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Gillian Shaw from the Vancouver Sun recommends five gas apps to help you save money at the pump, with prices at all-time highs across Canada especially in the Lower Mainland (reaching and exceeding $1.50/L). Out of the recommendations, personally I have found GasBuddy to be the best for my needs (Canadian gas prices from GasBuddy...

If you've ever wondered how Apple gets color into their aluminum products, or if you just enjoy science and engineering, then check out this video by Bill Hammack the Engineer Guy. As many know, Apple uses an anodized aluminum finish on many of its products to keep them from corroding and to also provide a...

Bitly has announced a new web interface plus the launch of their iPhone app. Part of the new look has turned the link shortening service into a focused social bookmarking site, similar to what we've seen from Pocket. Bitly told TechCrunch they receive roughly 300 million clicks on their links daily, which works out to...

Patently Apple is reporting that Apple has been granted 27 new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office which include a wide array of design wins for Apple TV, iOS layout for iPad, iPad packaging and a possible new icon. The most interesting of them all is the one that relates to cameras and more particularly to determining exposure...

Developed by Tony Fadell, former Apple hardware designer who led the creation of may generations of iPods and iPhones, Nest Learning Thermostat is the world's first commercially available learning thermostat that can help save up to 20% percent on home heating and cooling bills by automatically turning itself down when you're away, is now shipping to Canada....

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be starting the D10 conference tonight as the headlining interviewee. The chat begins tonight at 6PM PDT. This interview is Cook's second public interview this year. His first was at the Goldman Sachs' annual Technology and Internet Conference. There Cook discussed worker safety, financials, products, and Apple's culture. The interview...

Earlier this month, we reported that Apple might drop Google Maps services in iOS 6 and instead use its own in-house mapping service that also includes a 3D view. Looks like BGR has just obtained some exclusive information and photos of Apple’s new Maps app from its trusted sources. The source notes that this new Maps app features an all...

A new report by 9to5Mac notes that folks at popular iPhone repair firm iFixyouri, have got their hands on a purported iPhone 5 rear shell along with its sides. The source believes it could either be a part from the next generation iPhone or from one of its prototypes, and is made of an aluminum alloy with an...

This morning Apple updated their World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) page with new information, a schedule of events, and a new app. From the News page, attendees now have access to the event schedule for various labs, sessions, and events. There is also an available grid for registration and event hours. Along with the news...

For all the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fans out there, you'll be pleased to know Netflix has announced an expansion of content to its Canadian library. Recent and classic UFC events, highlights series, and the reality show "The Ultimate Fighter" will be available along with fights featuring Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, Jon Jones and Canadians...

Here's Monday evening headline, courtesy of the Toronto Star: "Man strikes nun with car then has iPhone stolen" …and here's the story: A nun on her way to Sunday mass was injured when her car was hit by a vehicle that drove through a red light. The collision happened at about 6 a.m. at Keele...

There are a lot of great games for your iOS devices in the App Store. But every now and then one comes out that is so addictive, no matter how hard you try to stop playing, you just can't. So let me be the first to introduce you to your newest iOS gaming addiction ---...