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Do you use HootSuite, the social media management dashboard? If you do, you’ve got company. Today, the industry leading organization announced that it had reached its 3 millionth sign up. According to the HootSuite blog, there are currently 6 million unique social profiles and the number of messages sent through the service has topped 700...

After a quiet launch of their mobile banking site last September, HSBC Canada has finally released a standalone iPhone app for their customers. Other countries have had their own HSBC apps for a while, but as you know sometimes Canada is on the 'slow bus'. This app will allow existing internet banking customers to view...

From the makers of the Seas0npass Apple TV2 jailbreak, Firecore has just released an update to aTV Flash. Version 1.2 has some major new additions such as zoom options, grid view watched indicators, and recently visited pages in the top shelf menu area for the web browser. More than 30+ changes are now available including...

Scott Forstall is the head of Apple's iOS division and is an ambitious executive for the Cupertino-based company. Last October, he was profiled by Bloomberg Businessweek as a 'mini' version of Steve Jobs, down to the nitty gritty details. He even drives the same car as Jobs--a silver Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG. Now, according to the...

Soon after pod2g’s unveiling of iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for A4 devices, Dev-Team updated redsn0w while Chronic Dev pushed Corona to Cydia in order to incorporate the newest exploit in their jailbreak tools. Today, @iH8sn0w has released his Windows exclusive sn0wbreeze jailbreak tool’s two-year anniversary update with pod2g’s iOS 5.0.1 untether exploit. The update also brings some GUI Improvements, an IPSW...

iOS developer Kim Streich has just pushed an update to his famous 3G Unrestrictor tweak. Its called 3G Unrestrictor 5 and as the name suggests, it has been fully optimized for iOS 5 and will also work on iPhone 4S & iPad 2 devices (once the A5 untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak is made public). The...

Update: Here are two promo codes for BerryMover--get them while they're hot! Y7HWKM9FHXA6 KLPR9Y9LWW47 == I've personally known a couple of guys who'd gladly ditch their Blackberrys for an iPhone only if they knew about an easy, one step solution for moving all their contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, text and email messages from their Blackberrys to...

Update 1: looks like Google had ended this 'experiment' and the Sesame page no longer has a QR code. Boo. -- Are you always paranoid? Are you a freak? Do you crave security of your info? Well, if you do then Google has cooked up a pretty cool way of logging into your Gmail account...

With Apple's media event set to take place this Thursday in New York City, speculation is that the event will involve the introduction of iPad-optimized textbooks via a partnership with publisher McGraw-Hill, as noted by the Wall Street Journal. As for what else will appear at this event? A source tells ArsTechnica Apple is set...

With Intel’s recent announcement of the Medfield chip and the company's desire to be a part of Apple’s iOS success, ARM CEO Warren East told Reuters in Las Vegas at CES: "It's inevitable Intel will get a few smartphone design wins. Are they ever going to be the leaders in power efficiency? No, of course...

Today, Nissan announced what sounds to be a remarkable new iPhone case. One that actually heals itself after scratches and dings alter the shape of the case. Using a technology they developed in 2005, Nissan has decided to apply "paint", which is already in use on several vehicles, to one of the most commonly scratched...

Jeff Broderick is at it again with his tweaks. We first noted his iOS settings shortcuts along with QuickWifi, an easy way to share network credentials. This time around he has created a cool tweak called QuickContact that will allow you to make any homescreen shortcut to call or text one of your contacts--without jailbreaking.   QuickContact...