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Thoughts About Wireless Charging for the iPhone

Early today we posted a patent that Apple has filed regarding inductive charging through headphones and earlier we told you about a WSJ report about charging. But what about some other possibilities? Two that I want to bring up are WiTricity and uBeam. Rumours have come up that Apple is interested in WiTricity. This company...

Creepy, Handy iPhone Case

I admit that I have had my fair share of iPhone cases, maybe you have as well but don't want to admit it. Either way I have never seen a case like this: Yes, that's a severed hand on the back of an iPhone case - okay, not a real hand. This case is coming...

Netflix Canada’s 1 Millionth Subscriber Wins Lifetime Membership

During Netflix's most recent earnings report, they mentioned their Canadian division was just short of 1 million subscribers, but that has changed. The milestone was reached last month, when Amanda Bell James from Flin Flon, Manitoba, joined Netflix Canada and won a lifetime membership. Now that's a nice little surprise. Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO and...

Telus Offers ‘Promotional’ $30 6GB Data Plan Until September 30

The saying, "monkey see, monkey do" fits nicely with the carriers in Canada. When one makes a drastic change, others will follow. Case in point, Rogers offered their $30/6GB data plan for all of Canada yesterday (instead of just Quebec), and today, Telus has done the same. Who wants to bet money Bell is up...

Apple’s Inductive Charging Patent Reveals Interesting Use of Earbuds

The WSJ previously released a report the next generation iPhone 5 would have a 'new charging feature'. Wireless charging came to mind and even a slight hint at solar, but that appears to be years away. Today, Patently Apple has revealed Apple's plans to use conductive charging via Apple headphones. The Apple patent posted to...

[Update] Possible iPhone 5 Spy Photo Emerges

Update 1: Looks like Gizmodo sheds some more light on the 'spy photo' posted below. It was originally posted by a twitter user @rob1p, then re-posted to MacRumors this morning by a 'newbie' user. The catch? The text he forgot to leave out from his original tweet en Francais: Une photo comme ça pourrait rendre...

iPhone 5 and ‘Simplified iPhone 4’ Coming in October to China Telecom?

The latest iPhone rumours come from Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White, speaking to Sohu.com via AllThingsD. China Telecom has apparently reached a preliminary deal with Apple to sell two models of the iPhone in October. One will be the iPhone 5, and the other a 'simplified' iPhone 4: “According to Sohu.com, China Telecom will offer...

Deal Flow: The Easiest Way to Access Deals on Your iPhone

If you're an online shopping enthusiast, you're going to enjoy the latest app to hit the App Store, Deal Flow. Created by a team of former Amazon employees, this app has some of the best implementation of daily coupon 'deals' in one place, along with online retailers. Not only that, the best part is it...

Foxconn’s Upcoming 1 Million Robot Workers Animated by NMA.TV

The latest report regarding Foxconn was their intention to employ 1 million robot workers to replace humans for certain tasks within their factories. The Taiwanese company helps supply Apple with their popular iPhone and iPad devices. NMA.TV has animated a video with their impression of how the whole takeover will go down. NMA.TV is notorious...