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Apple CEO Tim Cook a Finalist for TIME’s 2012 Person of the Year
TIME Magazine revealed this morning its short listed candidates for their 2012 Person of the Year Award. Apple CEO Tim Cook made the final list of eight total famous candidates from business, politics and science. The reveal will take place tomorrow morning--here are the final eight: Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist who was shot...
Instagram Clarifies “It Is Not Our Intention to Sell Your Photos”
Instagram's co-founder, Kevin Systrom, has published a long and detailed letter on the company blog explaining how they will not be selling your photos. The note was written after the Instagram community was up in arms over their recently changed terms of service: Advertising on Instagram From the start, Instagram was created to become a...
IGB Launches IPHONE-branded Android Devices, Despite Apple’s Trademark Ownership
A Brazilian company, IGB Electronica SA, claims it owns the iPhone trademark, and it recently announced the launch of a new line of Android phones under the IPHONE brand Macrumors reports. (more…)
Samsung Distances Itself From Apple as Top Smartphone Manufacturer [Report]
Samsung, the company that went to court with Apple in the fight for mobile market share, has become the leading cellphone manufacturer on a global scale at the end of 2012, ending Nokia's 14-year reign and pushing Apple into third place. (more…)
Are You Quitting Instagram Over Its Terms of Use Update? [POLL]
instagram logo, from Nov. 2010 Instagram updated their Terms of Use which will allow the company to sell your pictures, as part of their strategy to start monetizing the app, which we have all been aware of: Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid...
Apple Now Monitoring Hours of 1 Million Supply Chain Workers
Apple is now tracking the working hours for a million employees in its supply chain, the updated supplier responsibility page shows (Via MacRumors). This number is up from 900,000, highlighted at its previous update. (more…)
Apple Releases iOS 6.0.2 Update to Fix Wi-Fi Bug [Update]
Apple has released iOS 6.0.2, an update that “fixes a bug that could impact Wi-Fi," as first noted by The Loop. iOS users have been plagued by a recent bug which causes data to be used over Wi-Fi. We've covered this issue extensively, which was determined to impact Apple's Podcast app, but apparently was fixed with...
Wunderlist 2 For iPhone & iPad Hits The App Store [Free Download]
As expected, 6 Wunderkinder has today released Wunderlist 2, the new redesigned version of the popular, free to-do app for the iPhone and iPad. In addition, the app has also been released for Mac, Web, Android and Windows platforms. To make things easier, existing Wunderlist users can simply log in with their existing account details and all their lists will...
TELUS 4G LTE Network Launches in Moncton, Jasper and Hinton
TELUS has announced the launch of its 4G LTE network today in Moncton, Jasper and Hinton. The launch in Moncton is part of its $8.4 million investment in Atlantic Canada over the next three years to expand wireless networks. Earlier this year we saw 4G LTE launch in St. John's and Halifax. By the end...
Viber Hits 140M Users, Update Brings iPhone 5 Support, New Messaging Features
Viber has announced it now has over 140 million users and is currently gaining 400,000 each day. Their iPhone app has also received an update today to add some new messaging features along with iPhone 5 screen support and also optimization for iOS 6. Here's what's new: What's New in Version 2.3.0 - Share stickers...
Introducing Hatch: The iPhone App That Loves You Back [TEASER VIDEO]
The folks over at RealMac software, in collaboration with Impending, have today unveiled their upcoming iOS project called Hatch, the first iPhone app that actually loves you back. For a better idea, check out the teaser video of the app embedded at the end. The developers describe Hatch as a new kind of pet, that is...
Twitter Marks Its 6th Birthday With Over 200M Active Monthly Users
Twitter, the popular online social networking and microblogging service that allows its users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140 characters a.k.a "tweets", has turned 6 today with over 200 million active monthly users, doubling its number of users in just over a year. Since its launch, Twitter has become one of the ten...