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Higher quality MP3s are coming our way, according to a recent report by CNN. Music executives have been working with Apple to bring songs that sound more like original studio recordings, instead of the compressed formats we have today. Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Universal Music Group's Interscope records: "We've gone back now at Universal, and...

The people have voted and the results are in at Engadget's 2010 Reader's Choice Awards. The iPhone 4 took the award for Smartphone of the Year, and Display of the Year. The iPhone 4 has been hugely successful and the Retina Display is hands down the best on the market right now. The iPhone 4...

I guess today is what we call rumour-mill day. Hot on the heels of a report that said iPhone 5 would be delayed until September (including the iPad), Jim Dalrymple from The Loop is refuting these claims. The Internet is buzzing this morning with separate rumors that Apple’s iPad 2 and iPhone 5 will be...

When Apple introduced their new App Store subscriptions policy, many publishers were downright angry. The controversy involves the 30% cut Apple will take from publishers, which has sparked a massive controversy on the web. Readability wrote in an open letter to Apple regarding their app-rejection, stating they were rejected because Apple was targeting "software as...

In a recent opinion article for Macleans magazine (found here), the editors of the magazine came out against the government of Canada challenging the CRTC's decision to implement Usage Based Billing. Since Macleans is owned by Rogers Communications, it really isn't a surprise that they would write an article supporting UBB, since their parent company...

One of those "Wow, I didn't know such a simple option existed!" tips, at least for me anyway. Send an incoming call directly to voicemail by quickly double-clicking the top power button. I tried it and - unsurprisingly - works like a charm! A great option when you're in a meeting and realized that you...

George Hotz, known as "geohot," is a legend when it comes to hacking. His most popular tools released include purplera1n, blackra1n, and limera1n. He was the first to unlock the original iPhone. He is seen as an "iPhone god" by many around the world. But this time around he's in some major legal trouble with...

Another week, and another podcast!  Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on another incredible Episode 27 of The iPhone Podcast. This segment focused on the latest iPhone Nano rumours, and we also break down some of the must-have app for your iPhone. You don't want to miss the...

Speculation was abound a few days ago that Netflix Canada would be slapped with broadcast fees. The argument was that TV broadcasters pay local content production fees and that it is unfair that Netflix doesn't. Here is a very interesting follow up to this story. CRTC Declares Netflix is Not a Broadcaster CRTC chairman Konrad...

We already have an Apple TV from Apple. But what if there was an actual television from Cupertino? The latest hint comes from a job posting that explicitly lists the "next-generation power supply technology" role to focus on TVs: I don't see an actual Apple Television coming anytime soon. The TV market is a tough...

Google has just announced that Google Docs Viewer will now preview documents from Pages. 12 total new file types were included in the new preview update: Today we’re excited to launch support for 12 new file types: Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX) Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX) Apple Pages (.PAGES) Adobe Illustrator (.AI) Adobe...

Netflix Canada was introduced to our great country last September. I found the service to be amazing since content can be watched from my iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. For a mere $8/month, users can watch unlimited TV/movies (their library is growing, albeit slowly) every month--that is until your internet provider knocks you out....