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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...

Canadians patiently waited to receive the ability to pay for our Starbucks with our iPhones, as that option finally arrived last November. In the U.S., our neighbours also had access to free App Store promo codes via Starbucks 'App Pick of the Week' cards. Finally, this too has arrived in Canada. Just visit your local...

Samsung heavily promoted their new Galaxy Note smartphone (or is it a mini tablet?!) prior to and after the Super Bowl, with various ads poking fun at iPhone users. A recent ad on their YouTube channel showcased a 'Street Challenge' to demonstrate the awesome 'groundbreaking' S-Pen (it's a stylus) pitted against other smartphones, such as...

Today, The Beatles have announced the release of 27 exclusive ringtones which are now available for download through the iTunes Store. The 30-second ringtones include hits such as “Can’t Buy Me Love”, “All You Need Is Love”, “Yesterday” and “Eleanor Rigby” among others. Apple founder Steve Jobs was a big fan of The Beatles, something he also confessed to Walter Isaacson in...

Popular iOS game Cut The Rope has just made its way to the OS X and is now available for download in the Mac App Store. The iOS version of the game reached over 1 million downloads in just 9 days of its launch with total downloads have already crossed the 100 million mark.  According to Chillingo,...

Recently app privacy has blasted into the media spotlight, especially when it was discovered that Path uploaded all of your contact info to their servers without you knowing. Now, it appears a step has headed in the right direction as Apple, Google, RIM, Microsoft, Amazon, and HP have all come on board to an agreement...

Yes, you read the headline correctly. A company in Europe by the name of Piexon has developed an iPhone case called the SmartGuard that doubles as a pepper spray case. The small pepper spray canister clips into the case, along side your iPhone. It can be quickly deployed, in the event of a personal attack....

Even though Apple now offers unlocked iPhones from their online and retail stores in some countries, there is still a desire to unlock the iPhone, after it's been purchased from a carrier. Having an unlocked iPhone means you can change carriers without having to trade in your device, and gives you the freedom to use your...

It's that time of the year again, folks. The NHL trade deadline is next Monday, February 27th, and TSN is once again offering the best coverage via their 10-hour flagship production, TRADECENTRE '12, set to begin at 8AM EST. This is a reminder for iPhone and iPad users to download the updated TSN TradeCentre app...

Last night we detailed notes from ABC Nightline's visit to Foxconn factories in Shenzhen, China. ABC has posted the full video on their site but it's limited to US viewers only. Below is the full video posted to YouTube, available to all--check it out before it gets pulled:

Rogers has announced their 2011 Q4 earnings, and like Bell and Telus, smartphones once again have driven growth. They added 42,000 new wireless subscribers (a 7% decrease compared to the year ago quarter) as a result of smartphone and iPhone activations, with a 2% increase in wireless revenue. Here are some other numbers: Data revenue...