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Apple updated its Cards app earlier today, and tonight iBooks. Cards receives a few updates to improve text entry and the checkout process, plus better processing of mailing addresses: What's New in Version 1.0.1 • Improved verification of postal addresses • Enhancements to text entry • Improvements to the checkout process Download Cards here. iBooks...

Steve Jobs surprised the Cupertino City Council when he personally showed up to explain and debut plans for a new massive Apple Campus 2. The original campus plans were submitted back in the summer, and residents were able to participate in an environmental impact report as well. The City of Cupertino has posted the updated...

Photographer Katherine Rose of The Guardian recently put the iPhone 4S's camera through its paces to see how it would fare in comparison with the Canon 5D Mark II that she uses professionally. The test was carried out on a series of subjects in a couple of different lighting scenarios. You can visit this link to see all the images with...

Have you read the Steve Jobs bio written by Walter Isaacson? The book takes an intriguing look behind the scenes of what the Apple co-founder was really like in his interactions with others. I found the book to be 'insanely great', rather than 'shit' as Steve would've put it. In less than two months, the...

There's a new security app for enterprise iPhone users: PhoneFactor. Released a few weeks ago, this app employs a 2-step verification system that uses the iPhone to prevent unauthorized access to business and personal accounts, while also stopping fraudulent transactions in real-time. When logging into an enterprise or online application, PhoneFactor requires the user to respond...

Shaw Cable has launched the trial of its WiFi network today, a project announced back in September. Starting today, existing Shaw customers will be able to test out the new service at various locations, such as malls, restaurants and exercise facilities in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton to start. The debut of the service is Spring...

Concur has released some interesting Canadian mobile stats, based on a survey of over 1000 business travellers in November 2011: Mobile device and app usage · Nearly three quarters (74%) use laptops more than once a day · More than two thirds (64%) use smartphones more than once a day and 45% use them hourly ·...

Rogers has offered some new promos for the holiday season to help sales agents 'activate new customers'. For contracts of 1, 2, or 3 years, users will be eligible to receive: - Free incoming calls for 1 year - First month free calls, no GRRF/MSF for the first month - MY10 Voice and Data promo...

Rockstar Games has just announced some good news for Grand Theft Auto fans. Next week, GTA III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition hits the App Store on December 15th for $4.99 (and for Android too). The app will support the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 1, iPad 2, and iPod touch 4th gen. For fans of...

BundleHunt.com is back, and this time around they have launched their much-anticipated 'Mega Holiday Bundle'. Users will get 12 Mac apps and tools, a total value of $1100, but on sale for 95% off at just $49.99. They're also giving away two 16GB iPad 2s to people who purchase the bundle, plus every person who...

The BBC Worldwide has officially announced the launch date of iPhone and iPod touch versions of their Global iPlayer, set to debut December 8th in Canada, as part of its pilot trial. The iPad-exclusive app launched in Canada five days ago, with a $8.99 CDN monthly subscription price (or $84.99 annually), which we have reviewed....

Image via i-kreate Near the end of the Steve Jobs biography, author Walter Isaacson explains what Jobs details to him about his vision for a television set: "I'd like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use," he told me. "It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and...