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If you like retro-games, especially spaceship and aliens shooter games from the 80s, you’re in for a treat if you have an iPhone or an iPad. On Friday, January 25, the ghost of the long lost MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) was reincarnated in the form of the free Gridlee game. Gridlee was originally an...

Speaking with The Globe and Mail, Darren Entwistle, president and chief executive officer of Telus said the federal government should consider relaxed foreign investment rules for telecom companies over the next 3-5 years to create an even playing field. “We believe in market liberalization. We don’t think that there should be any artificial regulation or fettered...

Last July during the Apple versus Samsung trial, court documents revealed iPhone prototypes the company had considered. One of them, pictured below is an iPod-based design (next to the general design Apple eventually decided on). Ciccarese Design has released some concept images based on the iPod-inspired prototype--is this what we would be using if Steve...

Pebble announced four days ago they had started shipping their e-paper smartwatch. Nilay Patel from The Verge has one of the first full reviews of the new smartwatch--he thinks it's great: After using the Pebble for a few days, I realized that I was daydreaming about it: I wanted it to do more. That’s unusual...

Facebook for iOS has been updated to include the ability to send voice messages and video clips. Also improved is the 'Nearby' tab to help you discover places close by and to see where your friends have visited. What's New in Version 5.4 Share your moments with voice messages and video recordings right in the...

The CRTC has announced its draft wireless code has been completed and invites Canadians to share their input on this first draft. Back in November, the CRTC invited Canadians to share their input in creating the first wireless code draft. The draft wireless code today aims to introduce: A clearer understanding of their wireless services and...

After pushing out iOS 6.1 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad earlier today, Apple has released a firmware update for Apple TV as well, that brings Bluetooth keyboard support, Up Next and better support for iTunes in the Cloud, as noted by 9to5Mac. With iTunes in the Cloud, music purchased from iTunes appears automatically on all iOS...

With the release of iOS 6.1, the new Evad3rs jailbreak team (@pod2g, @planetbeing, @pimskeks, @musclenerd) looks to be releasing their jailbreak soon. @MuscleNerd just sent out the following tweet, hinting it could come on Superbowl Sunday: https://twitter.com/MuscleNerd/status/295964113270620160 MuscleNerd and the iPhone Dev Team has been known to release jailbreaks and unlocks on 'Sunday Funday'. @Planetbeing...

Last week, Twitter announced its own video sharing service 'Vine', that allows users to attach short video clips to their tweets. For a brief period today, a pornographic video clip topped Vine's "Editor's Picks" section, which is visible when you launch the Vine app, as pointed out by The Verge. While the video clip was taken down...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority this morning released the results of their collaborative investigation into popular third party messaging app, WhatsApp. "Our Office is very proud to mark an important world-first along with our Dutch counterparts, especially in light of today's increasingly online, mobile and borderless...

Apple has finally released iOS 6.1 for download. It's available by going to General-->Settings-->Software Update, or by plugging in your device via iTunes. iOS 6.1 beta 5 was released to developers just two days ago. The update notes as follows: LTE support for more carriers Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (US only) iTunes...

A report published by Reuters today claims that Asia's well-heeled consumers in Singapore and Hong Kong are losing interest in the iPhone and are turning to smartphones from other brands, notably those from Samsung, Apple's biggest competitor. The trend is reportedly driven by a combination of "iPhone fatigue" and a desire to be different. Two years back,...