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Earlier we learned about Ashton Kutcher getting the nod to portray Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic titled "Jobs". The producer Mark Hulme of the biopic told The Daily Kutcher "believes the role was meant for him," and has already started preparing for the movie by growing out his hair and speaking to people that were...

Earlier in January of this year whispers on the ground noted an Apple Store was set to setup shop in Halifax, and earlier this month we exclusively confirmed the store's existence as floor plans were revealed for its destined location at the Halifax Shopping Centre. As of March 30th, the Halifax Apple Store is now...

Just the other day we mentioned the QR-code virtual store phenomenon happening in South Korea. Now it appears that trend could take off in Canada as Well.ca has launched North America's first QR-code virtual store in a downtown Toronto. The store's location is at Brookfield Place, one of the entrances to Union Station. By downloading...

In Anandtech's review of the new iPad, they reveal knowledge of an internal Apple project that involves a physical controller for iOS gaming: Although many casual Android/iOS games do just fine with touch, some are certainly better suited for some sort of a controller. While controller support in Android in its infancy at best, it's...

Fellow Canadians over at Jailbreak Matrix came up with 100 reasons why you should jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It took their team of three a span of 56 days to make the following video showcasing some of the must have tweaks available from Cydia. Check it out below if you want to...

  The creators of Bump, the popular app that allows you to bump 2 iPhones together to exchange information, have just launched a new app that combines the technology of the Bump app, with the easy payment system, PayPal. The new app is called Bump Pay. Setting up the app is as simple as just...

  Today, Facebook has updated their iOS app, bringing it to version 4.1.1. This update brings numerous bug fixes, retina display support for the new iPad, and a few other features What's New in Version 4.1.1 In this release, we added some features and fixed some bugs so now: - You can go offline in...

When was the last time you used a pay phone? With the proliferation of the cellphones, the classic pay phone is slowly being phased out. But for those still around, they can be invaluable when your precious iPhone battery runs out (too bad you won't be able to remember any contact numbers!). Bell Canada and...

A new Cydia tweak called SwipeBack has just been released by famous iOS developer, Ryan Petrich. The tweak which is currently in beta, brings a gesture based alternative to the default "back" button on jailbroken iOS devices which lets users go back one step within an app using a single left-to-right swipe. To make SwipeBack work...

Rogers has announced today the launch of their LTE network in two more cities: Calgary and Halifax, as noted on their Redboard: Our LTE network is available in select Canadian cities and now reaches close to 12 million or one third of the Canadian population. It will expand to nearly 60 per cent of Canadians...

Samsung was the first to start anti-apple commercials, posting a series of ads (see here and here) which poked fun at the iPhone owners. In February, it again aired a complete anti-Apple commercial during the Super Bowl which attacked iPhone users waiting in line. Now, its Nokia and Microsoft's turn to go after iPhone and Android owners with its new Smartphonebetatest.com campaign starring former...

According to reports from Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, Ashton Kutcher will play the role of Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie pic titled "Jobs," with production to start in May. The film will be directed by Joshua Michael Stern, script written by Matt Whiteley and financed and produced by Five Star Institute's Mark Hulme:...