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Last November Translink released 'Next Bus Beta' for riders in Vancouver, a mobile website that tracked your bus in real-time. It provides handy GPS data from each bus, and is handy for riders, except the interface isn't the best and is downright ugly. There formerly was a Translink iPhone app but it was left for...

Not sure what took them so long but Dev Team has finally updated their RedSn0w tool for Mac OS X and Windows which now supports iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2. Previously, this was only possible with Chronic Dev Team's Absinthe which supports A5 jailbreak on iOS 5.0 / 5.0.1 fully untethered. Older version of Redsn0w...

Digitimes is reporting through its sources in Apple's supply chain that the next iPhone which will supposedly be launched later this year, will incorporate in-cell touch panels manufactured by Sharp and Toshiba Mobile Display. The source also claims that the in-cell touch panels will have a significant impact on the operations of Apple's current touch panel suppliers i.e TPK Holdings and...

Developed by X-Mini™ in Singapore, the pocket sized X-Mini™ KAI Bluetooth Capsule Speaker is the company's first wireless speaker in its portable capsule speakers lineup. Equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology, a built-in mic and a rechargeable battery, this 2.5W portable speaker produces an unbelievably loud sound, ideal for any kind of music on-the-go. Full review after the...

Ipsos Reid has released results of its survey of 46,000 Canadians that took place from August 2011 to January 2012. During this period, smartphone ownership was stated as 24% in August 2011 and grew to 34% in January 2012. “Clear shifts in brand preference appear when we look at the brands of devices consumers are...

The Street Food iPhone app is currently available for Vancouver, Calgary and Boston. The developers have added Toronto to that list, and Street Food Toronto will debut tomorrow in the App Store. The newest app will enable foodies to locate the following food trucks: Blue Donkey, Caplansky Deli Truck, Cupcake Diner, El Gastronomo Vagabundo, Food...

  The Mayor of Toronto has announced that the people of Toronto can now use their smartphones to report graffiti to city officials. He hopes that this will further efforts to clean up the city. Mayor Rob Ford says this is the cleanest Toronto has been in a long time, and he wants to make...

Apple is reportedly working on hosting some kind of 'wireless server hubs' at the Apple Store Genius Bars, which will supposedly allow customers seeking iOS device replacements to create a temporary backup of their device data before the exchange process, says 9to5Mac. The source believes that a prototype wireless server system for Genius Bars is being tested...

Its been just over a month since the new iPad came out and already the rumors of a new iPhone a.k.a the iPhone 5 are heating up. A new report by Apple Insider notes that according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple is looking to introduce the next iPhone with Qualcomm LTE chip in October of...

Apple is being accused of colluding with book publishers in order to raise prices for digital books, as a result of which the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company last week. Yesterday, another class-action lawsuit was filed in Canada regarding the same issue and today, Apple has issued a statement through its lawyer that the company wants to go...

Reuters reports Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit, Pixar, and Lucasfilm have been ordered to face an antitrust lawsuit as they allegedly conspired to not 'cold call' and poach each other's employees. Five engineers proposed the class action lawsuit and have accused them of limiting millions in job pay and mobility in the tech industry for...

Just last March, the Federal Government announced changes to the Telecommunications Act to allow for foreign ownership of Canada's wireless companies, up to 100% of companies that have a marketshare of 10% or less. The decision was made to further increase competitioin--but does it pose a threat to national security? According to a letter marked...