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First it was Koodo that doubled data and minutes for its Canada-wide plans, then Fido followed, and now it's Virgin Mobile's turn. The latter has updated their website to announce double the data and minutes for its Gold Plans, plus the first month is free. Do note data overages are $10/200MB for the $35 plan...

Currently there is an iPhone 5 fire sale going on in Canada for subsidized prices on three year terms. Rogers, TELUS and Bell have slashed prices on 16GB/32GB/64GB models to $99/$149/$199 respectively. Now, it looks like SaskTel has jumped into the mix by matching the deals from Canada's 'Big 3' carriers: The 64GB model is...

Image credit: The Verge According to Reuters, Apple CEO Tim Cook may testify in the US Department of Justice lawsuit against the company over alleged ebooks price fixing. In a one-page order, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Friday said she will hold a telephone conference on March 13 to consider the government's request for...

Apple has fixed a flaw in its App Store application by turning on encryption to protect its users from privacy and security attacks over public Wi-Fi networks (via CNET). (more…)

According to an interesting PCMag article, Apple Maps app seems to lead the way in navigation, despite all its flaws and inaccuracies. When put to the test against Waze and Google Maps, Apple Maps came out on top providing better navigation among the three. The author and his friends drove around in three separate cars, each...

A new Kickstarter project Thermodo is a tiny electrical thermometer that easily plugs into your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or any Android device's headphone jack and accurately measures the temperature around you. Designed and produced by Robocat, Thermodo consists of a passive temperature sensor built into a standard 4 pole audio jack, that allows your mobile device to read...

Just a quick heads up for those looking to get some iTunes Cards on sale. Below are upcoming 20% off deals on $30 multipacks from Rexall, Safeway and Shoppers Drug Mart: Rexall March 15-28 Save $6 on a $30 multipack Safeway March 15-28 Save $6 on a $30 multipack Shoppers Drug Mart March 9-22 Save...

According to Patently Apple, the US Patent and Trademark's database has been updated to show that the registered trademark status for "AuthenTec" and "KeepSafe" have been assigned to Apple. The report notes that Apple acquired AuthenTec in July last year and is expected to use their fingerprint technology in iOS devices in near future. AuthenTec's registered trademark...

Daring Fireball's John Gruber claims that Apple allows its employees who leave the company, to come back after two years and also keep their seniority, notes Business Insider. He says that the company lets its employees quit, and if they decide to come back in two years, "it's like nothing ever happened". The source further details this interesting...

Canadian non-profit organization OpenMedia has launched new report based on consumer feedback that aims to fix and repair the mobile phone and internet market in Canada. Their crowdsourced study of website visitors revealed Canadians are often forced to deal with poor and disrespectful service from wireless carriers. The reason for this is due to the...

A US judge said he can no longer rely on what Apple says in privacy lawsuit, and urged the company to show evidence of how it is complying with court orders, Bloomberg reports. (more…)

iPads and iPhones account for the majority of connected devices in Gogo's in-flight network covering the air over North America, according to a report released on Thursday (via Daring Fireball). (more…)