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Looks like some Starbucks locations have put out this week's App 'Pick of the Week' one day early. Last week we saw a single from Paul McCartney, and this time around it's one that all golf nuts will love (including myself), Golfplan with Paul Azinger. Golfplan retails for $4.99 in the App Store and features...

Apple is offering a new standard for SIM to which they hold patents called the nano-SIM. These nano-SIM cards would be thinner and smaller then the current micro-SIM cards. Apple's plans to introduce a smaller SIM card have been widely known. Fosspatents has a source that has shown them a letter from Apple to the...

Tim Cook met with Chinese government officials in Beijing on Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal: A spokeswoman said Mr. Cook— who is on his first trip to China since becoming chief executive of the Cupertino, Calif., company— "had great meetings with Chinese officials today." "China is very important to us and we look...

A website named iPhoneception has come up with a harmless but funny iPhone pranklet (via TUAW) which can easily be installed on just about any iOS device you can get your hands on this April Fool's day, unless it is locked with a Passcode. Best part is that you don't even need an Apple ID to add...

Apple has given the 'Great Canadian Apps' section of the App Store a light makeover to further highlight the best and most popular apps for Canadians. The new design of this app section now has a black background with red coloured font, which provides a more distinct 'Canadian' feel. The section is described as follows:...

Steve Jobs has been named the 'Greatest Entrepreneur of our Time,' beating out others such as the co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates. Here's how Fortune describes Jobs: Though he could be abusive and mean-spirited to people who threw themselves into their work on his behalf, Steve Jobs has been our generation's quintessential entrepreneur. Visionary. Inspiring....

The 3rd generation Apple TV debuted during the new iPad announcement, and with the refresh came a new user interface (also available for the Apple TV 2 as well). The new design was a major overhaul compared to the former interface. As it turns out though, this new design was originally denied by Steve Jobs...

Another iTunes Cards sales is here from Future Shop and Best Buy. You can get a $50 card for $39, a savings of $11. These periodic sales come around often but if you missed the last one, now is a great time to buy. These cards can be used to fund your iTunes Account for...

Everyone loves to speculate when and where an Apple Store will open. In Toronto, we recently heard of a rumour about Apple opening up a store at Stollery's at Yonge and Bloor, but that turned out to be false. So if you really want to get the attention of the general public, use Apple to...

In order to celebrate the life of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, a great visionary who passed away on October 5 2011 , Throwboy has produced a limited edition Steve Jobs plush doll named iCEO (via FSM). To prevent any legal ramifications in future, Throwboy and its founder, Roberto Hoyos, have been smart enough not to categorize the doll as “Steve...

According to a new report by iMore, the new iPhone (iPhone 5,1) featuring 3.5" display, 4G LTE chip and a micro-dock connector will arrive in October 2012. The same source had previously reported that Apple is planning to introduce a smaller dock connector in the next iPhone which will help reduce the overall size of the handset. The report also claims that like all...

A new report by Reuters has profiled Samsung’s design process and its 40-year old senior vice president and chief mobile designer Lee Min-hyouk. According to the source, Lee, who has acquired the moniker of “Midas” for his golden touch with the Galaxy series, has travelled to Brazil’s Iguazu Falls and the ancient city of Cuzco in Peru for inspiration. The...