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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 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 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...

Tap tap tap has announced they have achieved 10 million paid copies sold of their popular photography app Camera+, which is known for its easy post processing of your images. Beyond this milestone, the company has decided to preview what's coming in Camera+ 4.0, albeit in a slightly snarky and funny way (they're joking). The...

While speaking to a class at the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell called Apple the biggest threat to the success of Steam Box, Valve’s upcoming hardware capable of streaming games to multiple displays through local networks (via Polygon). Newell said that Apple "rolls the console guys really easily". The question is, can Valve make...

There is no doubt about who the market leader is. The only question is whether Apple maintained its position on the market during the past three months on the market segment it created with the iPad. IDC has taken the market under its loupe and has the numbers. (more…)

Taiwanese publication DigiTimes is claiming that according to industry sources, next generation full-sized iPad a.k.a the iPad 5, will use the same thin-film type touch screen structure as found in the iPad mini in order to make the device thinner. The iPad mini features the GF2 DITO display technology which allows the screen to be much thinner and...

Previously available for $1.99 as a universal binary for iPhone and iPad, National Geographic's award winning World Atlas app has just gone free in the App Store. It's not yet clear whether the price drop is permanent or temporary, so better get downloading right away (via AppShopper). The app has also been recently updated for 2013 with a new...

An Apple patent filing published today by the US Patent & Trademark Office indicates that the company is developing a new depth perception system which, when integrated into an iPad, would be able to project a laser based keyboard onto a table, reports PatentlyApple.   According to the filing, the patent relates to a system for determining...

  After using Moves app for a few days, I’ve realized that I don’t walk around enough. Also, I’ve learned how useful this simple app can be. Once you turn Moves on, it will automatically track how much you move, if you're walking, running, or cycling, and the path you took from place to place....

The most recently released Java 7 update has been blocked by Apple through its XProtect anti-malware feature in Mac OS X. (more…)

It's no secret that I'm a big Apple / iOS fan, and I've been pretty hard on RIM over the past few years. I used to be a BlackBerry believer, and in my day job I work with BlackBerry, BES5 and BES10 regularly. But, when the iPhone came along and Android matured into a usable...