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Starbucks Canada’s Free App Pick of the Week: Tetris
We first told you about the launch of App Store apps as part of Starbucks Canada's 'Pick of the Week'. This was previously only available in the U.S., just like the ability to pay for drinks with the Starbucks iPhone app. Boy, times sure have changed, eh? Every Tuesday, a new 'Pick of the Week'...
Apple HD Television Production Begins In May 2012, Launches By End Of This Year
A report from Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek (via Business Insider) suggests that Apple HD television components are already being shipped to the company's TV display panel partners in Asia while the commercial production of approximately 5 million units is set to begin in May or June. The report claims that Apple's HDTV will be...
KLIK: A Camera App For iPhone With Instant Face Recognition [Free Download]
Folks at Face.com have recently introduced a camera app for iOS called KLIK. The feature that sets this one apart from the others is its ability to instantly recognize faces of your friends and family (matched from your Facebook account) the moment you point the camera at them. When you snap a photo with KLIK...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Sold $11.1M of Apple Stock Today
An SEC filing today noted Apple CEO, Tim Cook, sold $11.1 million dollars worth of Apple stock, or 20,178 shares, through five transactions that occurred at various stock prices in the range of $547-$551. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing was noted earlier this afternoon. Back in August of last year, Cook was awarded...
Apple Being Sued Due to Siri’s Poor Performance
There are times like these, when I read something so ridiculous, that I am truly proud to be Canadian. There is actually a class action lawsuit that has been filed, against Apple, because somebody doesn't think Siri performs exactly as it does in the commercials. WSJ is reporting today that a fellow by the name...
Pod2g Asks For Your Help to Find Exploits to Jailbreak iOS 5.1
Two heads are better than one, right? Pod2g thinks so, as he has just posted some guidelines on how you can help the jailbreak community by sending in crash reports to discover vulnerabilities in iOS 5.1. Pod2g was the master behind the untethered iOS 5.0.1 A4/A5 jailbreaks. Earlier, he noted he working on finding a...
The AIRE Mask Could Power your iPhone By Breathing
A newly proposed device could soon be using the power of your lungs to recharge your iDevices. The AIRE mask, as it's known, will use tiny wind turbines within a breathing mask to harness the air you breath into an electrical current. Although it's still looking to go into production, the hope is that by...
New iPhone (Sixth Generation) With 4G LTE To Be Launched In Second Half Of 2012 [DigiTimes]
An interesting report by DigiTimes suggests that Apple is preparing to launch the sixth generation iPhone with 4G LTE technology during the second half of 2012. DigiTimes has learned from its anonymous sources in Taiwan that Apple’s next iPhone is “very likely” to include integrated 4G LTE connectivity, similar to the newly launched iPad. The report further claims...
WSJ: HBO Will Soon Bring Fox & Universal Studios Movies To iCloud
Latest report by The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that HBO is in negotiations with Fox and Universal Studios to bring their movies to the iCloud. At last week's unveiling of the new Apple TV, it was announced that users will be able to access their purchased movies via iCloud as well, a feature previously limited to music and TV shows....
Safari 5.1.4 Released By Apple With Improved JavaScript Performance & More [Download]
Last month, Apple seeded developer's beta for Safari 5.1.4 and today, it has pushed the latest update to the public which can be downloaded for Mac and Windows platforms. Safari's latest update is 44.71 MB for OS X Lion, 47.52 MB for OS X Snow Leopard and 36.72 MB for Windows users. Major highlights of...
@pod2g is Working on iOS 5.1 Jailbreak
This probably goes without mentioning, but iOS hacker @pod2g has confirmed that he is looking for vulnerabilities in iOS 5.1. He is the hacker who has found vulnerabilities in previous iOS versions, which eventually led to an untethered jailbreak in some cases. The Absinthe jailbreak for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S was based on exploits...
Viral App ‘Draw Something’ Surpasses 20 Million Downloads in Five Weeks
Are you already playing the app Draw Something? This simple, yet addictive app has gone viral thanks to its unique game play with a friend, and in just five weeks the app has surpassed 20 million downloads, with over 12 million active users, more than Foursquare and almost reaching Instagram levels (which recently hit 27...