For those looking to upgrade to the iPhone 4S on contract, Best Buy has a sale coming up. Bell and Telus 32GB models on a three year term will be discounted to $199.99. Normally, the regular price is $269.99 on contract so it's a $70 savings. Let us know if you're going to jump on...
Today Apple made some major education announcements with the release of iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and iTunes U. Everything sounds fine and dandy until you realize the Canadian iBookstore does not have the 'Textbook' category. Either the category is coming soon in a magical update, or it's not coming at all. You're probably thinking "oh...
As part of Apple's education event today in New York City, Eddy Cue took to the stage to announce a standalone iTunes U app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app will bring easier access to the thousands of lectures and free education content. The app will also allow professors and teachers to...
Today at Apple's education media event in New York City, they have made some major announcements to disrupt the textbook publishing industry, as noted by Steve Jobs in his biography. Apple has partnered with Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to bring major textbooks to iOS. Phil Schiller was on stage to announce iBooks 2...
[Refresh your browser periodically to update] 7:00am: Phill Schiller takes the stage, “We’re proud to help students learn”…and “Students are being introducd to the iPad” 7:03am "I get discouraged when students don't graduate... knowing that we failed them." 7:06am "There is a lot that's talked about that might be wrong in education, and no one person or company can...
NamcoBandai Games Inc. has released the iOS version of popular arcade fighting game SoulCalibur which is now available as a universal download for iPhone / iPod touch and iPad in the App Store. The game isn’t cheap though, currently selling at US $11.99, but Namco has launched the title with a 20% ‘Release Sale’. So if you...
iOS developer Adam Bell, creator of some pretty decent Cydia tweaks, has just introduced a brand new cydia tweak called Overflow which allows you to add a cool coverflow-effect to your iPhone or iPad dock icons making them behave just like album covers in iOS music player (when you rotate the iPhone to landscape mode). The...
Developed by income tax specialists with years of experience in tax preparation business, Go! Tax Canada app for iOS introduces an innovative way to file your Canadian personal income taxes anywhere, anytime using your iPhone or iPod Touch. Simply download the app free from the App Store, fill out your tax information, take photos of your tax slips and submit them to...
Do you have an original iPhone, iPhone 3G, or first and second generation iPod touch units lying around? Those devices were only able to update to 3.1.3 (iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G got up to 4.2.1), but whited00r 5.1 aims to change that. This software will jailbreak your old iOS devices and include specific...
Patently Apple reported yesterday that The US Patent office has granted Apple twenty-two patents and one of them is of particular interest. The patent appears to be a navigation and management system for episodic content from iTunes and television. The patent goes into detail stating that the system could: "Correspond to television shows that have...
A team of Canadian university researchers want your text messages to add to their pool of research. The project 'text4science' is a collaboration between Simon Fraser University, University of Ottawa, and the Universite de Montreal. The project itself is part of the international 'sms4science' project coordinated at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium. What...
Toronto lawyer Michael Deverett purchased a MacBook Pro and iPod touch back in 2009. As he returned to his vehicle after stopping at a convenience store, his rear window had been smashed and his Apple goodies stolen. As the Toronto Star reports, Deverett ended up suing Apple: Deverett sued Apple, claiming that theft rings in...
