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Sears Canada, a multi-channel retailer with a network that includes 196 corporate stores and over 1,700 catalogue merchandise pick-up locations across the country, introduced Wish Book last year, Canada's first shoppable iPad catalogue application. Today, the company is celebrating its 60th anniversary by announcing a permanent Sears iPad Catalogue App in the form of 2012 Wish Book (via CNW). Sears...

The UPSTO has granted Apple a patent for the GUI used in all versions of the iOS Maps app since the software was first introduced in 2008. (more…)

Waterloo's Primate Labs has posted what they believe to be an early Geekbench results score for the latest 4th generation iPad--which isn't set to launch until this Friday, November 2nd: If this benchmark result is real (and there's nothing in the result that indicates it's a fake) then it shows that the new iPad comes...

Conan O'Brien and his team spoofed the iPad mini four days ago to explain why we needed to buy one. Now, he has released another video detailing the iPad mini and other iPads coming from Apple. Check it out below (via The Loop; requires Flash): Which iPad are you going to buy? There's just too...

The Wall Street Journal now reports on what was earlier speculated by Adam Lashinsky from Fortune--Scott Forstall was let go by Apple over his refusal to sign his name to the apology over Apple Maps. Moreover, sources note Forstall wanted to adopt a move we've seen formerly from Steve Jobs--not apologizing for its SNAFU like...

Apple's former head of iOS, Scott Forstall was unceremoniously ousted from the company this afternoon via press release. Many have cited Forstall as the one to blame for the fiasco involving Apple Maps and other iOS shortfalls (Siri; small iOS iterations compared to Android). We earlier noted his emphasis on skeuomorphism in design, but now...

9to5Mac has obtained an internal email Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out to employees over today's executive level 'restructuring'. He notes Forstall will serve as an 'advisor' to him in the interim: Today, I am announcing changes that will encourage even more collaboration between our world-class hardware, software and services teams at all levels of...

It seems that Instagram is taking a break from being the primary source of photographs showing off our children or whatever masterpiece we've assembled for lunch today. Instead, the famous image manipulation and sharing app is busy acting as a front-line news reporter for Hurricane Sandy by way of over 10 new images posted every...

Apple has issued a press release to note SVP of iOS Software, Scott Forstall, and John Browett, SVP of Retail, will be leaving Apple: Apple also announced that Scott Forstall will be leaving Apple next year and will serve as an advisor to CEO Tim Cook in the interim. [...] Additionally, John Browett is leaving Apple. A...

Blackberry feels the threat of the iPhone and Android. First it was US Customs now it is The Pentagon that is about to announce that it is ready to diversify its network with Apple's iPhone and devices running Android for the first time. This is instead of buying additional Blackberry devices. (more…)

Philips, the leading name in the world of bulbs and lights, has just launched hue, a smart web-enabled LED home lighting system. With Philips hue, users can personalize and control their home lights using an iPhone / iPad app. Starting today, Philips hue is available exclusively from Apple stores with a starter pack containing three bulbs, a bridge that...

Yesterday morning the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) updated their stats on the number of text messages sent by Canadians in 2012 Q2. This time around you sent 23.8 billion texts which eclipsed the numbers from 2012 Q1 (23 billion). Here are the highlights of their stats: More than 8 billion person-to-person text messages were sent...