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For those waiting to see the successor of Rovio's immensely popular Angry Birds, that day is coming very soon. The company's next major project is called 'Amazing Alex' and it's based on the iOS game 'Casey’s Contraptions'. According to Rovio CEO Mikael Hed, the game will feature educational elements and be focused on 'Alex' who...

A report from 9to5Mac indicates that with the launch of iOS 6, Apple may be moving away from Google Maps services and instead use its own in-house mapping service that includes a very interesting 3D view. Apple's recent acquisitions of 'Placebase' and 'Poly9' (both mapping companies), along with 3D mapping company 'C3 Technologies' are reportedly...

A report from China Daily reveals that Foxconn chairman Terry Gou addressed the topic of Apple's rumored television yesterday during a news conference in Shanghai. According to the report, Foxconn is actively making preparations for Apple's upcoming television, further leveraging its partnership with Sharp to push LCD display technology. The report also reveals that the...

J.D. Power and Associates released their 2012 Canadian Wireless Total Ownership Experience Study yesterday, and within it reveals we're buying more smartphones than ever. 54% of Canadian wireless users own smartphones, a rise from 36% a year ago. The survey is based on responses from 14,000 cellphone customers fielded from October 2011 to March 2012....

Earlier today we mentioned that Pod2G had made some progress with his new jailbreak, and had jailbroken The New iPad, untethered, on iOS5.1. Pod2g has since posted video proof of his jailbreak on his personal blog. http://youtu.be/ZWnL7v6Pofk Pod2g also posted credits and thank yous for this jailbreak, by Twitter user name: - boot code execution...

If you scrolled through the Featured Section of the App Store this week, you may have seen Scotiabank's new iTRADE app. The app was just recently launched and is designed for Scotiabank customers that trade equities and manage their investments on-the-go. The iTRADE app is now added to the list of other Scotiabank apps available...

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Wolfenstein 3D video game, id Software has launched the game for free in the App Store! The game includes all six of the original episodes and 60 levels. The company has also launched a browser version of the game for free. Wolfenstein 3D is one the first...

This afternoon Apple released a new software update, 5.0.1, for the second (2010) and third (2012) generation AppleTV. The update is minor and focuses on iTunes previews, AirPlay fixes, Netflix, and overall stability.  Apple TV Software Update 5.0.1 iTunes previews - Previews for movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store can now be viewed...

A quick update for you jailbreakers out there. Pod2g just posted on Twitter that he has his iPad3,1 (The New iPad) jailbroken, untethered, on iOS 5.1. Victory! The famous iOS hacker is still working on the jailbreak, saying he has to stabalize the payload. He will also be testing his jailbreak on iOS 5.1.1. It...

Roam Mobility, the Vancouver-based company that plans to make your US roaming easier recently introduced a free SIM swap program. Send them your US SIM card and in return they'll make you a free Roam Mobility SIM (a $20 value). They have both regular SIM and microSIM cards available. How to get a free Roam Mobility...

Yesterday, Facebook announced plans to launch an "App Store" like place to get apps on Facebook. They are calling it the App Center. It will be the place to get all Facebook web, iOS, and Android apps. Similar to the App Store, each app will have it's own page detailing what the app it all...

In an interview with Bloomberg, former Apple employee Craig Elliot talks about his collection of Steve Jobs memorabilia, such as the following internal Apple video. It features Steve Jobs and other Apple employees as 'The Blue Busters', a parody of the popular film Ghost Busters, in their fight against IBM, their main competitor at the...