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David Murray, former head of the Commonwealth Bank and a lead investor in Australian firm Microlatch, has said that Apple has signed a deal to work with Microlatch on fingerprint recognition technology for integration with mobile payments via near field communications (NFC), according to a report by MacRumors. A couple of months back, Apple acquired fingerprint sensor maker...

Samsung has filed a new request for a re-trial demanding that $1.05 billion verdict awarded in favor of Apple should be overturned because the jury foreman Velvin Hogan failed to disclose that 20 years ago he was in litigation with Seagate, for whom Samsung is a major investor, Reuters reports. According to Samsung, Hogan, who eventually became the...

Back in 1983, Steve Jobs spoke at International Design Conference (IDCA) in Aspen, a 20-minute audio recording of which was available from the Center for Design Innovation’s website. Now, the full 1-hour audio recording of Steve's amazing speech discussing things like wireless networking, App Store and the iPad has surfaced, thanks to folks at LifeLibertyTech.com who got their hands on...

Earlier it was reported by the NYT that Google Street View would make its way to the Google Maps web app in two weeks, which numerous iOS users have been using for transit directions. Apple CEO recommended the latter within his apology letter for Apple Maps. Now, AllThingsD points us to Walt Mossberg's Google Maps...

When you're the world's largest company by stock valuation and a smartphone leader, everyone wants to take you down. We've seen it from Samsung and now Nokia has thrown their hat into the ring. Their latest commercial depicts animated dark characters lining up for the iPhone 5, but only come to life when they get...

Interbrand has released their annual report on best global brands and Apple has become the fastest growing brand with growth of 129% compared to a year ago. The company sits in second place just behind number one, Coca-Cola. Here's the Interbrand report on Apple: Apple (+129%): Despite Steve Jobs’ passing, consumers’ emotional connection to the...

Another week, and it's time for another Starbucks Song Pick of the Week. This week's offering from Toronto's Jason Collett, the single "King James Rag" from his latest album, Reckon (deluxe version), released on September 25th. Below are some promo codes for you to enjoy (here's how to redeem a promo code; thanks Matthew Santoro,...

After just two weeks of its release, 60% of iPhones in U.S. and Canada have already been updated to iOS 6, Apple's latest operating system, according to updated numbers released today by advertising and analytics firm Chitika (via CNET). With over half of iPhone owners in North America running iOS 6 on their handsets, iPad users...

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away in October last year leaving behind all sorts of memorable stories, thoughts, and feelings for us to share and discuss for many years to come. Today, Forbes has published a bunch of previously "untold stories" about Steve Jobs, as shared by his friends and colleagues. The article...

After hearing about our U.S. neighbours on Verizon being affected by the iOS 6 glitch where cellular data is used when connected to Wi-Fi, it appears Canadian wireless customers are also affected, such as those on Rogers and Fido. We asked you on Twitter if you were being affected by this bug last night, and...

ZAGG has introduced a limited time promotion that will appeal to our Canadian readers--free shipping to Canada on orders over $29.98, matching the same deal available to the U.S. So anything and everything you order for the next two weeks will be shipped for free to Canada via USPS. The minimum threshold for free shipping includes...

Looks like Rogers has started a new promo called "Get a gig on us", where the following $63/$73 monthly plans get an extra 1GB of data at no extra charge, notes MobileSyrup: $73 4GB Promotional Voice and Data Plan: - 200 anytime minutes (local) - Evenings and weekends starting at 6PM - Unlimited text, picture...