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Last December the codenames behind iOS versions were revealed and helped answer questions such as why the default SSH password remains 'alpine'. iOS codenames revolve around a theme of various ski resorts, and recently @chpwn visited the resort Northstar in California, or also known as the nickname for iOS 3.1. As detailed in a recent...

Yahoo has done Apple and Android a kindness by creating an interesting "App Gallery" that allows you to scan through a number of popular apps within the Yahoo ecosystem.   The interface uses a fun slider effect to feature popular apps and can go deeper into detail when you open them up. Once you've found...

Even with the release of its Supplier Responsibility Progress Report, Apple continues to be targeted by the media. The New York Times wrote a lengthy piece that Tim Cook vehemently responded to, and now CNN has their own report that includes interviews with employees from Foxconn, responsible for manufacturing iPhones and iPads: After three weeks...

First, Apple took the 3rd spot in global rankings of largest smartphone manufacturers as a result of massive Q4 2011 sales of iPhone 4S and then it was crowned as the highest earning mobile phone manufacturer in the world according to Asymco's analysis. Now once again, iPhone 4S, the top-selling handset in Q4 of last year, has made Apple the largest...

As announced earlier in January, Netflix Canada will be part of the debut for the original series, 'Lilyhammer', produced in Norway, set for launch in the USA and Latin America as well: “Lilyhammer,” follows New York mobster Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano as he enters the federal witness protection program after ratting on his boss. A...

Prior to the Super Bowl Samsung released a teaser of their Super Bowl ad that attacks iPhone users waiting in line. This was part of an existing series Samsung released earlier in the year. This evening, Samsung released both an American and Canadian version of their ad. The Canadian shows the names of Toronto, Montreal,...

At last month's Apple Education Media Event which was held in New York City, iBooks Author was announced as a free tool in Mac App Store which enables instant creation of textbooks and resembles a cross between Keynote and Pages. An update to the iBooks authoring tool has recently gone live the Mac App Store taking it to version...

The massive Q4 2011 sales of iPhone 4S have already taken Apple to the 3rd spot in global rankings of largest smartphone manufacturers and now, another statistical analysis by Asymco crowns Apple as the highest earning mobile phone manufacturer in the world. Asymco has calculated the profit and revenue share of top 8 mobile makers and also counted...

When the iPhone 4S debuted with Siri, many iPhone 4 owners pondered why they weren't able to have access to the voice recognition technology. Sure, there are unofficial ways to acquire Siri on your iPhone 4, but what is the real reason behind its absence? CNET reports the main reason the iPhone 4 was left...

AppleInsider today has the rundown on an interesting insight into the original development of the iPhone through the eyes of Bob Borchers, a former Apple Product Manager and engineer who, in a speaking engagement at a California school said: "What's interesting is that the challenge Steve laid out for us when we created the iPhone wasn't...

Last time we told you about the update to Apple TV that included a new TV Shows menu and new TV networks. Now it appears some users have run into a Genius recommendations menu for TV shows and movies. iPhoneinCanada.ca reader @RuhnDMC noted last night a peculiar new addition to this Apple TV under the...

It's easy to be envious of Tim Cook and why not? He's  clearly making some bank. At the same time though, he has a difficult path ahead of him. He must mould Apple in his own vision without straying too far from the path the organization was on when Steve Jobs handed over the CEO...