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Apple’s Free App of the Week: Action Puzzle Game, Early Bird
This week's free App of the Week from Apple is the popular action puzzle game Early Bird, which is regularly priced at $1.99. This game has hit #1 in over 25 countries with over 8 million users and has had some positive reviews both online and within iTunes. Help the Early Bird catch the worm!...
Where Does Apple Spend its Money? [InfoGraphic]
Although it has lost "the world's most valuable company" title recently to Exxon, Apple is still the best place to work, as Tim Cook pointed out in his meeting with company employees right after announcing a record holiday quarter. (more…)
Apple Becomes Top US Mobile Phone Vendor With a 34% Market Share
In the battle for market share, Apple has surpassed Samsung, its biggest competitor in the US, driven by strong iPhone 5 sales in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the latest data from Strategy Analytics (Via The Next Web). (more…)
First Season of Netflix Original Series ‘House of Cards’ Now Available
Today marks the beginning of a Netflix experiment as their $100 million investment into their original TV series House of Cards has finally made its much anticipated debut. As a remake of the original BBC series from the 1990s, this version stars Kevin Spacey with the series directed by David Fincher. The first episode will...
Apple in Talks with Time Warner to Bring HBO Go to the Apple TV
Bloomberg reports Apple is in talks with Time Warner to bring HBO Go to the Apple TV, possibly later this year: Apple Inc. is in negotiations to start carrying Time Warner Inc. HBO Go application on Apple TV by mid-2013, according to two people familiar with the plans. Cable and satellite subscribers who pay for...
1Password Sale: 50% Off During 2013 Macworld/iWorld
If you've been waiting to upgrade to 1Password 4, this is your time to do it as Canada's AgileBits has announced a promotional 50% off sale to celebrate the start of 2013 Macworld/iWorld: https://twitter.com/1Password/status/297070201613201408 1Password 4 for iOS was released back in December and comes as a completely redesigned app. Download links below: 1Password 4...
Instapaper Founder Creates 5-Inch “iPhone Plus” Mockups [PICS]
We have already seen mockups of what a larger 5-inch iPhone would look like, but now Instapaper founder Marco Arment throws his mockups into the mix, and envisions a 4.94-inch iPhone with 264PPI, in what has been rumoured as the "iPhone Plus" or "iPhone Math": The theory is easy to understand: perform John Gruber’s Mini-predicting...
TELUS Launches Unlimited Nationwide Talk Plan with 1GB for $67
TELUS has launched a new unlimited nationwide talk plan that comes with 1GB of data and is $67 per month. Full details below: $67 per month 1GB of shareable data Unlimited nationwide calling Unlimited SMS/MMS Caller ID, Voice Mail 3, Call Waiting, Conference Calling 2 year term for new or existing customers and month to...
Apple Acquires 18 User Interface Patents from Canada’s Maya-Systems
Maya-System, a Montreal-based company providing knowledge management technology, announced today (Via MacRumors) that they have struck a deal with Apple for a group of 18 axis-based user interface patents. (more…)
7 Best Buy and 8 Future Shop Stores to Close, Part of “Renew Blue” Strategy
Numerous reports this morning noted various Best Buy locations across Canada such as ones in Montreal and Victoria were mysteriously closed with security guards handing out pamphlets informing customers and staff of the closure. A Best Buy Canada spokesperson sent us the following statement on the status of their locations. The closures are the company's...
Pocket 4.3 for iOS Adds Facebook Sharing, Delete While Reading
Pocket has announced an update to its iOS app to bring Facebook sharing using your account integration within iOS 6, along with the ability to delete articles while reading, plus more. With Pocket 4.3 for iOS, you can share to Facebook more easily using iOS 6?s native integration for iPhone and iPad. We’ve also added...
Temple Run 2 Sprints Past 50 Million Downloads in 2 Weeks
Temple Run 2 has announced it has topped 50 million downloads in two weeks, making it the fastest growing mobile game in history, beating out the previous record held by Angry Birds Space (50 million downloads in 35 days). Previously Imangi Studios announced Temple Run 2 had hit 20 million downloads in its first four...