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Black Belt Karate Kid Trained in MMA Pummels Would-Be iPhone Thief

The iPhone remains a popular target by thieves (even those armed with chopsticks) but there are times when victims fight back, sometimes resorting to clever ways. The NYPD even has a dedicated team that works with Apple to retrieve stolen devices. Our own wireless carriers have vowed to fight 'iCrime' as well. Sometimes, self defence...

Apple’s Stock Price Will Bounce Back With A Surprise, Says Wozniak

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple with Steve Jobs, has said that Apple’s current share price may be “disappointing” but he's confident that the Cupertino giant will come out with products which would “surprise and shock us all” and the company's stock price will eventually bounce back. Having previously broken the $700 barrier, Apple stock (AAPL) dipped below the $400 mark a couple...

Knockoff App Store Allows Installing Pirated Apps Without Jailbreak

A knockoff App Store accessible at 7659.com is reportedly providing pirated apps to Chinese iPhone and iPad users for free. According to Venture Beat, the site is only available within China unless you spoof your location via a proxy server and offers a wide selection of new games and apps including Final Fantasy V, Badlands and much more. The...

Ottawa Police Warn Teens About the Potential Dangers of Snapchat

Do your children use Snapchat? The picture messaging service allows users to send images to friends but have them self delete within 10 seconds or less and just this week had its 150 millionth photo sent. There are some caveats with the app though. Snapchat informs you if friends have taken a screenshot of your...

Bell Mobile TV Adds CBC, Radio-Canada TV Programming to Line Up

Bell has announced Bell Mobile TV has just added CBC and Radio-Canada TV programming to its live and on-demand service, to go along with the CBC News Network and RDI news coverage, which has already been made available: "CBC and Radio-Canada join the growing range of world-class content available in English and French on Bell Mobile...

Apple Keeps Anonymized Siri Data for Up to Two Years

The American Civil Liberties Union appealed to Wired yesterday to express their concern over how long Siri, Apple's voice-controlled digital assistant, remembers what you tell or ask her. From their perspective, Siri's Privacy Agreement is vague, as there is no clear information on when data is deleted – for instance when you turn Siri off,...

U.S. Carriers Setup Text, Email Alerts to Prevent ‘Bill Shock’–Canada?

U.S. wireless carriers have put into place various text message warnings to prevent customers from being hit with 'bill shock' when they used up their data plans or are roaming internationally. The companies agreed to implement the service back in 2011 and integrated the alerts just prior to a Wednesday deadline. Below are a couple...