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If you've been patient enough waiting for Apple's annual Back to School Promo, the 2011 offer starts tomorrow, as confirmed by MacRumors. This time around though, there won't be a rebate on an iPod touch as in the past, but a $100 iTunes Gift Card as earlier discovered by 9to5Mac. As you can see from...

Do you use Gmail on your iPhone via the Mail app? There are two ways to setup your Gmail account: IMAP or Exchange (Google Sync). The IMAP method is rock solid in my books, but the Exchange setup results in slow loading emails. The following is a simple fix if you're encountering missing emails on...

Yesterday Google introduced an update to their mobile search page. Today they have announced on their mobile blog three new updates to Google Sync for the iPhone and iPad. Google Sync will keep your Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts in sync. It's what I use and love for my email and calendar. Here are three new...

A couple days ago we posted about the top 10 passcodes every should avoid using, based on data by Daniel Amitay, the developer of the app Big Brother. As documented on his blog, Daniel writes Big Brother was removed from the App Store as of last night. A contact from Apple's Developer Relations called Daniel...

The Wall Street Journal went behind the scenes in an in-depth article about Apple's successful retail stores. What makes this story so interesting is earlier today, news hit the web J.C. Penny nabbed Apple's head of retail stores, Ron Johnson to become their new CEO in November. Johnson is the genius (no pun intended) behind...

With the introduction of the iPhone 4 last year, Apple Canada sold phones factory unlocked. This allowed Canada to join other parts of the world such as Italy, Hong Kong and parts of Europe, to have factory unlocked iPhones. As of today, our fellow neighbours down South have joined this exclusive club. An unlocked iPhone...

Google has just introduced some new features to mobile search on iOS. If you visit Google.ca in Mobile Safari, you'll notice some new icons for common categories such as restaurants and coffee shops. Tap these, and you'll be able to quickly find what's around you based on your location. As mentioned on the Google Mobile...

If you've been waiting to purchase a new Mac you might want to hold on for the annual Apple Back to School Promo. Typically this deal includes a free iPod touch for customers that quality under Education pricing. Last year's promotion started on May 25th, so the 2011 deal is definitely late to start. The...

The fine folks over at TechVibes have put together an interesting infographic documenting smarphone usage in Canada: It's interesting to note the Blackberry is most widely-used at 41%, and the iPhone 31%, and Android at 12%. It's easy to see RIM in the lead when they have a tonne of various models, and a lower...

It's always good to have a passcode on your iPhone, because you never know when it could fall into the wrong hands and have your sensitive information revealed. Using a strong passcode will prevent the stress of relying on Find my iPhone should your precious baby get stolen or lost. The maker of the free...

Is Apple leveraging the storage expertise of its competitors for iCloud? According to a report by InfiniteApple, evidence revealed indicates this. Following up to their initial speculation and screenshots of Azure and Amazon being used for iMessage, they ran another test to disprove the trio of 'cloud and networking experts' that proved them wrong via...

Apple has been tight-lipped in their control of leaks, especially leading into and after WWDC. Word broke about Nuance and twitter integration, and some loose details about iCloud, but that was about it. As for the next iPhone, the word on the street according to a source to 9to5Mac is this next-generation device has reached...