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Cheer up comic fans! Marvel has released their classic graphic novels on Apple's iBookstore which can be downloaded right now on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. Prices currently start from free to $24.99 with “New Avengers Vol. 1: Breakout” available as a free download for a limited time. The publisher says it has “entered a bold new...

It can be tough to locate that 'must have' app with more than 500,000 apps in App Store. Even Apple thinks this way, as they recently acquired Chomp, an app discovery tool in which many believe will be implemented into a future version of the App Store and iTunes. Another hugely successful app discovery method...

Yesterday, when Apple sent out official invitations for its iPad 3 media event scheduled on March 7th in San Francisco, the Apple stock (AAPL) climbed a striking 9 points, which is more than 1.5%, taking the company's market capital to a new lifetime high. As 9to5Mac notes, when Apple's stocks hit the $536.37 per share mark during the...

With iOS 5 came the Notification Center. It was a vast improvement over the way iOS used to handle notifications, but there is always room for improvements. In cases where we are not getting what we want from Apple, we look to the jailbreak community and Cydia. A tweak has recently been released called "SpeakEvents",...

There has been a few security issues with iOS over the years, and with Apple being such a huge company, these security issues always seem to make the headlines. The New York Times is reporting another security hole has been found in Apple's iOS operating system. This time, it is really invading our privacy. It...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 49 of The iPhone Podcast. We talk iPad 3 rumours, iPhone news, and hints of Photoshop Touch and Office for iOS (and possibly a 'Justin rant' about iPhone unlocking policies from his favourite national carrier). And yes, this is actually two...

Earlier we first reported Starbucks Canada had started the inclusion of App Store promo codes as part of their 'Pick of the Week', something that was previously exclusive to our neighbours in the U.S. Last week it was Scrabble, and now this week the incredible photo editor Snapseed is up for grabs ($4.99 value). Customers...

Update 1: The Grid contacted Stollery's and their manager Deborah Scott had this to say (thanks Francois): “I think that’s an interesting rumour and I’d like to know who started it,” she said. “But it’s not true—we’re definitely in business, we have staff here, we’re still buying and we’re not moving anytime soon.” According to tip received by...

CNBC is reporting that a medical procedure called "FaceTime Facelift" has been invented by Dr. Robert K. Sigal, a plastic surgeon who believes he can make people look pretty when video-chatting using the FaceTime app on iPhone. Well, you can get an appointment for yourself right now with Dr. Robert at The Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery in Virginia, in case you're crazy enough to...

Live Nation Entertainment has officially announced the release of their Ticketmaster iPhone app, which hit the App Store late last week. This much awaited app makes purchasing tickets for your favourite event much easier from your iPhone. Upon the initial launch of the app, it will scan your iTunes library to adjust and adapt what...

According to 9to5Mac's reliable sources, part numbers for some of the iPad 3 models and a new Apple TV have apparently been leaked. The source claims that 3 new models of the next gen. iPad will be unveiled by Apple on March 7th, codenamed J1, J2, and J2a, with the speculation being that J1 corresponds to a Wi-Fi only model...

According to a report from the Guardian, Apple currently has plans underway for a new audio file format that will adjust its quality based on bandwidth and storage available on the receiving iOS device, to be optimized for iCloud: A source with inside knowledge of the process says Apple has asked a London studio to...