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Purported 2012 MacBook Pro specifications sheet ripped right from a unit has just been published online by a Weiphone forum member (via 9to5Mac) which quite frankly, is not at all what we have been expecting so anxiously for. The specs show nothing like a Retina resolution display or a thinner chassis. Instead, an Intel HD 4000 video, USB 3.0 and...

Yesterday at E3 event presentation, Microsoft unveiled a brand new "SmartGlass" application that links its Xbox 360 gaming console to mobile devices powered by Windows, Android as well as iOS devices (via Reuters Canada). The app lets users remotely control Xbox 360 connected TV displays from touchscreen enabled devices with support for swiping, pinching and tapping gestures. In...

The Globe And Mall is reporting that over 3/4 population of Canada owned at least one wireless device at the end of 2011 but now, that number is expected to grow as it is becoming increasingly common for consumers to own more than one mobile device. As a result of Canadians’ growing affection with cell phones, the country...

Corning, who unveiled its Gorilla Glass 2 at CES 2012 in January as 20% thinner, stronger and scratch resistant than previous version, has just introduced a new flexible ultra-thin glass, and has already sent out samples to makers of cell phones, tablets and televisions around the world, reports Bloomberg. Corning's glass is already being used in Apple and Samsung's best-selling portables and...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting numerous ad networks have circumvented Apple's iOS in order to track location and preferences of users as they go from app to app. Previously, Apple allowed developers access to UDIDs but that access was revoked in iOS 5, to further protect its users: To avoid the limits of Apple's...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight Apple plans to replace Google Maps on iOS with its own in-house mapping solution, adding further weight to previous reports of the rumoured change: Later this year, Apple is planning to oust Google Maps as the preloaded, default maps app from the iPhone and iPad and release a...

A few days ago we received a tip from iPhoneinCanada reader @swotam (thanks!) Instapaper was set to be the free Starbucks App Pick of the Week, and now it has been confirmed via Marco Arment, the founder of the app. Marco confirmed this on his latest podcast episode titled, "Please, Go to Starbucks" from Build and Analyze...

Google has acquired the all-in-one messenger chat startup Meebo, as announced on the latter's blog: We are happy to announce that Meebo has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Google! For more than seven years we’ve been helping publishers find deeper relationships with their users and to make their sites more social and...

One of the more popular photo editing applications in the Mac App Store is Color Splash Studio. It gives you the ability to transform your ordinary photos into something very eye catching. It simply turns your photo black & white, and then allows you to colour in what sections you want to stand out. Well,...

BitTorrent downloading has been around for a long time, and is an easy way to share files between your peers. Even though this technology is great, it comes with negative connotations, as it is often related to piracy, and illegal downloads and uploads. Installous also comes with negativity in the jailbreak community, as it can be...

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While rumors of an Apple branded HDTV have become pretty strong with expectations of Apple to demonstrate its Television OS at the upcoming WWDC 2012, CEO of Internet video provider Brightcove is expecting Apple to release a thin black bar that will bring FaceTime and motion control capabilities to non-Apple televisions, reports Apple Insider (via AllThingsD). Brightcove Chief Jeremy Allaire speculates that an accessory...