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Apple customers purchasing movies, TV episodes, Season Pass and Music box set using iTunes 11, iOS 6 or later can opt to download later as of Friday, which is handy in the case of large video files, Macworld reports. (more…)

Waterloo-based Kik messenger recently announced it had surpassed 50 million users. Today it has confirmed the company has raised $19.5 million in Series B funding (via TechCrunch), to further develop itself to surpass messaging giants such as WhatsApp, which last week confirmed it had more users than Twitter. Speaking with TechCrunch, Kik CEO Ted Livingston,...

Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, was known for being a very difficult person to work with, due to his highly demanding, exacting and at times irrational behaviour. Though it was part of his charm and therefore, majority of his employees loved him. Erin Caton, being an exception, who worked on MobileMe service, however believes that...

Summly, a service recently acquired by Yahoo! that allows users to browse news fast, easily and beautifully by viewing concise summaries of online content, has now been integrated into the updated Yahoo! iOS app. With the latest mobile app update, Yahoo! promises to use Summly’s natural-language algorithms and machine learning to deliver quick story summaries. "We’re...

Apple's quarterly profit, which is expected to fall for the first time in ten years, is likely hurt by slower growth in iPhone sales as well as newer products having lower profit margins, according to Bloomberg. The report notes that 14 analysts have reduced their estimates for Apple's stock (AAPL) in the last one month, which has put...

Headed to the Shanghai Motor Show, Volkswagen iBeetle is set to become the car in the world to have a genuine integrative interface for the iPhone that was coordinated with Apple, autoblog is reporting. The iPhone will interface with the Beetle and Beetle Convertible via a specially developed app and a docking station. According to the press release, Volkswagen offers two...

Netflix has released its 4.0 update for their iOS app and it includes a few minor tweaks that will enhance your overall experience. For both iPhone and iPad users, a redesigned audio and subtitle selector is now available. For iPad users, a new episode selection menu has been introduced which is an improvement compared to...

Google has announced today it will now support severe weather notifications for Canada on Google Public Alerts, in both French and English: With floods and spring showers in the forecast, Canadians can now receive warnings of drastic weather changes directly to their mobile device or desktop. Today we’re launching official severe weather notifications for Canada...

Rogers has announced today it has launched its LTE network in 7 additional markets, part of its earlier expansion plans: Airdrie, Alberta; Keswick; Ontario Hamilton, including Grimsby in Ontario Orillia, Ontario Stratford, Ontario Ottawa, including Kanata, Nepean, Gloucester, Stittsville and Cumberland The company tells us they are the first carrier to light up LTE in...

Reports published over the weekend by China Business and the China Times (Via MacRumors) spread the news that Apple has returned up to 8 million iPhones to its manufacturing partner Foxconn, "due to appearance of substandard or dysfunctional problems." (more…)

Over the past few months, multiple sources have reported that Apple's next-generation iPad will have a design similar to the successful iPad mini. After last week's image leak of the iPad 5 mould, Tactus has come back with more juicy information, what they claim to be an image of the iPad 5 rear shell and...

With looming speculation growth at Apple is stalling (their stock price closed below $400/share for the first time since winter of 2011), Reuters reports the company's Asian suppliers say they are looking to reduce their reliance on Apple: Sources at several Asian suppliers, which for years basked in the glow of Apple's success and enjoyed stock gains even...