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Earlier today Apple kicked off its Black Friday teaser in Australia, and now that same teaser is live online for Canada and the USA. The teaser says you can shop online or visit a store (and use EasyPay via the Apple Store app).  The one-day Apple Shopping event is Friday, November 23.  Get ready to...

For those wondering, the second generation Jawbone UP wristband is now in stock at Apple retail stores in Canada (the Polo Park store in Winnipeg had stock; it's not up on Apple.ca yet). This new version of the UP was announced just under a week ago, as the company tries to recover from the snafu of its...

The 2012 MacLegion Holiday Bundle has finally arrived--you can get 10 great Mac apps for just $49.99 (a bonus 11th app is available to the first 5000 bundles sold only). All of these apps combined retail for over $540, but you can get them for 90% off as a bundle for just $49.99 (a savings of...

For the close followers of Oprah out there, she recently shared her love for the Microsoft Surface on twitter, but the tweet was sent via the Twitter app--from her iPad (via TNW). Is that wrong?  I wonder how much she got paaaaiiiiddddd (Oprah voice) to send out that tweet. Because as we all know, when...

Hardly anybody knows where Black Friday got its name (stories of businesses finally turning a profit for the year and such abound) but the reality is that with American Thanksgiving finished, the day afterward is the traditional start to holiday shopping. Now, with special thanks to the Internet, you don't have to be living in...

A week ago Apple's iPhone 5 online availability improved to 2-3 weeks from 3-4 weeks, and just now it has improved to 2 weeks in both the US and Canada online store. Below, you can see from Apple.ca the availability times have improved to 2 weeks for factory unlocked iPhone 5 units: Apple still offers...

Astral and Bell are back to the drawing board and have submitted a new proposal to the CRTC for approval. Previously, both companies had their merger proposal rejected by the CRTC over competition concerns, such as Bell having too much marketshare in some areas. Now, both companies have announced they have re-submitted a modified proposal...

According to the 18th annual edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Green Electronics, which has recently been published, Apple has dropped down to No. 6. on the list. The slip is believed to be due to “lack of transparency on GHG emission reporting", notes 9to5Mac. Indian electronics company WIPRO tops the list followed by HP, Nokia, Acer...

Topeka's Brian White has today issued a statement that Apple's selloff of nearly 25% from its recent highs has been "insanely insane" , Fortune is reporting. Despite AAPL's eight-week slide that has knocked approximately 28% off its price and $187 billion off company's market cap, White has urged the investors who have missed Apple's stock, should buy the shares...

Google has to pay the $22.5 million fine for an alleged privacy breach, a US Federal Judge Susan Illston ruled late Friday, rejecting a consumer rights group's request for a tougher punishment, the Associated Press reports (more…)

Co-created by French designer Philippe Starck, Steve Job's super yacht named “Venus” has been recently completed, almost a year after Jobs' passing. In an interview with SuperYacht Times, Starck has shed some light on Steve Jobs' design process and how he worked for years to refine the details of the boat (via CNET). Stark said that in the beginning, Jobs only told him the length of the...

A new report by DigiTimes is claiming that Apple will launch the next-generation iPad and iPhone around the middle of 2013, according to sources inside the supply chain. Furthermore, Apple's suppliers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), are expected to receive a boost in demand for ICs during the latter half of the first quarter. Chipmakers TSMC and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering...