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Samsung’s v. Apple: The Patent Dispute Continues

According to a report from SmartOffice, Samsung is requesting Apple handover their source code for the iPhone 4S's firmware, as well as the details of their subsidy agreements with all mobile carriers in Australian, as they attempts to ban the sale of the iPhone 4S in Australia.   Speaking at federal court, Samsung counsel Cynthia Cochrane said they...

Safari’s iOS Dominance Continues

According to Net Applications, a leading mobile analytics services, Apple's presence on the Web continues to expand, with Safari on iOS and Mac OS X surging this summer and into the fall. Net Applications has released its latest monthly data on Web traffic, revealing that Apple's iOS, which is riding the strength of the mid-October iPhone 4S launch, surged to 61.6%...

Google eBooks Store Launches in Canada

Today Google has officially launched the Google eBooks store in Canada. U.S. readers had access to Google eBooks when it debuted there last December. Titles will be available from publishers such as Penguin, Random House, HarperCollins, House of Anansi, Dundurn and McGill-Queen's University Press. Canadian publishers part of the store include McClelland & Stewart, Douglas...

Apple Releases GarageBand for the iPhone and iPod touch

Apple has released an update for the iOS version of GarageBand to support the iPhone and iPod touch, as noted in a press release. Previously, the GarageBand app debuted on the iPad 2, but now it's a universal app. If you've already purchased the iPad version, this iPhone update is a free download and will...

Grab This iPhone 4S Starter Guide By Macworld For Free [iBook]

A handy starter guide for iPhone 4S owners has been released by the editors of Macworld which is now available for download via the iBooks store on all compatible iOS devices. The guide provides some really nice tips both to those who are new to the iPhone and those who've just upgraded from an older...

Ron Johnson, The Creator Of The Apple Store Quits

Over a week ago, we found out that the co-founder of Siri voice assistant for iPhone 4S has left Apple Inc. and today, another key post has been vacated at the Cupertino office. 9to5Mac is reporting that Apple's retail chief Ron Johnson, the creator of the Apple Store has resigned from Apple today to become the CEO...

WhatsApp Surpasses 1 Billion Messages Sent in a Single Day

WhatsApp, one of my favourite cross-platform messaging apps for the iPhone has achieved a significant milestone--over 1 billion messages sent in ONE day. Just how much is 1 billion messages? That is 41,666,667 messages an hour, 694,444 messages a minute, and 11,574 messages a second. That is a significant milestone, and is not hard to...

Native Gmail iPhone App Coming Soon, Submitted to Apple for Review?

Could a native Gmail iPhone app be coming soon? MG Siegler writes sources tell him Google has already submitted this app to Apple for review, and it could be coming very soon: Perhaps the biggest issue with using Gmail through the iPhone’s native mail client is that Gmail is not Push-enabled. Yes, you can hack...

Apple to Launch Self-Checkout for Accessories via iOS App

In anticipation of the holiday season, Apple is making a number of enhancements to its online and retail store shopping offerings. Perhaps most notably announcing that customers would be able to make in-store pickups for online orders (currently only available at 20 Apple Store), and adding multiple shipping addresses for a single online transaction. Earlier today MacRumors learned...

iMessage Coming to Mac OS X?

iMessage on OS X Lion is back in the news. We had previously reported that iMessage might be integrated into the Mac OS iChat application based on strings of code found in Lion’s iChat. However a report from last night indicates that the decision to integrate iMessage into iChat or create a standalone client not been finalized. Both are reported possibilities that are...

SemiTether iOS 5 Jailbreak Gets A Major Update With Better Stability

Last week, a new jailbreak tweak known as SemiTether was released on Cydia by BigBoss which allowed a tethered iOS 5 jailbroken iPhone to be partially used (like making calls or send sms) after an unplanned crash / reboot while on the move or in situations where tethered boot isn't possible. Being a beta release, SemiTether...