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Late last week, a rumor surfaced stating Apple was ready to make a huge investment in Twitter. The investment would've valued Twitter at $10 billion, up from $8.4 billion. Then later on, the Wall Street Journal chimed in noting the investment talks were from over a year ago. So albeit the talks regarding the investment...

comScore, the global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital business analytics, has today released data from the comScore MobiLens service reporting overall U.S. mobile phone market share during the three month average period ending June 2012. The numbers reveal that Apple continues to gain share in the OEM market ranking third with 15.4% of mobile...

Modifying the iOS experience has become quite popular, with over a million iOS users jailbreaking their devices. One of the most popular apps in Cydia is a messaging app called "biteSMS". This can replace your default Messages app, adding much more functionality. The ability to "quick reply" to messages makes this a must have, for...

As the crucial Samsung vs. Apple patents battle began in San Jose federal court this week, Samsung tried to convince the jury that before Apple unveiled the first iPhone, it was pursuing a design inspired by a device from Sony. In response, Apple submitted another iPhone prototype code named ”Purple” which indicated it was designed several months before the...

Apple's long awaited Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter is now available for purchase on Apple's online store for $29.00. If you decide to make a purchase, the product currently has a one-to-three day shipment estimate. This product was first announced at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference  around the middle of June alongside the Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet...

AMD has just announced that they will be hiring Jim Keller, a former Apple employee. At Apple, Keller led the mobile architecture group assigned to work with custom chips, including the A4 and A5 processors. Keller's journey with Apple began during 2008 when his previous company, P.A. Semi, was acquired by Apple. Much of his...

Happy Birthday, Readdle! After becoming nearly one of the first companies to hit the App Store back in 2008, they are now celebrating their fifth anniversary. And they sure aren't quietly letting their anniversary pass by. They are offering 70 percent off many of their most popular applications. The company launched back during the summer of 2007, creating...

For those looking for mobile LTE internet for your wireless devices, Rogers announced they are set to launch their new LTE Rocket hub starting tomorrow, in which the company is calling a Canadian first. The hub will run on the 2,600 Mhz LTE spectrum, and will allow up to 15 Wi-Fi device connections simultaneously. Since...

It seems as if Digg is finally making a turn in the right direction. The news gathering website, Digg, has received a makeover alongside a new iPhone application. Note this is coming promptly six weeks after Betaworks acquired Digg for a measly $500,000. Digg was a well known website years prior to Facebook and Twitter's respective launch...

Jeremy Horwitz from iLounge has a new report on a couple new features coming for the next iPhone and possibly iOS 6. Horwitz claims their sources have further confirmed the next iPhone dock connector will have 8-pins, instead of the previously rumoured 16-pins or 19-pins: 1. New 8-Pin Dock Connector. According to two sources, Apple’s...

Today marked the second day of the heated Apple, Samsung court case, and Samsung is already under hot water after releasing exclusive case evidence. Judge Lucy Koh denied Samsung the ability to show the jury their pre-iPhone F700 device, yet it would prove they didn’t copy the iPhone. So earlier today Samsung sent the slides...

  With Passbook coming in iOS 6, and perhaps Near Field Communication soon, it's becoming easier to think about ditching the wallet and just carrying around your iPhone. I know I'd love to be able to do that. I make nearly all my purchases on my credit or debit card, so carrying around money isn't...