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In a report at MacRumors, evidence has been found that may indicate that Apple is already hard at work at the next iteration of OS X, 10.7. This news comes as OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard was only just released at the end of August 2009. The evidence came from an entry posted in a...

Last month, the CRTC ruled against Globalive and their WIND Mobile brand as becoming a wireless carrier in Canada. Globalive was one of a few new wireless carrier entrants into Canada that could have shaken up the industry. During the recent Canadian wireless spectrum auction, Globalive spent $442 million to purchase wireless spectrum licenses and...

Without announcement, Apple has introduced a new subtle feature to the iTunes ecosystem. It's called "iTunes Preview" and it is a web based preview for iTunes links that users click on websites to open music or applications in iTunes. At this time, iTunes Preview only works for music, but video and applications are likely coming...

Mac users, this is an update-filled week for you! After the slew of updates released yesterday for OS X, Apple this afternoon released a fix to Safari bringing the Mac web browser to version 4.0.4. The 4.0.4 fix addresses a vulnerability in the web browser that could exploit Mac computers with older software. The exploit...

Less than four months ago, Google Latitude was finally released for iPhone users. Although we didn't end up with a standalone app, the Latitude web-app does a great job, all things considering. You can see live traffic, get directions, check out satellite view, and more. Google Latitude Now With Location History and Alerts Our Google...

Bring on the iPhone "competition" in Canada, eh! Looks like Bell has started airing their own iPhone commercials on TV. The following commercial was aired on G4 Tech TV, and was ripped by the one and only, RoryPiper. This branded iPhone commercial only shows Bell at the end, with no mention of Rogers, Fido, or...

MobileMe users, check this out. Google has dropped the price of their yearly storage fee and increased the amount of alotted space. This works out to Google's cheapest option of 20GB for $5 USD per year. If you're confused about why Google charges for storage, don't be. As a Gmail user, for example, you get...

Today Apple released numerous Mac OS X fixes, among them the final release of OS 10.6.2. The update is recommended for all Mac OS 10.6/10.6.1 owners and is available via software update on your Mac. Aside from the final release of 10.6.2, Apple also released updates for Mac OS Server 10.6.2, a 10.6.2 combo update,...

In the USA right now, Verizon Wireless is on a full front assault right now on the iPhone and AT&T. They are pumping millions into a marketing campaign that is exploiting the "weaknesses" of the iPhone, but more importantly the lackluster 3G network of AT&T (oh, and also promoting the Motorola DROID). Verizon's Clever Attack...

Remember when Rogers "eliminated" their System Access Fee, only to replace it with the Government Regulated Recovery Fee (GRRF), which has nothing to do with the government whatsoever? Well, today Virgin Mobile's Chairman, Sir Richard Branson pulled out his guns to attack Rogers over this questionable and unjustified fee. I think he hit the nail...

We've heard a lot lately about Verizon's Motorola Android handset, Droid in the news. This latest device is on an all out assault on the iPhone and what it can't do. Well what we have here is a comparison of pictures taken by the Droid camera and that of an iPhone 3GS. The Droid sports...

Today Apple released the sixth Mac OS X 10.6.2 update to developers, one week from the last 10C535 build that focused on issues in Image Capture, ColorSync, Dock crashes, Graphics Drivers, and QuartzCore. The current build released this week continues to focus on Graphics Drivers and begins a new focus into AirPort, VMWare Fusion virtual...