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According to a report by TechCrunch, Apple is looking to invest something between $400 and $500 Million to acquire Anobit, an Israel based flash storage maker. This will be the first acquisition by Apple with Tim Cook as CEO, if Hebrew reporter Calcalist's story checks out. Anobit specializes in flash storage solutions for enterprise and mobile markets and making...

Apple has released iTunes 10.5.2 for download. The minor fixes involve iTunes Match (US only, but coming to Canada soon) and audio problems when dealing with certain CDs: What's new in iTunes 10.5.2 iTunes 10.5.2 includes several improvements for iTunes Match and fixes an audio distortion problem when playing or importing certain CDs. The update...

Looks like hard work and a creative talent pays off. Jan-Michael Cart, known worldwide for his iOS concept videos has announced he has achieved his goal of working for Apple as an intern, as posted on his updated blog: Welcome to the new blog section of my website. Soon I will be embarking to California,...

Apple has posted iOS 5.1 beta 2 to developers. One new feature is as described as follows: NEW: Photos taken using iOS 5.1 can be deleted from Photo Stream on your device and will be removed automatically from Photo Stream on your other iOS 5.1 devices. Older photos can be manually deleted from your iOS...

Rogers will be launching an interesting an innovative service later this month. Dubbed Rogers One, the service allows customers to use their existing Rogers wireless number to text, email, and talk from a computer. A summary of the full feature list includes: Text and Talk from your personal computer using your wireless number Manage emails...

Canada's sixth largest bank and the leading bank in Quebec, the National Bank of Canada (French: Banque Nationale du Canada), has recently updated their website to support mobile devices. The new mobile site supports French and English and works for both bank accounts and their MasterCard. According to a study done by ING Direct last month, 35% of Canadians...

Via Twitter handle RogersBuzz, Roger's has posted a coupon for iPhone 4 and Blackberry Torch skin kits. The coupon discounts iPhone skins to just $5, which is significantly lower than the regular retail price. As a sign of the times, the coupon is meant to be presented on your mobile device upon check out. It expires Thursday, December 15...

With the new Postmedia iOS apps, Canadians can now access local, national, international and entertainment news right from their iPads, iPhones and iPod touches. Postmedia Network, the parent company of Postmedia News, also announced the launch of a new Dose.ca app for the iPhone and iPod touch. These apps will bring users the latest in entertainment and...

Rovio's phenomenal hit Angry Birds, which was first released for iOS on December 10th 2009, is celebrating its second birthday with Angry Birds 2.0 for iPhone with new menus and graphics as well as unlocking all episodes and adding 15 brand new birthday cake levels. Just to be clear, today’s update isn’t actually Angry Birds 2....

According to Japanese blog Macotakara (via AppleInsider), Apple is planning to add Bluetooth 4.0 support to its AirPlay protocol. During a recent MFi Conference (MFi = Made for iPod / iPhone / iPad) which was held in China last week, Apple revealed that they were going to provide a new certification chip for iOS-accessories, which will allow them access to iOS devices via...

As I noted last night on twitter, Flight Control for the iPhone and Flight Control HD for the iPad are both free for today, as part of EA's Daily Deals (Firemint was acquired by EA back in May). When this epic game took off into the App Store it become an instant hit. Last September...

According to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, mobile phone subscribers had increased by almost one million to a total of 25.5 million by the end of the third quarter of 2011. With that, Canadians are found to be switching from desktops and laptops for web usage to their mobile phones, tablets and televisions. According to a...