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If you've been considering a subscription to Bell Mobile TV, it looks like you will be paying a new price increase for overages. According to an internal doc, MobileSyrup reports new activations will pay $3/hour for overages instead of the original $1/hour price. Bell Mobile TV subscribers pay $5/month to get access to 10 hours...

Yesterday we wrote about a harrowing story where Find my Friends was used to locate a stolen iPad. To our surprise, the man behind it was none other than one our readers @shuether. Turns out it was his sister's iPad and he used Find my Friends to locate the iPad successfully, even though the thieves...

Tomorrow can be called 'Super Saturday' in Canada as we will have three (yes, three) Apple Store grand openings taking place. We already mentioned the brand new Coquitlam Apple Store in Metro Vancouver and the highly anticipated Halifax Apple Store in the Maritimes. These new store mark 25 Apple retail locations in Canada. But, there's...

In a blog post published in the early morning, iOS security researcher which we have all known as pod2g noted he had come across a 'severe' SMS spoofing exploit on the iPhone: I mentioned it on twitter a few days ago, I found a flaw in iOS that I consider to be severe, while it...

The Wall Street Journal has a follow up scoop on some new features of Apple's set-top box device that could change the way we interact with our TVs. Features include a digital video record (DVR) feature that saves to the internet (most likely iCloud) and the ability to view shows after they have started in...

In addition to its massive data center in Maiden, North Carolina, Apple has been planning to build a new data center in Oregon and today, the company has officially filed its plans with the city of Prineville, revealing its goal of constructing 500,000 square feet of data center space, reports MacRumors (via Associated Press). The report points out that Apple is...

A few days ago, we told you that the next Angry Birds Seasons update will introduce the ‘pink’ bird, an all new female bird that will blow bubbles to get at those dirty pigs. Today, Rovio has pushed that update in the App Store, taking Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Seasons HD to version 2.5.0. The...

Another week, and a new free App of the Week from Apple. The latest free pick is the game iBlast 2 Moki HD, previously named by Apple as the best of the iPhone Games category in the App Store Rewind 2011 in the US. This puzzle game has 90 levels across 6 worlds for you...

EA released The Simpsons: Tapped Out this February only to remove it the first week of March 'due to server issues'. The company has announced today the return of the game to the App Store, with enhanced HD graphics for the iPhone and iPad: The Simpsons: Tapped Out returns with updates that significantly improve players’ game...

Harold McElhinny, a lawyer representing Apple, yesterday displayed an internal Samsung e-mail to the jury, revealing that Google asked Samsung to change the design of its phones and tablets to look less like Apple’s devices, reports Bloomberg. The e-mail detailed minutes from a design meeting that was sent to “pass along only a few comments from Senior...

Back in April, Apple was accused of colluding with book publishers in order to raise prices for digital books, as a result of which the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company. Later, Apple issued a statement that the company wants to go to trial to defend itself against these price fixing allegations. Now, DOJ has proposed Apple to settle with three...

Earlier this week, a report from MacRumors noted Apple retail stores had started 'significant' layoffs of recent hires, including some stores in Canada. Now, Business Insider points to a new Nasdaq report that includes a rare admission by Apple the company made mistakes cutting its staffing levels. Apple Inc.'s retail boss told employees that the company...