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50 Cent Loves iPhoneinCanada.ca: Mutes Us via His Uber50 Theme

Update 1: Thanks to @theafricannerd for the update, who actually shot the video and did the muting. Brilliant! Fans of iPhoneinCanada.ca span across Canada and the world. Our latest fan comes from rapper 50 Cent, who gave us a 'shout out' with his latest collaboration with UberSocial. The new Uber50 theme is available for Blackberrys...

Best Buy To Grow Mobile Stores Within Five Years

Today Best Buy Co. announced its plans to move away from the traditional big box strategy and move into smaller, more specialized retail. The strategy shift is a move to increase sales, earnings and shareholder value while positioning itself against online retailers such as Amazon. Best Buy stated that it would decrease their big-box footage...

Apple Says White iPhone 4 Coming This Spring

With Bloomberg reporting that the white iPhone 4 will be coming in a few weeks, the Wall Street Journal now also reports, with confirmation from Apple, that the mystical white device will be released this spring. Apple said Thursday the white iPhone was would be released in the spring, reiterating a projection the company made...

Apple Releases iOS 4.3.2 For iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

Today, Apple has released iOS 4.3.2 for iOS devices. The firmware was originally rumored to be released next week, but it seems Apple may be ahead of schedule. iOS 4.3.2 brings minor feature fixes and security updates: Fixes an issue that occasionally caused blank or frozen video during FaceTime call Fixes an issue that prevented...

CNET Posts Top 20 Most-Wanted iPhone 5 Features

CNET has posted a pretty solid list of some of the most wanted features for the iPhone 5. Some of the features are very unlikely, but some are almost guaranteed to happen. The feature list is ordered from least to most important and even includes the estimated odds of Apple implementing the feature. Do you...

Best Buy Offers Canucks Fans iPhone 4 for $99 to Celebrate Playoffs

If you've been waiting to pick up an iPhone 4, the following deal could be for you. According to Techvibes, Best Buy is celebrating the Stanley Cup Playoffs by offering the iPhone 4 for $99. The offer is only eligible to customers in BC (what about Habs fans?) that show a special playoff barcode to...

iPhone 5 Roadmap Not in Place According to Touch Panel Makers

According to Digitimes and its conversations with touch panel suppliers, the iPhone 5 production roadmap has not been released by Apple. These Taiwan-based touch panel makers claim production lines have not been ready to shift towards new products. The remarks come amid growing market speculation saying that Apple will delay the launch of the iPhone...

iPhone 4: The Voice Recorder Used for Hockey Sound Bites

The best time of the year has arrived--the NHL Playoffs start today. Last night, CBC had their Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) Playoff preview. In one of the interviews of Kevin Bieksa from the Canucks, I noticed an iPhone 4 being used to record the sound bite. In today's day and age, smartphones are turning...

[Update] How Steve Jobs Killed the Flip Video Camera

Update 1: Founder of Flip, Jonathan Kaplan talks to ATD's Kara Swisher about the end of his 'baby': (requires Flash): Less than two years ago Cisco purchased Pure Digital Technologies, the maker of the Flip video camera for just under $600 million dollars. Cisco announced today they are shutting down the Flip acquisition to refocus...