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Starting today, Quebec court rooms are going to be unique compared to others in Canada. How so? Quebec judges have decided to end electronic communication in their court rooms which means no more tweeting, texting or emailing out information about what happens in court. According to the Canadian Press the decision came after months of...

Four of the five highest-paid employees at S&P 500 companies are Apple employees: Bob Mansfield, Bruce Sewell, Jeffrey Williams and Peter Oppenheimer, according to data filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, after roughly 80% of the 500 companies submitted their numbers by April 12. (more…)

Apple has asked Foxconn to hire additional staff at its Zhengzhou facility, suggesting that production may be starting for the new iPhone and low-cost iPhone, a person familiar with the plans has informed Bloomberg. (more…)

The Wall Street Journal reports Microsoft is jumping into the smart watch race to rival Apple's rumoured ambitions for a similar device (Samsung also is rumoured to release a watch as well). According to executives within Microsoft's supply chain: Microsoft Corp. is working on designs for a touch-enabled watch device, executives at suppliers said, potentially joining...

Here are a couple concepts this Sunday to display the creativity of some designers when it comes to their vision of possible Apple design ideas. The first video shows off visions of an iPhone 6 with 4.5-inch display and gone is the Home button (via iClarified): Update: Here's another video comparing this concept to other...

Want to pull the ultimate prank on your friends and family? The following iOS controlled bug is a toy that is both fun and creepy at the same time. Rechargeable via USB, this bug is controlled via an app from the App Store and also a transmitter that plugs into your headphone jack. Its realistic...

Bloomberg Businessweek reported yesterday Apple board member, Bill Campbell, was on hand at Intuit to give a talk, where he is chairman. Campbell is a close friend of the late Steve Jobs and has long been known as a 'chief executive whisperer' and corporate adviser who likes to operate behind the scenes, so his rare...

Adding to its tally of durable and stylish iPhone 5 cases, SwitchEasy has recently introduced Bonds™, a shock-absorbing TPU case bonded with a metal clip for superior grip and protection. We go hands on with the new case right after the jump! SwitchEasy Bonds™ ($29.99) is available in Bondage black, Shadow black, Snow white, Grenade...

Earlier today T-Mobile started selling the iPhone 5, a version where 1700MHz/2100MHz bands have been enabled by Apple to support the AWS spectrum. Some Canadians have already made their way down to purchase iPhone 5 units from T-Mobile and have successfully connected them to WIND Mobile and Mobilicity. Howard Forums user "jattdesi" says he spent...

LinkedIn has confirmed it has acquired the news reader Pulse for $90 million dollars. Senior VP, of Products & User Experience at LinkedIn, Deep Nishar explains in a blog post how he first met Ankit Gupta, one of Pulse's founders years ago at a technology innovation competition in India--which the latter won. Nishar knew Gupta had...

After much anticipation, Pebble has released their Watchface SDK over at http://developer.getpebble.com/, as previously promised: Pebble is a customizable, Bluetooth-enabled smartwatch that connects to iPhone and Android smartphones. It features a 144×168 1-bit display, a 3-axis accelerometer and a Cortex-M3 ARM microprocessor. Pebble can be customized by installing new apps developed with its Software Development...

A Chinese man surnamed Wang has pulled off an amazing petty crime in downtown Zhengzhou i.e pickpocketing a woman's iPhone by using chopsticks. The lady, who was riding a bicycle, apparently didn't even notice and continued pedaling (via Kotaku). Photos of the thief stealing the iPhone have recently appeared online in China. Wang later said that he began committing crimes...