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Foss Patents reports that Apple's US Patent No. 7,479,949, a key multitouch patent usually referred to as "the Steve Jobs patent", was tentatively declared invalid by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and will be the subject of a reexamination process. (more…)

Last week we told you about Fido's $67 plan that was eligible for a three year term with the iPhone 5. The plan essentially matched the $56 (formerly $57) promo plan but only had 1000 outgoing Canada-wide minutes. Well, that has changed as of today. Fido has just modified the plan to include unlimited outgoing...

In an update sent to its supporters via email, the Pebble team has announced its final colours for the watch and also announced the final product will support receiving SMS and iMessage notifications: iPhone SMS and iMessage Big news! We're proud to announce that Pebble now supports receiving SMS and iMessage notifications from iPhones and...

Looks like there is now ample supply of the iPhone 5. Both Apple.ca and Apple.com are showing the phone as 'in stock', when just four days ago shipping times improved to 2-4 days (and previously 1 week before that). Australia's online store also shows in stock, but the UK still shows 1-3 business days, like...

The $57 Fido promotional plan just keeps getting better. Originally set to expired in December, the plan was extended to January 7th. Then, Fido responded to its competitors and doubled the data to 2GB. Now, Fido has dropped the price by a whole dollar to $56, a move to put their plan above similar offerings...

Square Enix currently has a sale on Final Fantasy I, II, and III for iOS (via Pocket Gamer). The sale prices are as follows: Final Fantasy I - $3.99 (was $8.99) Final Fantasy II - $3.99 (was $8.99) Final Fantasy III - $8.99 (was $15.99) Final Fantasy III for iPad - $9.99 (was $16.99) Final Fantasy...

If you're looking for a last minute Christmas gift, you might want to consider a refurbished 4th generation iPod touch as Apple.ca has restocked both white and black 8GB models for $129. These models regularly retail for $199 so at $129 (35% off) it's a pretty good price if you require a relatively inexpensive Retina...

A week ago we told you about the TELUS offer to Saskatchewan and Manitoba, a $60 Canada-wide unlimited plan with 5GB of data. Now it appears Bell has responded with a similar plan in Saskatchewan. The plan name is called "Saskatchewan Voice and Data" and includes: Unlimited Canada-wide calling Unlimited SMS/MMS 5GB of shareable data...

If you thought Apple's Glass Project had been put on hold, we have great news: a recently granted Apple patent (via Patently Apple) reveals new parameters for their future glasses. (more…)

iPad mini, that arrived in mainland China today, reportedly saw a silent retail launch in the region, with not even a line forming outside the building, reports AppleInsider (via The Wall Street Journal). Those who did come at the iPad mini launch, were scalpers looking to resell and profit from the device. To avoid any riots among impatient buyers and...

Richard Stallman, one of the leading influencers of the free software movement and greatest hackers of all time, (and the inventor of the first “copyleft license”), sat down with New Internationalist Magazine (via iSpazio) to talk about Apple, Microsoft and free software. (more…)

Apple's latest and greatest iPhone 5 saw record pre-sales at its Korean launch today, with customers lining up in extreme cold at the company's biggest smartphone rival Samsung's home turf, reports Fortune. The report notes that Apple's original iPhone 5 launch in Korea was delayed due to some "procedural errors" in registering the device with the government....