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iOS 5 to Have Revamped Notifications and Widgets?

Next week will kick off Apple's 2011 WWDC, and right now rumours are rampant about what we can expect to be announced. We've seen Apple invite members of the British and Australian media to the keynote. TechCrunch is reporting their sources have told them some interesting news about what's coming from iOS 5. The connection...

Will Apple’s Next iPhone Have NFC to Compete with Google Wallet?

Update: Here's a promo video showing participating retailers. Can't wait for this to hit Canada: Google just unveiled Google Wallet, an app that will turn your smartphone into a payment system using NFC (near field communication). Google Wallet will debut on Sprint's Nexus S 4G, and the app will be tested first in New York...

Is your iPhone the Primary Source of Internet at Home?

With more and more people subsribing to data plans in Canada, it appears the days of only using your desktop at home for Internet are coming to an end. A new study by IDC Canada reported 40% of Canadians accessed the Internet using a mobile device in January of 2011. Rogers also reported 45% of...

Apple Filming iPhone 5 Ad?

According to reports, Apple may have started shooting an iPhone 5 commercial. A Craigslist posting has been found online looking for potential actors for an iPhone ad. The Craigslist posting was only live for a few hours before being pulled. According to the online posting, both male and female actors were being sought. Also, the...

The App Store Dominates the 2011 Mobile Webby Awards

The recent list of winners for the 2011 Webby Awards were announced earlier this month. What are the Webby Awards? The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web's infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which includes...

Apple Store Employees Jump on the ‘Planking’ Fad

From Wikipedia: Planking is the act of lying face down with arms to the sides of the body, in unusual public spaces and photographing it. Examples: Now, from Apple Store Planking: Wow, what has society come to? LOVE IT. Send in your planking pictures folks! [via TNW]

WWDC Invites to British Press Hint at Next iPhone Unveiling?

Let the iPhone 5/iPhone 4S rumours continue. The latest comes from Electric Pig, as sources have told them Apple's PR team has reached out to influential journalists to persuade them to attend WWDC next week: A source tells us that Apple’s UK iPhone PR team is approaching journalists from major publications to fly out to...

iOS 5 Concept with Lion-Style Dashboard a Possibility at WWDC?

With the start of Apple's 2011 WWDC just two weeks away, many are trying to predict the future of what iOS 5 will bring. Formerly known as iPhone OS, iOS 5 will most likely bring the most significant changes we've seen to date. Rumours have been rampant about the large role of voice recognition in...

iOS 5 Will Not Support iPhone 3GS?

Eldar Murtazin, editor-in-chief of Russian mobile phone blog Mobile-Review, reports via Twitter that iOS 5 will not be compatible with the iPhone 3GS. Just one comment. Apple iPhone 3Gs wont be upgradable to iOS 5.x. iPhone 4 will. At this time, the statement is unverified. However, Apple is known to drop support for older models...