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Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer told Reuters in a telephonic interview today that the company is going to power all three of its data centers with 100% renewable energy, with its core data center in North Carolina going coal-free by the end of this year. Apple has been buying equipment from SunPower Corp and Bloom Energy to build two solar array...

The Vonage Mobile iPhone app is a free download and allows for cheap VoIP calls to landlines and mobile numbers (similar to Skype) and free texts and calls to fellow Vonage Mobile app friends. The company has announced it has extended its promo for free calling to landlines in Canada, the U.S., and Puerto Rico...

Readdle has just pushed a major update to PDF Expert for iPhone, that takes the popular PDF viewing and annotating iPhone app to version 3.0. While the app already supported PDF Forms, the latest update brings the ability to sign PDFs using handwritten signatures right on the iPhone. This lets users sign contracts, agreements, statements etc. on-the-go and...

Some recent concerns have been raised by the former head of U.S. counter-espionage, Michelle K. Van Cleave (he worked for the Bush administration until 2006), over the use of Chinese company Huawei Technology by Canadian carriers Telus, Bell and WIND, reports the CBC. Van Cleave believes North American security is at risk due to the...

In its latest round of patent approvals, it seems that Apple has invented a hybrid business/gift card system. The idea serves to improve the method in which company representatives exchange business cards at trade shows or events. Aside from having standard business information on the front of the card, the back of the card would feature...

A new app has launched today called Physique that aims to change the way you workout. Developed in Ottawa, Physique has some interesting features not found in other top weight tracking apps, such as automatic weight progression and an integrated barbell calculator. Users will also have access to warm-up sets, rest timers and custom keyboards,...

As spotted by Metro News, it appears Ottawa is getting its second Apple Store soon. Apple's job posting on Workopolis.com notes it is hiring for its upcoming London Apple Store, but also mentions Ottawa: Much more than just a place for amazing Apple products, the Apple Retail Store provides its customers with a place to learn,...

As reported earlier this month, Apple was after the 'iPhone5.com' domain and had filed a claim with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). At the time, the domain had a small active forum dedicated to the discussion of the 'iPhone 5'. As reported by The Next Web, the case has been terminated. This indicates that...

This week Google launched an new app called Schemer. Originally available for Android, Schemer is a social activity service that enables users to broadcast what their plans are and then have other people join in. In other words, using Schemer you can plan a scheme, broadcast that plan, and have people join you in the...

The latest update to the popular social app "Flipboard" brings a great new feature. Audio streaming. Now you can check out some of your favourite online audio, right in Flipboard. What's New in Version 1.9 Connect Flipboard to SoundCloud and enjoy amazing sounds created and shared by your friends and people you follow. Explore dozens...

As noted by 9to5Mac, Facebook has launched their Facebook Pages Manager app to enable users to manage their pages from their iPhone. Admin access to pages is available from a web browser on your Mac/PC, but not from the Facebook iPhone app. Pages Manager changes all of this to make it a lot easier for...

Designer Anton Kudin has posted some new images of a "Fold To Unlock" concept for iOS. This possible tweak would fold your entire lockscreen, when you perform the "Slide To Unlock" motion, revealing your home screen. As this is just a visual concept, so there would have to be a few things worked out to...