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For those living in Edmonton, your Apple Store at the West Edmonton Mall has just had their expansion plans approved, which will increase retail space by 4,230 square feet, with construction to begin soon, according to ifoAppleStore. Total square footage will reach 6,930, and expansion will move directly into the adjacent retail space, formerly occupied...

Apple has once again gained another accolade, and this time it is another familiar one because they have now won it seven years (shouldn't it be six?) in a row--the customer satisfaction survey from J.D. Power and Associates: For a seventh consecutive time, Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of smartphones in customer satisfaction. Apple achieves...

PayPal has announced their foray into the mobile payment solution by introducing PayPal Here. A credit card dongle plugs into the iPhone's headset jack, and the initial rollout of this new payment system includes Canada, the U.S., Australia, and Hong Kong. Here are the details: PayPal Here comes with our world-class fraud management capabilities, and...

Just moments ago, famous iOS hacker Stefan Esser a.k.a @i0n1c who is known for his untethered jailbreak exploit for iOS 4.3.1, has just published screenshots of his iPad 2 showing a successful A5 jailbreak on iOS 5.1. The screenshot clearly shows Cydia running on an iPad 2 with iOS 5.1 firmware installed. However, he hasn't given any details...

A couple of weeks back when Apple sent out official invitations for the new iPad launch event, its stock (AAPL) climbed to a new lifetime high taking the company's market capital to over $500 Billion. Today, AAPL touched the $600 mark for the first time ever as trading opened this morning. It did however come down to $594 by...

GeoHot, the genius behind the original iPhone jailbreak, was arrested today for possessing marijuana while he was driving to the annual SXSW conference in Austin. On his way to give a talk at SXSW, he reportedly had to pass through a border patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca where the Department of Homeland Security had drug dogs that...

The federal government has made a huge announcement this afternoon, as they have made changes to allow foreign ownership of wireless companies in Canada, with an upcoming change to the Telecommunications Act, as announced by Industry Minister Christian Paradis. This will allow smaller companies gain access to more capital to grow and compete: The federal government...

Following the introduction of new Apple TV with 1080p playback support, Apple pushed 1080p video to the iTunes Store, essentially doubling the number of pixels from the previously offered 720p content. For those wondering how does iTunes' HD 1080p content compare with the Blu-ray Disc's video in terms of quality, folks at Ars Technica have published a...

Fast Company has an interesting article that details how Apple treats celebrities just like everybody else when it comes to getting an early release on new products. It doesn't matter who you are, you're going to have to wait in line like the rest of us. Shaq commented on how he used to call Steve...

When Siri first launched in Canada, the personal assistant was limited in what it could answer, and that included both data, time, and the weather without phrasing questions in a specific way. If you look back to our Siri hands on article, you'll see the service had difficulty answering a simple question such as, 'What...

An SEC filing today noted Apple CEO, Tim Cook, sold $11.1 million dollars worth of Apple stock, or 20,178 shares, through five transactions that occurred at various stock prices in the range of $547-$551. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing was noted earlier this afternoon. Back in August of last year, Cook was awarded...

There are times like these, when I read something so ridiculous, that I am truly proud to be Canadian. There is actually a class action lawsuit that has been filed, against Apple, because somebody doesn't think Siri performs exactly as it does in the commercials. WSJ is reporting today that a fellow by the name...