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Some huge news has hit the web today--Facebook has agreed to purchase popular iOS photo sharing app Instagram for $1 billion dollars. The news was announced on Instagram's blog and by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself. From Instagram: When Mike and I started Instagram nearly two years ago, we set out to change and improve...

With every new iPhone comes the back and forth of all kinds of different rumours. We have heard conflicting reports that the next iPhone could have a bigger screen, or maybe stay the same. I would assume we'll see a new design this year, as that would follow Apple's history of iPhone releases. The iPhone...

Nick Bilton for the New York Times writes a piece about the silence of other major tech companies when asked about working conditions of their supply chains: In the last week I have asked Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Microsoft and others about their reports on labor conditions. Most responded with a boilerplate public relations message. Some didn’t...

Rob Schmitz, the China correspondent for American Public Media's Marketplace, has becomes the first public media reporter to enter a Foxconn's iPad production facility (via CNN Money). The journalist was given an exclusive tour inside the iPad factory by Foxconn and Apple public relations. Schmitz' radio reports will be available starting Monday, April 9 through local radio stations in US as...

If you have ever been to Canada’s first Apple Store (especially on a weekend) you know that place turns into a sauna and getting to the back of the store can take up to 10 minutes. Okay, I’m exaggerating a tad, but if you have been there, you know exactly what I’m trying to get...

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away last year on October 5th. He died of cancer, leaving behind a company that only he could have built. Today, his spirit lives on for he will forever be the foundation of Apple. We've just got our hands on a rare video footage (via FSM) of the 20th...

image via AppleGazette has compiled an interesting gallery of some pictures taken inside Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California. The secretive campus rarely has pictures exposed to the outside, but there are a few interesting gems to check out. Pictures shown include Cafe Mac, the large HD atrium, the Apple Company Store, pictures of the doors...

Highly popular third-person shooter video game Max Payne is making its way to iPhones, iPods and iPads, as announced by Rockstar Games today. Max Payne Mobile will be released for iOS devices on Thursday, April 12th, with the Android version launching two weeks later on April 26th. The hit video game franchise was first released in July 2001 for...

It was revealed today that there is a security issue with the Facebook apps for iOS and Android, where any knowing wrong-doers could steal your Facebook log in credentials, through some type of hole in the security. Apparently, the information is not encrypted properly, when being entered, and if you know what you're doing, you...

The Rogers Live iOS app allows existing Rogers customers to watch live Toronto Raptors or Toronto Blue Jays games and more for only $5/month, which includes 5 hours of 3G streaming data, with $1/hour overages A new promo within the app shows you can now get 'unlimited' 3G streaming until October 31st. So your $5/month...

John Gruber from Daring Fireball breaks down the obviousness Apple wants to convey in terms of shortcuts in iOS 5, in particular the camera shortcut on your lock screen. In iOS 5.0, double tapping the home button would bring up a camera shortcut icon. However, this was changed in iOS 5.1 to a new 'slide...

The CRTC looks to seek input from Canadians on whether wireless carriers should all follow a certain set of rules when dealing with customers. The CRTC wants to know if 'competition' in Canada is enough to protect consumers, and has launched a consultation on the topic after requests from consumer advocates. Rogers proposed some rules...