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Twitter has acquired Summify, the startup that takes news from all of your personal social media accounts and your favourite blogs and condenses it all down to the most important stories. The purchase price has not been announced but this marks the second big announcement from Vancouver-based social media startups as HootSuite recently announced hitting...

Wrapsol has launched a contest help push their Facebook page past 10,000 followers and want to reward users in the process. How to enter? Just 'like' their Facebook page and you will be eligible to win the following prizes up for grabs: Grand Prize: Amazon Kindle Fire, Wrapsol Ultra, Wrapsol Grip Pad (read our review/contest...

The iPhone 4S jailbreak is currently being worked on for a release by @pod2g and his hacker 'dream team'. So far, we have seen teasers of the A5 jailbreak as images of jailbroken iPad 2 units have been posted by online by @pod2g and @planetbeing. Now, @p0sixninja from the Chronic Dev Team has tweeted another...

Apple has posted their Education Media Event stream online that announced iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and iTunes U. Watch the first Apple media event since Steve Jobs' passing. Click here to watch it or download the HD event in iTunes.

For those looking to upgrade to the iPhone 4S on contract, Best Buy has a sale coming up. Bell and Telus 32GB models on a three year term will be discounted to $199.99. Normally, the regular price is $269.99 on contract so it's a $70 savings. Let us know if you're going to jump on...

Today Apple made some major education announcements with the release of iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and iTunes U. Everything sounds fine and dandy until you realize the Canadian iBookstore does not have the 'Textbook' category. Either the category is coming soon in a magical update, or it's not coming at all. You're probably thinking "oh...

As part of Apple's education event today in New York City, Eddy Cue took to the stage to announce a standalone iTunes U app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app will bring easier access to the thousands of lectures and free education content. The app will also allow professors and teachers to...

Today at Apple's education media event in New York City, they have made some major announcements to disrupt the textbook publishing industry, as noted by Steve Jobs in his biography. Apple has partnered with Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to bring major textbooks to iOS. Phil Schiller was on stage to announce iBooks 2...

[Refresh your browser periodically to update] 7:00am: Phill Schiller takes the stage, “We’re proud to help students learn”…and “Students are being introducd to the iPad” 7:03am "I get discouraged when students don't graduate... knowing that we failed them." 7:06am "There is a lot that's talked about that might be wrong in education, and no one person or company can...

NamcoBandai Games Inc. has released the iOS version of popular arcade fighting game SoulCalibur which is now available as a universal download for iPhone / iPod touch and iPad in the App Store. The game isn’t cheap though, currently selling at US $11.99, but Namco has launched the title with a 20% ‘Release Sale’. So if you...

iOS developer Adam Bell, creator of some pretty decent Cydia tweaks, has just introduced a brand new cydia tweak called Overflow which allows you to add a cool coverflow-effect to your iPhone or iPad dock icons making them behave just like album covers in iOS music player (when you rotate the iPhone to landscape mode). The...

Developed by income tax specialists with years of experience in tax preparation business, Go! Tax Canada app for iOS introduces an innovative way to file your Canadian personal income taxes anywhere, anytime using your iPhone or iPod Touch. Simply download the app free from the App Store, fill out your tax information, take photos of your tax slips and submit them to...