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Skype for iOS is probably one of my most used apps. With the release of the iPhone app, then eventually the iPad app, it has been incredibly easy to access the chat and VoIP service. The service just announced on their blog of hitting a major milestone of 32 million users online at once, which occurred yesterday:...

Today marks the 57th birthday of the Silicon Valley legend, Apple co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, who passed away last year on October 5th. Known for his work in transforming digital communications and technology with a string of products, including the Mac, iPod, iPhone and iPad, Steve died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, but his lasting legacy has meant...

If you're looking to switch to Bell, they currently have a promo to entice users coming over from rival networks. Switch to Bell with your device and you'll receive a $35 activation credit and also 10% off select monthly plans. It applies to Consumer-Personal, Consumer-Small Business and Consumer-Small Business Personal accounts and new activations only....

Readability, the famous text reflow service, is once again looking to release a universal iOS app after having declared it will never develop for iOS when Apple pulled its app from the App Store. For those who've never heard of Readability before, the service allows reformatting of any webpage that you’re viewing into a pleasantly readable experience...

An interesting report by iMore claims that Apple is looking to replace the current 30-pin dock connector used in all its iOS devices with a new smaller version for future iPhones and iPads. The source notes how Apple has been shrinking other components in their iOS devices over the years. Apple was one of the first to adopt...

Today Apple had its hour long shareholders meeting, and it was the first time Tim Cook took the stage as the new CEO at this annual event. At the meeting, Tim Cook had this to say about the products we can expect this year: “You can be assured we are working as hard as ever...

Update 1: Bloomberg reports Apple paid $50 million for the acquisition of Chomp. It was first reported by TechCrunch that Apple has acquired Chomp, a three year old startup: I haven’t been able to learn the exact terms of the deal, but I hear that all the investors should be very pleased with the outcome. This...

Early this morning comScore released their 2012 Mobile Future in Focus annual report, that included notable mobile insights for Canada and other markets abroad like the U.S (with data from up to Dec. 2011). We've pulled the Canadian data from the report and the major stat here is Apple is set to dethrone RIM as...

CES is an incredible time and place to check all the latest up coming gadgets that we can't wait to get our hands on. This past CES showed off a really cool new external speaker for smartphones, or any device with external audio. The iFrogz BOOST was unveiled. It is a near field communication speaker....

With the iPhone 5 supposedly coming this fall, we can be sure to see lots of rumours, mock ups, and spy pics over the coming months. Personally, I enjoy seeing other designers take on the iPhone. Kind of like hearing a good covering song. Not quite as good as the original, but an interesting take...

Over at Adweek, they have compiled every single iPhone ad ever made by TBWA\Media Arts Lab, the agency behind Apple's 'Get a Mac' ads, which had 66 ads over four years. The iPhone ads have now reached 84 in total, surpassing those classic Mac ads. ...the iPhone campaign is now entering its sixth year, and is...

A Macintosh Plus inspired retro-concept winter board theme for iPhone and iPod touch called iOS ’86 is now available for download through Cydia (via FSM). The theme comes complete with retro icons for stock apps, dock, folders and notification badges. Originally designed by Anton form Russia, the theme has been replicated by guys at iTheme who have now put it up...