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An Edmonton gas station has created its own iPhone (and Android) app to allow customers to make mobile payments at the pump. The free Hughes Mobile Pay app enables customers to purchase gas directly from the app, activate the pump for fuelling and receive a receipt for the transaction all "from the comfort of their cars."...

For the first time in the history of Galaxy S products, the South Korean company launches the Galaxy S4 on Apple's home ground. The device was rumoured to include a couple wow-features such as eye-scroll technology, tracking eye movements allowing the user to scroll through articles based on where it is looking on the screen....

After seeing Apple's success as a result of a strong and focused advertising campaign – outspending Samsung three-fold in 2011 – the South Korean rival has responded by spending $68 million more on phone advertising than Apple did last year. (more…)

The folks over at iFixit have completed a teardown of the Pebble e-paper watch, one of the most successful Kickstarter projects in history, started by Canadian Eric Migicovsky, a former RIM employee. iFixit notes in their teardown there is no repairability scale yet on the watch, but they did say replacing parts would be difficult given...

Cellhelmet started out on Kickstarter last February as an iPhone case and insurance program to offer protection for US and Canadian owners. Just last week, the company behind Cellhelmet let us know they had made its way onto ABC's Shark Tank. Check out the video below to see how they fared (jump to the 23:30...

Google Now is the virtual assistant that's long been accessible for Android users, but according to Engadget, the following alleged leaked promo video for the iOS version was uploaded to YouTube then subsequently pulled. How the iOS version of Google Now would work is to just simply swipe up from the main screen within the...

According to Quartz's sources, Apple's effort to return more cash to investors will materialize in additional dividends or a share buyback program, with the move coming this spring. (more…)

Apple has released a relatively minor update to its Apple Store iOS app, which brings new options when it comes to setting up your shipping options for individual items. This update means you can decide which items you want to ship faster than others. Since Apple has free shipping on orders over $75, it's worth...

Audyssey Labs made its way onto iOS via an update to Songza last December, bringing its audio technology to free streaming music app. The audio technology improves the listening experience via implementing specific profiles for each model of headphones from numerous manufacturers. Just recently, Audyssey launched its own standalone media player, 'amp' in the App...

Dropbox has announced an update to its Mac desktop client (and Windows as well) to bring a new and improved notification menu which makes it easier to accept invitations to shared folders, links or albums. Everything you want from Dropbox can now be accessed in the new menu, which also has an even easier view...

VEVO has announced at SXSW the update of its VEVO iOS app to launch VEVO TV, a 24/7 channel to stream music videos, similar to the old school days when we were glued to MTV and Much Music (where's Master T at nowadays?) before YouTube came along, reports The Next Web: Michael Cerda, VP of...

After saying for more than a year that the Apple iTV is imminent, Peter Misek of Jefferies has issued a note to investors on Tuesday (via CNET) claiming that won't happen -- at least not this year. (more…)