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We have reported about a couple flexible display patents Apple was granted, which of course suggested that the company has been investigating methods of implementing flexible displays in its upcoming products. But today Apple has posted a job listing that reaffirms the company is indeed considering incorporating flexible displays (via 9to5Mac): (more…)

Tap Tap Tap has announced today's release of Camera+ v3.8 includes support for the following 8 languages: German Spanish Italian French Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese The company used the service from Wordcrafts to help with implementing language support and revealed they originally had planned to add 20 languages, but cut them down at...

Apple removed app discovery application AppGratis from the App Store earlier this week for violating its App Store Review Guidelines, a measure that came as a shock to the company's CEO who promised yesterday in a blog entry that his application recommendation service will continue to work for those who already own the app. However, it seems that...

British architect Norman Foster's architecture firm Foster + Partners is reported to redesign Apple's retail stores worldwide (via Pocket-Lint). For those who aren't aware, the company is known for designing architectural marvels like the World Trade Center and jaw-dropping McLaren Technology Centre, among others. Apple, who managed to trademark its retail outlet design in January this year, traditionally works with architecture firm 8...

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has reached a licensing agreement worth 1 billion yen i.e $10 million U.S. with a Japanese firm that owns patents originally created by Palm and PalmSource, the developers of Palm OS PDA operating system. Other patents included in the deal were created by Bell Communications Research and Geoworks. PalmSource, the company who created...

We've heard from all of you that Fido has been experiencing some network issues with its data network in various cities out west like Calgary and Vancouver. Fido has acknowledged the issue and noted on Twitter they are working on getting data service back up and running (via @DesireeSy): https://twitter.com/FidoSolutions/status/322052344743358465 https://twitter.com/FidoSolutions/status/322052478801678336 Are you currently affected...

Hon Hai Precision a.k.a Foxconn has posted a 19% decrease in its first quarter sales as compared to last year, due to relatively low market demand for iPhone, reports Reuters. Laster year, Foxconn saw its sales topping the T$1 trillion mark during the first quarter while this year, the company's sales totaled only T$808.97 billion. KGI...

ComiXology has been making some headlines lately, especially after their promotion with Marvel to give away over 700 copies of their number one issues. Yesterday, the tech press and internet went to town on Apple, saying the company had banned the comic "Saga #12" for explicit content as it was unavailable via the comiXology iOS app,...

Foursquare today has announced version 6.0 of their iOS app and also shared in just four years the app has surpassed 3.5 billion check-ins worldwide. The new version puts search front and centre to allow you to find anything you want around you, plus when you now launch the app the most interesting places will...

We have heard ongoing rumours about Microsoft Office launching on iOS, but now according to an allegedly leaked product roadmap, ZDNet reports it won't arrive until October 2014. Part of the leaked roadmap also reveals a new version of Office for Mac won't arrive until spring of next year as well: Gemini Wave 1.0 (October...

  Looks like our newer wireless entrants aren't happy with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), as Wind Mobile, Mobilicity and Public Mobile have withdrawn from the wireless lobby group, over claims the latter has become the "voice of Big Three telcos at expense of consumers and new entrant mobile service providers." In a joint statement released...

Here is more evidence that Apple could switch to TSMC as early as this year: Just a week after reports coming from Korea suggesting the exclusive contract between Apple and Samsung will end soon, the South Korean manufacturer seems to be excluded from Apple's chip supplier list, The Korea Times reports. (more…)