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A couple days ago it was reported by TechCrunch Zynga was in talks to buy OMGPOP, the maker of the hit iOS game Draw Something. Now, according to AllThingsD, their sources tell them the deal has been completed and the purchase price is around $200 million dollars. Zynga is set to announce a press conference...

According to a report published by The Financial Times (via Engadget), Apple is seemingly pushing its own nano-SIM proposal once again for future iPhones and iPads against the will of its major smartphone competitors such as Nokia, Motorola and RIM. Apple submitted a proposal for a customized, even smaller nano-SIM card design than current micro-SIM back in 2011, which...

In an interview with gaming blog Eurogamer, Senior World of Warcraft developer, John Lagrave told the blog that Blizzard is still looking into bringing World of Warcraft to mobile platforms. Lagrave explained to Eurogamer that they are definitely looking into to bringing WOW to mobile gaming, but it is hard. They want to get it...

According to a survey from CBC/Radio Canada, Netflix now reaches 1 in 10 Canadians: "Netflix viewers watch 28 per cent more TV than the average Canadian when including their Netflix viewing," said Mark Allen, director of research and strategic analysis at CBC/Radio-Canada, which ran the survey of 8,000 Canadians in the fall, a year after Netflix...

Just when you thought Tim Cook only replied to my emails, think again. 9to5Mac reports on a story of how one AT&T customer had just been relocated to Canada for work and wanted to use his iPhone 3GS here on PAYG plans. However, his phone was locked to AT&T and he was told to contact...

Juice Mobile, a Canadian mobile advertising network, has released some interesting statistics regarding the state of Canadian Mobile Industry during the month of February, in the shape of a pretty neat infographic. The statistics, which are based on information gathered from 1500 different publications, apps and almost 1 billion mobile ads, indicate that iPhone is Canada’s top mobile device...

Apple has just updated the Labour and Human Rights page in its "Supplier Responsibility" section for this month as noted by John Gruber (Daring Fireball). The update provides comprehensive report of excessive work hours in Apple's supply chain for the month of February. Apple details 48-hour average workweek and a 5% month-over-month decrease in 60+ hour weeks for...

Netflix just announced their Canadian library will soon get some new 'hero-themed' films in April and May. Such films include X-Men: First Class and Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon (you'll notice Thor is already available): When Bonnie Tyler sang about holding out for a hero, she could have been referring to any one of the stars featured...

Apple has started posting some commonly asked questions on product pages to hopefully ease any worries that customers may have before making purchases. It seems to be a joining of the Apple Support Communities at the bottom of the online Apple Store. It allows for you to answer questions that others may have posed by simply...

Today, Apple has issued a press release announcing that it is going to lauch a dividend and share repurchase program later this year. The announcement indicates that Apple is planning to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share sometime in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2012, which begins on July 1, 2012. Quoting via...

Apple has announced it will hold a conference call tomorrow at 6AM PDT/9AM EDT to discuss what it will do with its almost $100 billion dollars in cash: Apple Conference Call WHAT: Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, and Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO, will host a conference call to announce the outcome of the Company’s discussions concerning...

Do you ever stop to think how many of the inventions we utilize on daily basis and often take for granted came to be? The following infographic from BestCollegesOnline.org takes a look at how some of the most widely used inventions originally came about as well as how they evolved over time. Check out the...