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The Media Technology Monitor, a research arm of the CBC, reports the iPad is still the dominant tablet in Canada. Their latest report says as of last fall, an estimated 26 per cent of Canadians had a tablet with two thirds owning an iPad, and 15 per cent had either a PlayBook or Android tablet....

This evening Sony announced their new PS4, with no specific launch date, price or pictures of the actual console (seriously). But hey who cares what it looks like because it's going to one powerhouse of a machine coming in the holiday period of 2013. It will have a custom chip with eight x86-64 cores, a...

Last night on the Rick Mercer Report, there was a funny skit where Mercer mocked TELUS Chief Marketing Officer David Fuller, for his comments at a recent CRTC hearing regarding wireless contracts and fees (via the CBC). The video was uploaded to the RMR YouTube channel early this morning: "I think a lot of customers...

Netflix has released a 3.0 update for their iOS app for iPhone and iPad. The changes are minimal to the user interface but the iteration adds now adds your movie/TV show title on the iPad player UI, the zoom icon is back so you can manage full screen viewing plus there is an improved placement...

In November of 2011 the CRTC ruled against usage-based billing (UBB) for internet (the Harper government stepped in to reverse it), after they initially approved a plan for internet providers to implement UBB. Now, with the CRTC set to rule what smaller independent internet service providers (that purchase bandwidth at wholesale from the likes of Bell...

Far-stretching rumours have claimed Apple is set to launch a larger iPhone this year and we've seen mockups of what a larger device could look like too. But now you can print your own papercraft model to experience what a potential larger iPhone design would feel like in your hands. MacRumors hired CiccareseDesign to make a 3D...

For all the sports fans out there theScore Mobile has received a decent update today to include full coverage of upcoming 'March Madness' from the NCAA College Basketball tournament, breaking news push alerts for your favourite leagues (NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB), easier customization of league ordering, and more. Not much to say here other...

Back in 1980, Apple sponsored a Porsche to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car endurance race. The Apple sponsored "killer car" driven by some of the legends of the sport however failed, and the team was forced to withdraw from the race with 13 hours to spare, as detailed by The Apple Lounge in an interesting...

AU Optronics (AUO), Taiwanese manufacturer of TFT-LCD panels for companies like Apple, Samsung, Dell, Acer, etc, has reportedly ramped up production of iPad mini panels, reaching 1 million in total shipments to Apple, after months of efforts to increase yields, according to a report by DigiTimes. The company is also working on panels for next-generation iPad mini, according to...

Steve Jobs's absence remains tough to bear, even after 16 months of life at Apple without the legendary co-founder that involved new product launches and lots of fresh announcements, Arthur D. Levinson Apple chairman said, speaking with Stanford student Vicki Slavina (via Fortune) on Tuesday afternoon at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. (more…)

Apple's stock (AAPL) fell to $452.72 at 10:01 a.m. in New York today, following reports that iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has stopped hiring assembly-line workers in China, reports Bloomberg. Company spokesperson Bruce Liu claimed that Foxconn has announced the halt because of a high employee return rate following the Lunar New Year holiday in the region. He further said...

Last week, Sir Jony Ive, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design for Apple, was awarded the U.K.’s highest children’s award, the gold Blue Peter badge, which is the highest accolade given out by the BBC’s Blue Peter program. Today, 9to5Mac has shared the full Jony Ive clip from the technology special, where he talks about Apple’s ‘out of...