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Back in June 2011, Rovio Mobile hired Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel to help develop an Angry Birds feature film. While the company ruled out a movie until after 2014, a TV series of 52 short form animations was confirmed today by a Rovio official (via The Guardian), which is set to premiere by the end of 2012. Each...

Last week, we showed you how easy it is for security agencies to crack an iOS device's four-digit passcode by using a software named 'XRY' and extract information like GPS location, call logs, contacts, messages and more. While the XRY demonstration video has now been removed from YouTube, Will Strafach a.k.a @Chronic has posted details (via 9to5Mac) revealing the real truth behind XRY's...

YouMail is a free voicemail service that now supports Canadian carriers Telus, Rogers and Bell, as part of its upcoming Canadian launch. The company has started to send out emails to testers to try out their service before it goes live. What is YouMail? Essentially it a super powered version of your voicemail to allow...

According to analyst Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray, he believes Apple will become the world's first trillion dollar company in market cap by the time 2014 rolls around. How will Apple achieve this? Munster believes Apple's growth will derive from taking profit and market share away from existing tech companies: First, we believe dollars invested...

Sears Canada has officially announced the release of their iPhone app, which was made available in the App Store just over a week ago. The app brings the entire Sears catalogue (more than 80,000 items) into the palm of your hand, with the ability to make purchases as well. The app also brings access to...

RIM announced last November they had plans to support iOS with their BlackBerry Mobile Fusion platform. Now, they have launched the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion app in the App Store. The service will allow IT staff to manage your iPhone, as the Financial Post reports: Using a single Web-based console, IT staff will be able to...

Just last month Apple launched AppleCare+ in Canada when the new iPad debuted, and now Telus will be offering the service to its customers on April 16th for $99. AppleCare+ will extend your factory iPhone warranty from 1 to 2 years, and phone support from 90 days to two years. Hardware coverage includes your iPhone,...

This one slipped by the radar but if you act quickly today, Rogers is offering 50% off all their Value Packs and it includes the iPhone. The offer expires today but all you have to do is call in to Rogers and get them to change your existing value pack to this promo. You don't...

Earlier we learned about Ashton Kutcher getting the nod to portray Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic titled "Jobs". The producer Mark Hulme of the biopic told The Daily Kutcher "believes the role was meant for him," and has already started preparing for the movie by growing out his hair and speaking to people that were...

Earlier in January of this year whispers on the ground noted an Apple Store was set to setup shop in Halifax, and earlier this month we exclusively confirmed the store's existence as floor plans were revealed for its destined location at the Halifax Shopping Centre. As of March 30th, the Halifax Apple Store is now...

Just the other day we mentioned the QR-code virtual store phenomenon happening in South Korea. Now it appears that trend could take off in Canada as Well.ca has launched North America's first QR-code virtual store in a downtown Toronto. The store's location is at Brookfield Place, one of the entrances to Union Station. By downloading...

In Anandtech's review of the new iPad, they reveal knowledge of an internal Apple project that involves a physical controller for iOS gaming: Although many casual Android/iOS games do just fine with touch, some are certainly better suited for some sort of a controller. While controller support in Android in its infancy at best, it's...