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Instagram has released an update just prior to the shutdown of iTunes Connect for the holidays. This new version introduces a new filter called "Mayfair", adds Facebook iOS 6 integration, more languages support and the ability to share photos from any album, plus some bug fixes. What's New in Version 3.4.0 - Instagram is now...

Apple's latest 21.5" and 27" iMacs have shipped and many have already arrived in Canada and the US. Primate Labs has released some Geekbench data to help users take a look at the performance results from both computers. The benchmark measures processor and memory performance. The new 27" iMacs were first compared to last year's...

Although Safari is now one of the prominent icons of the Mac OS X dock, you would have expected Apple to have called its Web browser iNavigate, or iBrowser . . . or something like that. On Safari's tenth birthday (this month) Don Melton, the guy who started the Safari and Webkit projects at Apple, decided to tell...

Just a quick note the RedFlagDeals.com iOS app has been updated to support the taller screen of the iPhone 5 and better compatibility with iOS 6. Also, with Boxing Day looming only six days away, the newly added Flyers section will make it even easier to keep track of those deals. What's New in Version...

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is in preliminary talks alongside Microsoft and Google to acquire home automation start up R2 Studios, created by the maker of the Slingbox: A secretive startup founded by the man who popularized the Slingbox has been in talks with companies considering buying it, people close to the company...

Earlier today Google published 10 quick tips on how to use Google Maps for iOS. One tip many have asked is how to change from kilometres (or kilometers) to miles and vice versa within Google Maps? The answer? It comes down to the default unit of distance within your iPhone settings. To change between miles...

Patently Apple reports Apple has filed for the 'iPod touch loop' trademark with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office on December 10th, 2012. Apple's original trademark filing for this term took place in Jamaica in September, when the new iPod touch was first launched. Apple filed their trademark in Toronto, Canada under "wares" which specifically covers...

Google has shared some quick tips for newbies trying out Google Maps for the iPhone. The app looks great but some of the gestures take some discovering to figure out. One of the best features about the app is how the swiping up on info sheets include Street View previews and relevant search info for businesses...

With the emergence of popular bookmarking services like Pocket, does anyone still use Delicious? The company was acquired by Yahoo! in 2005, fell into despair, and sold to AVOS Systems (run by the co-founders of YouTube) in 2011. Just over a week ago, the Delicious blog announced the release of their official iPhone app. Delicious...

With the introduction of iOS 6, Apple brought Passbook to its mobile platform, a new feature that allows users to store coupons, boarding passes, tickets, store cards and other forms of mobile payment. Looks like the feature is not only growing rapidly, but is also driving a huge amount of downloads for the developers who integrate it...

Pocket has become one of the most popular services to save articles or links for reading later. Last year, the company was known as Read It Later but was rebranded to Pocket. The company has posted their 2012 year in review and they have experienced some incredible success: 240 million 'saved to Pocket' instances from...

An unclassified National Security Agency (NSA) document, intended as a security manual for network administrators in the law enforcement agencies, acquired by Fast Company has revealed how American agencies are using spying capabilities of iPhones and Androids. Some years ago, government employees turned to BlackBerry as a "secure smartphone" but now, times have changed. Majority of government agencies have...