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It would be a challenge to find an iPhone that doesn't contain at least one Zynga game, so it seems a little difficult to believe that the company is losing money instead of swimming in it. Late Thursday, the well-known company indicated that they will be reporting a third-quarter loss due in large part to...

In a display of remembrance, Apple CEO Tim Cook has paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on his first death anniversary with a letter and a small video that includes Steve's quotes and snippets from his product launch keynotes, along with a message from Tim Cook "His spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple”. On accessing apple.com,...

Hard to believe it's Thursday already, eh? That also means it's time for another free App Pick of the Week from Apple. This week the adventure game LostWinds is the free download. You might recall this was one of the free Starbucks app picks back in May, so if you missed it then you can...

For those looking to stock up on iTunes Gift cards, Future Shop has $50 cards for $10 off starting tomorrow, on sale at $40. These cards periodically go on sale at both Future Shop, Best Buy and other retailers. They can be used to fund your iTunes Account for purchases in the App Store, Mac...

Target is set to open retail stores in Canada next year (most in former Zellers locations) and today they have announced a partnership with Burnaby-based GLENTEL to operate their mobile stores. The latter is Canada's largest independent multi-carrier mobile phone retailer, with current stores such as Wireless Wave and Tbooth Wireless. "We are proud to be...

For Metro Vancouver commuters of the new Port Mann Bridge, PayByPhone has introduced a new tolling feature to its app to allow you to seamlessly pay your toll, coming in December of this year: By simply opting a vehicle in for tolling on the account profile page the driver will automatically receive an SMS every...

Yesterday Starbucks updated its iPhone app to add Passbook functionality but it did not include Canada (eh?!). As of writing, our American brothers and sisters are having so much fun using Passbook to pay for their lattes and frappuccinos while we have to slum it at Tim Horton's. Well, that's about to change. Looks like...

A while back there was some concern developers would not have access to the new improved lowlight capabilities of the iPhone 5's camera. Specifically, the camera app itself would allow up to ISO 3200, but third party apps were limited to ISO 800. It was eventually discovered developers did indeed have access to this higher...

A new patent application titled "Detachable wireless listening device" published by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today suggests that Apple is developing a unique set of "hybrid" headphones, primarily aimed at withstanding vigorous athletic activity, reports the Apple Insider. It is possible that Apple may be working to design a pair of headphones that uses wireless transmission technology, such as...

For me, Spigen's Steinheil is the king of all screen protector films. Every time I buy a new iOS device, I know I have to get one. As of now, all my iPhones and iPads have got one of these Steinheil screen protectors and I couldn't be more satisfied with their durability, scratch resistance and amazing...

The launch of the iPhone 5 also meant the introduction of the new Lightning dock connector, which Apple states is 80 percent smaller than the former 30-pin connector. This also means there's a mad scramble  for Lighting to USB cables as only having one around just isn't enough (unless you invested in Lighting to 30-pin...

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook, has today announced that the world's most popular social networking service has passed 1 billion active monthly users in just 8 years since its inception in a Harvard dorm room (via 9to5Mac). Here's what Zuckerberg wrote on the official Facebook news page today: "This morning, there are more than...