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Update 1: After further inspection the Halifax Apple Store will resemble the Oakridge Centre Apple Store with a deeper, extended layout rather than the smaller downtown Vancouver location. Pic below: == It's no secret that Halifax is set to receive its first Apple Store. Earlier whispers of construction at the Halifax Shopping Centre near the...

The New York Post reports Apple has plans to launch a streaming TV service by Christmas, but is having a difficult time negotiating rights with media companies. Apple is pushing ahead with plans to launch a streaming TV service by Christmas — despite making little headway in its negotiations with content providers, The Post has...

According to recent survey conducted by Fortune, Apple was the world's most admired company, as noted by their polling of businesspeople. This is the fifth year in a row Apple has topped the list: Why it's admired: To say it was another big year for Apple would be a gross understatement. With the passing of...

Earlier this morning comScore released their 2012 Canada Digital Future in Focus report, and within it we have learned a bit more about the digital landscape in our country. One particular area of interest to us is the rapid adoption of smartphones--which according to their data makes up 45 percent of cellphones in Canada (as...

With Apple being one of the biggest companies in the world, they are constantly under the microscope. One of things that always seems to make the headlines is who is trying to sue Apple, over patent infringements and other things. This time, Apple is going after Motorola again. Recently, Apple won an injunction against Motorola...

Do you want to AirPlay Mirror your iPhone / iPad onto your Mac's bigger screen but can't since you do not own an Apple TV? Well, we might just have the perfect solution for you! An all new OS X app called Reflection now lets you AirPlay Mirror the display of your iPhone or iPad to your...

Intuit has just launched their iPhone app TurboTax SnapTax that allows Canadians to file their tax returns using their iPhone cameras. The app is free to download but when it comes to file your tax return it'll cost you $9.99. The convenience factor of filing via your iPhone is pretty cool. The app works for...

It can be tough to locate that 'must have' app with more than 500,000 apps in App Store. Even Apple thinks this way, as they recently acquired Chomp, an app discovery tool in which many believe will be implemented into a future version of the App Store and iTunes. Another hugely successful app discovery method...

Yesterday, when Apple sent out official invitations for its iPad 3 media event scheduled on March 7th in San Francisco, the Apple stock (AAPL) climbed a striking 9 points, which is more than 1.5%, taking the company's market capital to a new lifetime high. As 9to5Mac notes, when Apple's stocks hit the $536.37 per share mark during the...

There has been a few security issues with iOS over the years, and with Apple being such a huge company, these security issues always seem to make the headlines. The New York Times is reporting another security hole has been found in Apple's iOS operating system. This time, it is really invading our privacy. It...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 49 of The iPhone Podcast. We talk iPad 3 rumours, iPhone news, and hints of Photoshop Touch and Office for iOS (and possibly a 'Justin rant' about iPhone unlocking policies from his favourite national carrier). And yes, this is actually two...

Earlier we first reported Starbucks Canada had started the inclusion of App Store promo codes as part of their 'Pick of the Week', something that was previously exclusive to our neighbours in the U.S. Last week it was Scrabble, and now this week the incredible photo editor Snapseed is up for grabs ($4.99 value). Customers...