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Market Mall Apple Store In Calgary Set For Expansion
It seems like the Apple Store located in Calgary's Market Mall is set for a retail expansion in the near future. The store is currently located in a 36-foot wide space along one corridor of the mall, with a total of 5,448 square-feet of space. According to anonymous tipsters, within a year the store will...
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Will Assist Aaron Sorkin With Steve Jobs Biopic
A couple of days back, Sony Pictures announced that Aaron Sorkin, the Academy Award winning writer of The Social Network, will adapt Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography into a screenplay. Today, another report published by Chicago Tribune (via TUAW) has revealed that the Apple co-founder and longtime friend of Jobs, Steve Wozniak, will assist the oscar-winning writer with his...
iTunes Festival 2012 Announced, Updated App For iOS Now Available For Download
Apple's iTunes Festival, which is held annually in London during the month of July, is coming back in 2012 but will be held in September instead. The iTunes Festival 2012 will take place at London’s Roundhouse music venue offering 30 nights of free music for live attendees as well as to users of iPhones, iPod touches and iPads through...
Apple Not Censoring The Word ‘Jailbreak’ In U.S. iTunes Store Anymore
Yesterday there was news all over the place that Apple started censoring the word 'jailbreak' in the U.S. iTunes and App Stores. The censoring only appeared in the U.S.-based stores and not worldwide. At the time, any content title or description that had the word 'jailbreak' was censored. It wasn't known why this was happening...
Facebook Goes Public, The Second Largest IPO Ever In U.S. History
Facebook (FB) has finally gone public today, the second largest IPO ever in the history of U.S. The company, which was launched by Mark Zuckerberg from his Harvard University dorm only eight years ago, started trading at $42 a share under the symbol “FB,” bringing the company’s worth to $116.6 billion. However, shortly after the stock made its debut, the price began...
RIM & Motorola Submit Compromise Design For nano-SIM Card
This week Motorola and RIM submitted a new and compromise design for a nano-SIM card. The design is based on a concept earlier submitted by Apple. The new design is similar to Apple's original proposal, but with a new notch on one side to make space for what RIM calls a "push-push" mechanism. The name...
Untethered iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak Update: iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G Now Supported
We've got another progress update for you, on pod2g's untethered iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak. Pod2g posted on Twitter today, that they have found a "way through", to make this new jailbreak work on the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G. His "way through" was not explained, but he said he'll have more on that later. "Good...
Samsung To Open Their First “Samsung Store” In Burnaby, British Columbia Close To Metrotown Apple Store
According to a press release from Samsung Canada, the company is currently constructing their first Canadian retail store at Metrotown Mall in Burnaby, British Columbia. The location currently has Samsung-themed boards covering the construction. For those that are unaware, Metrotown Mall is one of the more popular and definitely the busiest mall in British Columbia....
Bloomberg Reports On New iPhone Design With Bigger Screen
We have heard many rumours already, about Apple's upcoming refresh of the iPhone. Bigger screen, thinner profile, improved camera, smarter, better, faster, stronger, etc, etc. These have all been put out there or refuted by an "inside source". When a reputable source like Bloomberg reports on the next iPhone, we pay a little closer attention....
Here’s How All Apps Will Benefit On A 4-Inch iPhone Screen
There is a fantastic post over at OverDriveDesign that details how apps will benefit on a 4-inch iPhone display. The post is really neat because it's all comparison photos showing the current 3.5-inch iPhone screen against a 4-inch iPhone screen. The author took screenshots of a bunch of different apps and contrasted the photos with the...
Steve Jobs’ Dream Prior to His Death Was to Design an ‘iCar’
I'm pretty sure you saw this one coming. Apple board member Mickey Drexler, currently the CEO of clothing retailer J. Crew, told the audience at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference Steve Jobs had dreamed of designing an 'iCar' before his death: And, according to J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler, Jobs even...
Puzzle Games ‘Feed Me Oil’ & ‘Feed Me Oil HD’ Free In App Store Today, Download Now
Chillingo, the makers of hit iOS games like Cut The Rope and Fancy Pants Adventures, have just made their popular puzzle game Feed Me Oil free for today only. Both Feed Me Oil and Feed Me Oil HD (iPad Version) can be downloaded for free from the App Store today which normally sell at $0.99 and $1.99 respectively....