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Canadians patiently waited to receive the ability to pay for our Starbucks with our iPhones, as that option finally arrived last November. In the U.S., our neighbours also had access to free App Store promo codes via Starbucks 'App Pick of the Week' cards. Finally, this too has arrived in Canada. Just visit your local...

Samsung heavily promoted their new Galaxy Note smartphone (or is it a mini tablet?!) prior to and after the Super Bowl, with various ads poking fun at iPhone users. A recent ad on their YouTube channel showcased a 'Street Challenge' to demonstrate the awesome 'groundbreaking' S-Pen (it's a stylus) pitted against other smartphones, such as...

Today, The Beatles have announced the release of 27 exclusive ringtones which are now available for download through the iTunes Store. The 30-second ringtones include hits such as “Can’t Buy Me Love”, “All You Need Is Love”, “Yesterday” and “Eleanor Rigby” among others. Apple founder Steve Jobs was a big fan of The Beatles, something he also confessed to Walter Isaacson in...

Popular iOS game Cut The Rope has just made its way to the OS X and is now available for download in the Mac App Store. The iOS version of the game reached over 1 million downloads in just 9 days of its launch with total downloads have already crossed the 100 million mark.  According to Chillingo,...

Recently app privacy has blasted into the media spotlight, especially when it was discovered that Path uploaded all of your contact info to their servers without you knowing. Now, it appears a step has headed in the right direction as Apple, Google, RIM, Microsoft, Amazon, and HP have all come on board to an agreement...

Even though Apple now offers unlocked iPhones from their online and retail stores in some countries, there is still a desire to unlock the iPhone, after it's been purchased from a carrier. Having an unlocked iPhone means you can change carriers without having to trade in your device, and gives you the freedom to use your...

Last night we detailed notes from ABC Nightline's visit to Foxconn factories in Shenzhen, China. ABC has posted the full video on their site but it's limited to US viewers only. Below is the full video posted to YouTube, available to all--check it out before it gets pulled:

Developer Evan You from New York City loved the Clear iOS app so much he decided to replicate the app with HTML5, and was able to get a neat demo completed in just two days. He demonstrated the app in a video posted to his Vimeo earlier this morning. A HTML5 replica of the awesome...

Update 1: A report from AppleInsider claims underage workers were 'hidden' in anticipation of the FLA audit. Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) project officer Debby Sze Wan Chan relayed the claims in a recent interview withAppleInsider. SACOM is a Hong Kong-based NGO that was formed in 2005 and has been researching labor rights...

We have heard reports that a close to finished version of iOS 5.1 has been leaked into the wild, and we've seen a few new features, like the new camera button on the lock screen and Japanese supported in Siri. It seems another feature may have been leaked. Looking at this screenshot from iPhoneHellas, it...

The next time you ask Siri what she is wearing, you can do so in the knowledge that it'll at least be coloured green, thanks to Apple's environmental efforts. In the company's updated environmental report, Apple describes two very large steps it is taking in its quest to become ever more environmentally friendly. The first...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 48 of The iPhone Podcast. We had some issues with Apple related artwork and had to revamp, but we're back. You don't want to miss this episode! Also, don't forget to listen in on Episode 47, dedicated to Steve Jobs. Be...