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According to a report from iMore, Apple has plans to roll out the new miniaturized dock-connector to all its products this fall. The products receiving the update will include the iPhone 5, the new iPod Nano and iPod touch, the 7-inch iPad Mini, and the 9.7 inch iPad. The source failed to note whether the current product lineup,...

You may realize that Apple doesn't sell the most smartphones during each quarter, but does that really matter? This past quarter Samsung shipped out 50 million smartphones while Apple only shipped 26 million. Sure, Samsung had a significant lead, but guess who sells a wide-range of smartphones and profited bare-minimum from each sale. The answer is Samsung....

Nuance, the company that has brought you many voice recognition applications, including Dragon ID and Dragon Drive, is returning, but this time they're working on adding voice-powered 'Nina' to third party applications. They hope to expand to bank, insurance, and other large iOS (and Android) applications. To accomplish this feat, Nuance has launched a SDK for developers....

With speculation over the past few months that the next generation iPhone would come equipped with a nano-SIM card tray, some photos have finally surfaced. A translated report from Nowhereelse.fr has brought extended proof that these SIM-card trays are in production. Translated from the source: Presented as being designed to slip into the SIM card...

If you're an iPhone user that is constantly experiencing battery drainage issues, you sure will enjoy this jailbreak tweak. Hacker @pod2g has pointed to a tweak by @xvolks called BattSaver. It claims to enhance the battery life of your jailbroken iPhone running iOS 5.0 or later. According to BattSaver's official website, the tweak will allow for double the current...

Apple introduced AirDrop WiFi ad-hoc service in Mac OS X Lion 10.7 that allows users to exchange files between Macs without the need of a Wi-Fi network or any configuration. While the feature is fairly simple to use via the OS X Finder, folks over at OSX Daily have pointed out that using AirDrop is now easier...

Well, this is truly shocking. On Friday, Mat Honan, a writer for Wired, had his iCloud account hacked. This resulted in a number of emails and social networking accounts of his also being hacked. Once Honan was re-granted access to his iCloud account, he was able to trace back the hacker's steps through password reset emails. Keep reading...

According to a report by Business Insider, Apple may be interested in acquiring a social network dubbed 'The Fancy'. Similar to Pinterest, users of The Fancy can "fancy" products they find interesting. The only twist is the capability of purchasing the fancied product on-site. This allows the social network to also be labeled an e-commerce...

It's the weekend, and best of all the summer. If you're in Toronto (or elsewhere), you shouldn't be sitting inside, go out and have a drink or bite to eat. It's well deserved after a week of hard work. Those who've had trouble in the past trying to find an enjoyable patio, think no more....

Wine Tripper B.C. Edition is a great iOS app for those who love wine tasting and exploring the wineries of British Columbia. In celebration of this B.C. Day long weekend, Bennalsoft Technologies have decided to make it a free download in the iTunes App Store till Monday. Regularly priced at $2.99, Wine Tripper lets you discover British Columbia wineries near...

Two popular social media apps for iOS have recently received minor updates in the iTunes App Store. One is Instagram and the other is the official Twitter client. No new features have been added to either of them, however some bug fixes and stability issues have been addressed. The Twitter iOS app gets an improved pull...

An interesting email extracted yesterday from court documents of ongoing Apple vs. Samsung trial reveals discussions among Apple executives regarding a smaller 7-inch iPad, reports CNET. The email, which was sent by Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue to iOS chief Scott Forstall, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Phil Schiller, hints that discussions of building...