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Prior to the WWDC 2011 keynote, rumours of Nuance integration in iOS 5 were in full force. However, after the WWDC keynote was all said and done, we saw nothing. That has changed as tonight @chronicwire and @sonnydickson have discovered Nuance dictation details within iOS 5 internal settings. It's noted both hackers also uncovered high...

Earlier this week reports of FaceTime over 3G in iOS 5 popped up. Currently, FaceTime can only be officially used over WiFi, so 3G would be a major new feature update. Continuing to expand the use of 3G, it seems that YouTube on iOS 5 will now stream high quality video over 3G. Again, like...

Well, it appears there already is an existing iCloud out there--iCloud Communications. They're not happy over the use of iCloud and in turn are suing Apple, according to TNW. The goods and services with which Apple intends to use the “iCloud” mark are identical to or closely related to the goods and services that have been...

I've been dreaming of a native instant messaging app for iOS for the longest time, so when iMessage was announced I was extremely pleased. iMessage is Apple's foray into the messaging scene. With the expensive rates Canadians pay for SMS, iMessages is going to make a massive dent into the lucrative SMS coffers of the...

The whole Lodsys saga continues, as Apple has filed a motion to intervene according to intellectual property activist, Florian Mueller, on his blog FOSS Patents: But for Apple's own proposed participation as an intervenor it makes sense to focus on the theory of exhaustion (meaning that Lodsys can't get paid twice for a licensed use...

As reported by 9To5Mac, it seems that a new feature of iOS 5 has been revealed! Using iOS 5, an iOS device streaming music can now reportedly transmit artist, track, and album information over Bluetooth to an audio receiver. In other words, if you have a car with Bluetooth capabilities and are streaming music to...

I finally figured out iCloud thanks to The Joy of Tech:

Didn't have time to watch the two hour Apple WWDC 2011 keynote? Don't have two hours now to watch the keynote? No worries. You can watch it in two minutes. A super condensed version of the keynote has been posted to YouTube and the video hits pretty much every major announcement. The video definitely lacks...

Apple's previous in-app subscription policy announced in February irked a variety of publishers and caused a massive divide on the issue. The policy stated Apple would take a 30% cut of subscriptions and limit the ability of publishers to collect a user's information. Publishers quickly rejected this policy, and now it appears Apple has relented, according to...

You read about Apple's new ambitious plans to build a new campus in Cupertino that would hold over 12,000 staff. Cupertino's Mayor held a short press conference to answer some grilling questions over their decision to support Apple's new campus. With America still recovering from a recession, Cupertino would be foolish to not accomodate the...

According to a few photos we received today, it seems that Apple may be ready to go with FaceTime over 3G. However, it may be the carriers who make the final decision. With the iOS 5 beta, photos reveal a new pop-up that prompts users to turn on cellular data to use FaceTime. Once cellular...

With the Beta release of iOS 5 and iCloud, Apple explained that iCloud stores your music, photos, apps, calendars, documents, and more. When content is downloaded on one device, iCloud wirelessly pushes it to all your devices. This is also how the new "Automatic Downloads" feature is also supposed to work. Unfortunately, Canadians on iOS...