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Last week's new iPod touch teardown from iFixit revealed a powerful device with poor repairability score of 3. Today, they have taken apart the new iPod nano which shows a device that has better repairability score of 5, though not as good as iPhone 5 which received a 7 out of 10 repairability score and a title of "most...

If you're a fan of Blendtec, then you probably are somewhat addicted to their 'Will it Blend?' videos on YouTube. Their latest video is one you've been waiting for--a showdown between the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III. This one's hot off the press--check it out below: We have a Blendtec at...

Looks like the 'long' wait is over and the Starbucks Canada has finally received support for Passbook. A while ago both the Canadian and US apps were updated for iOS 6, with only the latter receiving support for Passbook. We detailed a workaround on how to get Passbook in Canada with the US app, but that...

A list of leaked part numbers for Apple's purported 'iPad Mini' published by Apple Insider reveals that the rumored 7.85" iPad will come in four different storage capacities and two color options with 24 different models in total, when Apple unveils it at the October 23rd media event. The list of presumed 'iPad Mini' stock-keeping units (SKUs) shows four basic device...

Ever since the launch of iPhone 5, Apple has become extremely strict with its supply chain partners including Foxconn and Foxlink, over the product manufacturing process and yield rate. The company has even started conducting surprise inspections for areas that were not inspected previously. As a result, its key supply partners from China are now demanding a price...

The official Booking.com app for iPhone and iPad has just been updated to support the new Passbook feature in iOS 6. The free universal app, that has been downloaded over 10 million times from the App Store, offers a quick, easy and secure way to find and book hotels through an iPhone or iPad. The update also...

When Apple previewed Passbook at WWDC 2012, their own presentation slide revealed a Passbook card with the Apple logo, hinting at some sort of retail integration. Nothing has materialized yet but that could soon change, as 9to5Mac reports Apple retail locations could soon accept gift card payments via Passbook: Later this month, Apple will be...

If you aren't aware, you can earn Aeroplan miles by shopping at Apple.ca by visiting the latter's website via Aeroplan. The miles works out to 1 mile for each dollar spent, but there are current promotions where you can get 5X the miles on any purchase, and it includes the iPhone 5. The fine details...

Loren Brichter founded Atebits and created Tweetie, one of the most popular Twitter clients at the time that featured his pleasing 'pull to refresh' feature that we now see everywhere. Eventually Atebits was acquired by Twitter in April of 2010 and Loren helped the latter port over features of Tweetie into the official Twitter app....

Earlier today TELUS dropped the gauntlet by eliminating the $35 activation and $25 renewal fees (but charging $10 for SIM cards for new customers) forever. Now, the company has also reduced the price of unlocking for the iPhone and other devices to $35 (via MobileSyrup) compared to when it first launched in June for $50. As...

Kara Swisher over at AllThingsD has the scoop on Apple's hiring of Amazon executive William Stasior to run the Siri unit: Apple has hired major Amazon exec and prominent search technologist William Stasior to run its Siri unit, according to sources. Stasior was in charge of Amazon's search and advertising unit A9 and is a...

A while back we highlighted ClassicMap, an app that brought back a native Google Maps app to iOS 6 users (it was the web version in a wrapper), but it was eventually pulled from the App Store. Now, it appears another similar app has made its way into the App Store, known as gMaps. According...