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Pizza Pizza launched their iPhone ordering app back in April of 2011 and six months later announced over 111,111 orders placed via the app. The app also won a Webby Award for its design and user interface. The company now tells us they have well exceeded 250,000 orders placed from their app, and over 750,000 mobile...

Samsung Electronics announced that it has sold more than 100 million units of Samsung Galaxy S smartphones since the first model launched, three years ago. (more…)

For every avid Apple TV user -- especially jailbroken device users -- a fresh version of aTV Flash (black) is always welcome. The guys from Firecore have updated their aTV Flash (black) to 2.1 and included several much-requested features alongside other improvements and bug fixes. Just to mention a couple of aTV Flash (black) 2.1...

Rogers has launched a new program to help consumers get better informed with their tech knowledge, called Tech Essentials. The new site is a collaboration with non-profit MediaSmarts and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to further enhance safe technology use for consumers. The new website contains a chockfull of handy information for those looking...

The developer of the beautiful app-switching jailbreak tweak Auxo has come up with an interesting and creative concept on how to toggle Apple's Do Not Disturb mode (when it's actually working that is). Sentry originally released his concept on his Dribble page, but went to the Verge Forums to further explain how his toggle concept for...

Apple Maps is still a sore spot for the company. The mixed reception to the mapping app resulted in CEO Tim Cook publicly apologizing along with the firing of iOS chief Scott Forstall and other iOS directors responsible for the snafu. When Google Maps finally launched back in mid-December, it was a sigh of relief for iOS...

Apple's design influence on several retail stores is unquestionable – just look at Microsoft's stores. Yet the company's influence goes even beyond: As of this fall, people in Bexar County, Texas, will walk in an Apple Store-like bookless public library. (more…)

Market research company Gartner released the preliminary results of worldwide PC shipments, noticing a nearly 5% decline from the fourth quarter of 2011 on a global scale and 2.1% on a year-over-year basis in the US. (more…)

After the US Department of Homeland warned users on Thursday about a Java 7 vulnerability issue affecting the Java browser plug-in, and Apple reportedly moved immediately to block on Friday, Oracle has done its job and released Java 7 Update 11 to address the security flaw. (more…)

According to mobile data analysis firm Arieso, their study of over 1 million smartphone users in a Tier-1 UMTS European 3G market over 24 hours concluded iPhone 5 users consumed the most data. The company essentially advises carrier networks on network performance and how to improve user experiences. Using the iPhone 3G as a benchmark,...

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple has cut orders for iPhone 5 screens and other components due to weaker than expected demand, apparently notifying suppliers last month: Apple's orders for iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter, for example, have dropped to roughly half of what the company had previously planned to order, two...

If you're looking for a wireless AirPlay compatible speaker dock, you might want to consider the JBL On Air Wireless at Future Shop as it's on sale for $69.99 ($100 off). If you're not familiar with AirPlay, the feature will allow you to stream music wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad to the JBL dock....