesting info-graphic that shows the...

Apple's growth since 2007 has been staggering. Sortable.com has created an infographic and passed it along to us that shows the mind-boggling numbers Apple has been able to produce recently. Check it out below: Sortable Apple by the Numbers