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Amazon.com has launched a new campaign that targets the iPad mini on its homepage. Apple's latest 7.9" tablet was touted as a better choice compared to 7" widescreen tablets such as the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Fire HD. Amazon has fired back at Apple by launching a full scale mockery of the iPad mini...

Back in April of this year French designer Philippe Starck confirmed he was working on Steve Jobs' yacht, an ongoing project that would be continued with the latter's wife Laurene Powell Jobs. Starck at the time said in an interview with a French radio station the yacht would "be quite revolutionary, if not very revolutionary."...

Apple is already preparing to ship early iPad Mini pre-orders of Wifi-only models for delivery on Friday, November 2, the official launch date for the device, according to MacRumors who is reporting with reference to a couple of its forum reports and a Twitter user from UK and Germany respectively. Apple typically updates order status to "Preparing...

Startling numbers of mobile device thefts, a.k.a “Apple-picking” from Vancouver indicate that almost 50% increase has been observed in stolen mobile devices over the past two years. As a result, Metro Vancouver police are urging the public to be extremely cautious with their Smartphones and other personal electronics, reports CTV News. Sgt. Randy Fincham from Vancouver police said that thefts include everything from...

Apple has issued a comprehensive environmental report for the iPad Mini, highlighting the device's environmental performance in relation to climate change, energy efficiency, material efficiency, and restricted substances. According to the report, iPad Mini features arsenic-free display glass, mercury-free LED-backlit display, recyclable aluminum enclosure and a power adapter that outperforms strictest global energy-efficiency standards. Apple states...

Last year, we reviewed Just Mobile's Gum Max™ backup battery pack and were extremely pleased with its colossal 10,400 mAh capacity. Today, we'll be looking at its smaller sibling, the thumb-sized Gum™ backup battery with a capacity of 2200 mAh, enough to fully recharge any of the current generation iPhones. Check out our full review after the break! Specifications: 3 micro-LED...

Looks like Apple Canada has sold out of its initial pre-orders for 16GB Wi-Fi models in black. The online order page now shows 2 weeks for the availability of the latter, whereas 32GB and 64GB Wi-Fi units still show a delivery date of "11/2 - 11/6", which would mean an arrival on November 2nd depending...

Justin Luey and I recap Apple’s iPad Mini event on Episode 53 of The iPhone Podcast. Subscribe to the podcast via: iTunes | Instacast | RSS You can follow all the news we discuss at our blog. Play on iPhone / iPod / iPad ( To Save - Right Click > Save As )

We were the first to tell you about Air Canada's integration with Passbook for boarding passes yesterday. Well, their iPhone app has been updated for iOS 6, the iPhone 5 and Passbook just this afternoon and it's available for download: What's New in Version 3.7 PASSBOOK INTEGRATION: Air Canada’s Electronic Boarding Pass is now Passbook...

iPad mini pre-orders kicked off last night just after midnight PDT for customers in Canada, the U.S. and selected launch countries around the world. In what may seem like an interesting decision, the iPad mini ships with a regular USB Power Adapter. (more…)

It seems that there are a few people out there being mean to Microsoft. So mean, in fact, that they weren't able to stay competitive in the smartphone market despite having tonnes of money, lots of developers and a considerable existing code-base to draw from. According to Microsoft Development Director Craig Mundie, "meddling cyber criminals"...

Every road leads to Rome, they say. In terms of Apple's products, every road leads to iTunes and the recently introduced products just emphasize Apple's effort to guide their customers towards their online stores: they removed DVD burners from portable computers years ago, and now removed optical drives from the new iMac as well. (more…)