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The Pebble e-paper watch on Kickstarter has become the all-time highest backed project, and just broke $8 million in funding. The project's leader Eric Migicovsky was born in Vancouver. Now, RunKeeper has announced details on their blog about being approached by the Pebble team--and that RunKeeper will be integrated into watches when they are available:...

The man in charge of iOS at Apple netted $38.7 million in sale of Apple stock, as noted last Friday via SEC filings. Last month Scott Forstall, the senior VP of iOS had 120,000 restricted stock units from 2008 vest and sold 55,849 of those shares to offset taxes due at conversion. The remaining 64,151 shares...

As noted by The Next Web, some developers had experienced their apps being rejected by Apple due to a bug in the Dropbox SDK that allowed users to create Dropbox accounts and even access to paid upgrades--a violation of Apple's SDK policy on in-app purchases as it bypasses the 70/30 split with Cupertino. Developers noted...

Bloomberg reports sources tell them Twitter was in talks to acquire popular photography app Camera+, shortly after Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion. It was reported earlier that Twitter made an offer for Instagram, but was outbid by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The reason the deal didn't go down between Twitter and Camera+? Apparently the...

Just a quick note to let you know that Apple has released an update to OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion, Developer Preview 3. This time, developers are able to update right from the Mac App Store. I have been running all versions of the preview, and I was alerted to the update this evening, via notification...

Image via Mactrast Whitey Bluestein's piece on GigaOM illustrates how Apple will become a mobile carrier and offer voice and data plans directly to the consumer. Rather than spend the capital to install cell towers, Apple would buy wholesale spectrum directly from its existing carrier partners, which would be hesitant to say 'no' to Apple based...

Camping season is upon us. If you are as much of an iPhone nerd as I am, you know you are taking your iPhone with you, if you're going camping. Keeping my iPhone charged while camping has always been a concern. I've used the cases with the extra battery like the Mophie Juice Pack. I've...

Apple has updated iLife for iOS along with their Cards app, to further add enhancements for Mother's Day, plus additional cards and new Get Well designs. iMovie: What's New in Version 1.3.1 This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of minor issues, including the following: • Adds the ability to access Help when...

In an interview with ABC News, Mark Zuckerberg reveals the new option to add organ donor status to Facebook timelines available today in the U.S. and UK was inspired by the late Steve Jobs: Zuckerberg said he was further prompted make Facebook an important tool to encourage donors to register following the death of Steve...

Another interesting iPhone concept has popped up on the internet. ADR Studios has compiled a bunch of the current rumours of the iPhone 5 to try and imagine what the next iPhone might look like. The images they have created look great, but some of the features they have added may be unrealistic. Or are...

According to the latest numbers released by International Data Corporation this Tuesday (via Apple Insider), Samsung has ousted Nokia to become the world's top mobile phone vendor. At the same time, Samsung has surpassed Apple for the smartphone leadership position by establishing a new market record for the number of smartphones shipped in a single quarter (42.2 million). Apple has slipped to second...

Folks over at Techbargains have apparently carried out a survey of moms regarding their preferred presents on the upcoming Mother's day (May 13). Turns out 91% of moms wished for an iPad instead of flowers. Among the moms who wanted a tablet as their Mother's day present, 58% wanted an iPad as compared to 18% who wished for...