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In its latest Security Threat Report 2013 (via The Next Web), Sophos declares 2012 the year of Android and Mac malware, as cybercriminals have targeted new platforms with modern malware, especially targeting Android, but Mac OS X is also among the new targets. (more…)

Since the launch of the iPhone 5, there has been huge demand for the latest high-end smartphone was, and Apple has hardly managed to balance supply with the demand. But how well did the iPhone 5 perform in terms of consumer adoption? Chitika has decided to do its own investigation. (more…)

Apple has announced the launch of the iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa and 52 additional countries: MOSCOW—December 4, 2012—Apple® today announced the launch of the iTunes Store® in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa and 52 additional countries featuring an incredible selection of local and international music from all the major labels and...

Just a quick heads up for fans of Otterbox cases for the iPhone and iPad. Currently on Costco.ca there is a sale on select cases from their Defender, Commuter Series and Reflex Series. The best part about buying these from Costo.ca? Free shipping and super easy returns if you don't like the case or run...

Back in November Apple and HTC announced a settlement to its ongoing patent disputes, working out a 10 year licensing agreement. Samsung's lawyers wanted to see the details of the settlement and Apple and HTC agreed to show a redacted version of leaving out pricing and royalty rates. Eventually U.S. court Judge Paul Grewal granted...

The Hollywood Reporter reports (via The Verge) the Ashton Kutcher-led biopic on Steve Jobs titled "jOBS", will debut at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Utah--and close out the event on January 27th. Below is the description of the biopic: jOBS / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Michael Stern, Screenwriter: Matt Whiteley) — The true story of one...

Smartphone taxi service Uber continues to face some heat across jurisdictions throughout North America where it is offering its services. Uber was in its testing phase in Vancouver but as it came out of its phase it was notified by the Passenger Transportation Board of BC to increase its fares to $75. Here's how Uber...

Last night TechCrunch reported on a rumour popular cross platform messaging app WhatsApp was in talks to be acquired to Facebook. Now, AllThingsD reports their sources say talks aren't happening. The latter was able to get a statement from WhatsApp regarding the story in question: “The TechCrunch article is a rumor and not factually accurate....

PayByPhone (formerly Verrus) has announced it has reached a renewed contract with the City of Vancouver to offer its parking system for three years on street meters: Following a competitive selection process, the City of Vancouver has signed a new contract with PayByPhone (formerly Verrus) to continue its popular pay by phone parking system for...

Earlier today Apple updated iPhone 5 shipping times for international online stores to 2-4 days, and just now both Canada and the U.S. stores reflect this new change: Just six days ago iPhone 5 shipping times improved to one week from 2-3 weeks (and previous to that 3-4 weeks). Earlier today Apple announced it would launch the...

Following the release of iPhone 5, iPad 4 and the iPad mini, Chitika Insights has examined how Apple's latest products have shifted the use of iOS and Android by analysing the overall web traffic distribution between the two platforms. On the other hand, a variety of Android tablets and smartphones have also been introduced in 2012 including the Droid...

TechCrunch is reporting that Apple is holding an iTunes event in Moscow tomorrow, anticipating a possible launch of iTunes music store in Russia. The source apparently received an email from one of Apple's PR contacts in Russia, inviting a small group of people to an iTunes event on the evening of December 4. The report says that the email simply...