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According to a study carried out by Convergence Consulting Group (via CBC), majority of Canadian cell phone owners prefer sending text messages and emails instead of calling, a habit most likely driven by growing use of smartphones. The report claims that Canada's big three carriers i.e Rogers, Bell and Telus saw a 34% increase in data revenue...

A class action lawsuit has been filed in Regina against Apple Canada and the controversy over Siri's limited capabilities on the iPhone 4S. Filed by The Merchant Law Group, the lone plaintiff so far, Catlin Hendriks, believes Siri isn't performing as advertised: "Siri either did not understand what the plaintiff was asking or, after a...

The Royal Canadian Mint sent us an email about their new MintChip Challenge, where it is asking developers (including iOS) to create an innovate digital payment app using MintChip, their R&D phase technology. The plan is to have one lucky developer create a digital payment solution, and if chosen a prize of $50,000 in gold...

Today Google released information about Project Glass, a new augmented reality based set of glasses you wear that reminds us just how insane our future could become: A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in...

Ashton Kutcher, who has been signed up to portray Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie film titled “Jobs,” appears to be growing hair to look more like Steve Jobs. He believes that the role was meant for him and has already started meeting people who were close to Steve, according to a report by The Daily (via MacRumors). Five Star Institute's...

In a recent post at Macotakara Blog, it was reported that Foxconn is now hiring production workers for the iPhone 5. The report suggests that Foxconn is hiring 18,000 workers, and that the next iPhone will be sold in June. This contradicts other reports that Apple would continue to follow a fall release schedule for...

Back in June 2011, Rovio Mobile hired Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel to help develop an Angry Birds feature film. While the company ruled out a movie until after 2014, a TV series of 52 short form animations was confirmed today by a Rovio official (via The Guardian), which is set to premiere by the end of 2012. Each...

Last week, we showed you how easy it is for security agencies to crack an iOS device's four-digit passcode by using a software named 'XRY' and extract information like GPS location, call logs, contacts, messages and more. While the XRY demonstration video has now been removed from YouTube, Will Strafach a.k.a @Chronic has posted details (via 9to5Mac) revealing the real truth behind XRY's...

According to analyst Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray, he believes Apple will become the world's first trillion dollar company in market cap by the time 2014 rolls around. How will Apple achieve this? Munster believes Apple's growth will derive from taking profit and market share away from existing tech companies: First, we believe dollars invested...

Earlier we learned about Ashton Kutcher getting the nod to portray Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic titled "Jobs". The producer Mark Hulme of the biopic told The Daily Kutcher "believes the role was meant for him," and has already started preparing for the movie by growing out his hair and speaking to people that were...

Earlier in January of this year whispers on the ground noted an Apple Store was set to setup shop in Halifax, and earlier this month we exclusively confirmed the store's existence as floor plans were revealed for its destined location at the Halifax Shopping Centre. As of March 30th, the Halifax Apple Store is now...

Just the other day we mentioned the QR-code virtual store phenomenon happening in South Korea. Now it appears that trend could take off in Canada as Well.ca has launched North America's first QR-code virtual store in a downtown Toronto. The store's location is at Brookfield Place, one of the entrances to Union Station. By downloading...