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Apple Updates App Store Look
Last night Apple began rolling out visual updates to its iTunes App Store (non-iPhone version). The refreshed look brings individual App Store page designs in line with the rest of iTunes 9. Some of the primary changes to the App Store are listed below: App descriptions have been cut to the first 2 lines by...
BREAKING: Globalive Given Green Light To Launch WIND Mobile In Canada!
At the end of October 2009, Globalive and their WIND Mobile brand was denied by the CRTC to begin operations in Canada. Well this morning, the Canadian Federal Government overruled the CRTC ruling: We have concluded through normal review that Globalive meets the Canadian ownership and control requirements For. The. Win. I would love to...
Google Mobile iPhone App Updated
Users of the Google Mobile iPhone App will be happy to know that Google has updated the application and the update is now available in the iTunes App Store. There are a number of enhancements in the new version: Redesigned search results display that shows more available results Web pages may be opened from displayed...
Google Goggles Headed For iPhone?
Google recently released an Android-exclusive application called "Goggles". The new app allows users to search Google by either using Augmented Reality or photos taken by an Android device camera. For example, users could take a photo of the cover of a book and Google search would attempt to recognize the photo and return search results....
Apple Releases Firmware And AirPort Updates
Apple has released numerous updates today for AirPort, EFI firmware updates for MacBook (1.4) and MacBook Pro (1.8) and a firmware update for SuperDrive. AirPort Client Update Support Mac's running OS X 10.6.2 Fix Issues with not being able to turn AirPort on Intermittent network connections Inability to create computer-to-computer networks MacBook/MacBook Pro EFI Firmware/SuperDrive...
Google Launches Chrome Web Browser For Mac
Today Google released their highly anticipated Google Chrome web browser for the Mac platform in official Beta form. The Windows version has been available for over a year. The new web browser looks a lot like Safari but differs in certain design areas. For example, Chrome moves tabs to the top of the browser and...
Apple Adds Preview All Button To iTunes
Earlier today, or sometime within the last 48 hours, Apple has added a convenient "Preview All" button to song albums on the iTunes Music store (not on iPhone iTunes Store app). Up until today, the iTunes Music store has allowed users to preview 30-second clips of songs, which allows users to briefly preview their purchases....
Romance Flowchart: When Is It Inappropriate to Use Your iPhone?
When I saw this on Gizmodo, I knew I just HAD to post this up on the blog! I know this flowchart will be beneficial to all you "Casanovas" like myself. Being connected 24/7 with smartphones, especially the iPhone, has changed the way we socialize. We just can't put down our iPhones! Check it out,...
Twitter Releases New Mobile Interface
For the first time, Twitter has entered the ring to battle against various twitter clients. We've seen a lot of apps available or twitter, too many to even name infact. But this is the first we've seen of something similar that is actually created by Twitter themselves. Twitter has always had a slimmed-down mobile client...
Google Street View Adds 9 More Canadian Cities
There was a lot of excitement in Canada when the Google Street View car was spotted throughout the country. In early October, Google Street View finally hit the shores of Canada and went live. However, it was only limited to a select few Canadian cities. Now, it looks like other parts of Canada are ready...
Rogers Sues Bell Over False Advertising
Two weeks ago, Telus sued Rogers for apparently misleading advertisements claiming that Rogers is "Canada's fastest network". Now, Rogers has filed a suit against Bell Canada for misleading advertisements claiming that Bell has Canada's "largest, fastest, and most reliable network". Rogers is pointing out that the currently operating Bell CDMA network has approximately 6.7 million...
Next Gen iPhone Being Tested in San Francisco?
Oh snap. It looks like this could be the start of even more next generation iPhone rumors "in the wild". MacRumors is reporting that the iPhone developer Pandav has seen evidence of an unreleased iPhone in their App's analytics (within their app iBART). This is the same developer who reported iPhone 2,1 a year ago,...