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At the end of November, Nokia sought to ban BlackBerry sales as RIM was told by the latter it was not entitled to ship products with the WLAN standard since it wasn't covered in their original patent license agreement. Now, RIM has agreed to pay Nokia for these WLAN patents (as expected). Nokia made an...

If you're in Toronto right now, Mobilicity is offering free worldwide long distance calls inside a promotional snow globe tent in Yonge-Dundas Square. The 24 foot high snow globe is open today until 8pm and tomorrow from 9:30am to 7:30pm for free worldwide calling to loved ones. No word on how long your calls can...

In order to bypass the Great Firewall, a system that blocks content by preventing IP addresses from being routed through in China, Apple has adopted HTTPS for searches and downloads on the version of iTunes used in China, reports The Register. Apple's move has come at a time when Chinese government is preparing to step up regulation of...

Apple's free App of the Week is Marvel's Avengers Initiative, a winner of of IGN's People's Choice Award, which is part of the reason why the app is now free (it coincides with Apple's weekly pick it appears). The game comes in at a 1.54 GB download and is optimized for the iPad mini, Retina...

A new JavaScript bug that can potentially cause some major security and privacy implications, has been discovered in iOS 6 that re-enables JavaScript in mobile Safari without asking the user, AppleInsider is reporting. It appears that a new "Smart App Banner" feature in iOS 6, this allows developers to promote App Store software within Safari, is responsible. The...

BrightWare reports through the Korean online news site iNews24 that Samsung has today brought a lawsuit against Apple in a court in South Korea over its 'Notification Center' patent infringement (via Patently Apple). No more details have been made available. A lot of Android users have blamed Apple for copying their notification system, which was first introduced by Google in...

Apple's refusal to license the Lightning Adapter killed the Kickstarter project and lead to the largest refund in the site's history. Jamie Siminoff and Edison Junior raised over $139,000 on Kickstarter to create POP, the minimalist multi-device charging station, but they have been forced to give that money back. (more…)

Rogers and TELUS have introduced some iPhone 5 sales for the holidays. Rogers is offering the 16GB  iPhone 5 for $79 on a three year contract, which is a savings of $100. TELUS is also offering the same deal on the 16GB model, but has also slashed its 32GB and 64GB models by $100 as...

Earlier this month, speculations of Apple planning to switch to TSMC for its custom A-series processors by early 2013 grew stronger but now, Wall Street Journal reports that Taiwan based semiconductor manufacturer may not accept Apple as a client until late 2013. Previously, Apple has attempted to secure exclusive access to TMSC, with proposals of more than $1 billion, but failed....

Apple reached its highest ever smartphone market share in the US, according to the latest smartphone sales data provided by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech (via BusinessInsider). (more…)

The super yacht built for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has ended up being sequestered by lawyers of designer Philippe Starck, while lying in Amsterdam port, due to a payment dispute, Dutchnews.nl reports (via AppleInsider). (more…)

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