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Update 1: Here's a full video tutorial on how to unlock with SAM:   A new software carrier unlock has been released in Cydia, and has been confirmed to work on the iPhone 4S by none other than the unlock wizard himself, Musclenerd. He also says this should work on any jailbroken iPhone on iOS...

As reported by Patently Apple, a company from Pennsylvania named FlatWorld, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in the California Northern District Court which covers Apple's entire line-up of touch related products. The source however notes that FlatWorld's claim doesn't relate to Apple's multi-touch technology in any way. FlatWorld alleges that Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, iPad Nano (sixth...

A new Kickstarter project called the Slingshot is a smart instant table-top tripod which lets you mount just about any smartphone for stabilized video shooting and still photography. But that's not all. The Slingshot lets you shoot one-handed and even allows charging cables of your smartphone to be plugged in during use. To get a better idea, take...

Apple.com has added a new section to their iPhone in Business section, titled 'iPhone at Work', as spotted by Apple Bitch: Not just another day at the office Stay on top of your business and accomplish everyday work tasks in a whole new way. With iPhone and amazing apps that get you the information you...

Digitimes is reporting through its sources in Apple's supply chain that the next iPhone which will supposedly be launched later this year, will incorporate in-cell touch panels manufactured by Sharp and Toshiba Mobile Display. The source also claims that the in-cell touch panels will have a significant impact on the operations of Apple's current touch panel suppliers i.e TPK Holdings and...

Ipsos Reid has released results of its survey of 46,000 Canadians that took place from August 2011 to January 2012. During this period, smartphone ownership was stated as 24% in August 2011 and grew to 34% in January 2012. “Clear shifts in brand preference appear when we look at the brands of devices consumers are...

  The Mayor of Toronto has announced that the people of Toronto can now use their smartphones to report graffiti to city officials. He hopes that this will further efforts to clean up the city. Mayor Rob Ford says this is the cleanest Toronto has been in a long time, and he wants to make...

Apple is reportedly working on hosting some kind of 'wireless server hubs' at the Apple Store Genius Bars, which will supposedly allow customers seeking iOS device replacements to create a temporary backup of their device data before the exchange process, says 9to5Mac. The source believes that a prototype wireless server system for Genius Bars is being tested...

Its been just over a month since the new iPad came out and already the rumors of a new iPhone a.k.a the iPhone 5 are heating up. A new report by Apple Insider notes that according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple is looking to introduce the next iPhone with Qualcomm LTE chip in October of...

Apple is being accused of colluding with book publishers in order to raise prices for digital books, as a result of which the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company last week. Yesterday, another class-action lawsuit was filed in Canada regarding the same issue and today, Apple has issued a statement through its lawyer that the company wants to go...

Reuters reports Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit, Pixar, and Lucasfilm have been ordered to face an antitrust lawsuit as they allegedly conspired to not 'cold call' and poach each other's employees. Five engineers proposed the class action lawsuit and have accused them of limiting millions in job pay and mobility in the tech industry for...

Just last March, the Federal Government announced changes to the Telecommunications Act to allow for foreign ownership of Canada's wireless companies, up to 100% of companies that have a marketshare of 10% or less. The decision was made to further increase competitioin--but does it pose a threat to national security? According to a letter marked...