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AllThingsD reports Automattic (the company behind Wordpress) has acquired Simperium, the maker of Simplenote. The buy isn't based on just talent acquisition; Automattic wants to continue the work of Simperium and Simplenote: “Simperium seems like a genuiune utility for our own apps, and for other people as a service,” said Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg yesterday....

Last year Tim Cook was talking about a record holiday quarter with 37 million iPhones sold, the highest number ever. But this year Apple went even further: 47.8 million units have reached their new owners. Following the reports of this amazing quarter, Tim Cook has emailed a letter of congratulations to employees. (more…)

You may recall that alongside a cheaper, lower-cost iPhone rumour there was speculation about a bigger, 4.8-inch screen iPhone being in the works. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg sources couldn't confirm it, yet they still reinforced the rumours of a cheaper iPhone. And yesterday, even Tim Cook had a couple things to say about...

TBS has a new TV ad promoting Conan O'Brien's late night talk show. Once again, Team Coco pulls off some punches at the expense of Apple (TBS Flash video; click here to see it): Missed out on other hilarious Conan spoofs? Check them out below: Conan plays life-sized Angry Birds Conan's Siri TV ad parody...

The Hollywood Reporter reports the Ashton Kutcher jOBS biopic is set to hit theatres on April 19th--the 37th anniversary of the founding of the Apple computer. Previously it was noted the movie would launch in April, but now the specific date has been set. Kutcher and co-star Josh Gad are set to kick off Macworld/iWorld...

This morning the Pebble team announced their e-paper watch would start shipping today. During that update, the team noted their iOS app was still waiting approval from Apple. Well, that didn't take long because the accompanying iOS app has landed in the App Store. The Pebble app provides a dashboard for your Pebble smartwatch: -...

Amazon has announced the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite is now officially available in Canada, both on Amazon.ca and in over 1000 select retail stores such as Staples, The Source and Shoppers Drug Mart. The launch comes just after Amazon quietly launched the Kindle eBook store in Canada last December. The following models are now available...

Since the introduction of AirPlay industry players have tried to take on this amazing feature and now seems like Apple has got company: namely, Netflix and YouTube have partnered up to launch DIAL, a protocol which sounds interesting to other players like Samsung, Sony, Hulu and BBC, GigaOm reports. (more…)

Recent rumours from the Wall Street Journal speculated Apple had cut components for the iPhone 5 due to low demand. Well, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed these supply chain rumours in general during today's 2013 Q1 earnings call (transcription via WSJ, ironically): I know there's been lots of rumors about order cuts. I would suggest...

Apple has posted its 2013 first quarter earnings and has announced $54.5 billion in revenue (beating their own forecast of $52 billion) along with net profit of $13.1 billion. International sales accounted for 61% of their revenue. As for products sold, the numbers are below: 47.8 million iPhones (a 23% increase; 37 million in the...

Temple Run 2 - an App Store Editors' Choice - plays much like the original, but there are a lot of improvements that make it so much better. The first thing you'll notice when you start playing is how beautiful everything is. It makes the original look like it belongs in a museum. All the...

Have you wondered what it's like to work with Steve Jobs? We have heard numerous accounts of Jobs being a tenacious boss, but Glenn Reid, an ex-Apple employee who worked directly with the late CEO to design iMovie and iPhoto provides the authentic details: Steve Jobs was passionate, as everyone knows. What he was passionate...