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Zite started out as a popular app for the iPad that curated news stories based on your social media networks and more. Eventually, it was updated with iPhone support. Created by a team of UBC researchers, the app has exploded in popularity and was recently acquired by CNN. The Zite team has now detailed on...

OpenMedia.ca has launched a new campaign called 'Stop the Squeeze', to argue against the near oligopoly by the major cellphone providers in Canada. The organization previously successfully campaigned against usage-based billing for internet that attracted national attention: OpenMedia.ca is asking Canadians to encourage the government to set aside key wireless spectrum, which, says OpenMedia.ca Executive...

The rumoured Apple event related to education has been officially announced by Apple to take place on January 19th, notes The Loop: Apple on Wednesday sent out an invitation to The Loop and other media outlets to attend a special event being held in New York City next week. Apple says the event will be...

T-Mobile has launched a free app called Bobsled that was recently updated to allow for free calls from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to landlines in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico over WiFi or 3G. The app requires a Facebook account to login. Once connected, you will have access to all your Facebook...

Looks like iPhone owners aren't going to the only ones enjoying Visual Voicemail, the service that makes listening to voicemail incredibly easy. Visual Voicemail was created by Apple to allow users to listen to messages without dialing into their voicemail service. It now appears Rogers has created their own application to offer a similar service...

Reeling from an 88% drop in its stock value last year, Kodak is looking to its expansive patent library as a source of recovery cash to mount a comeback.  Today, the 131-year-old imaging company sued Apple and HTC over imaging patents while, yesterday, Apple’s stock hit an all-time high. FOSS Patents lays out the particular...

It’s been three years since Apple has officially attended its last conference, Macworld 2009, but that doesn’t mean that its employees, and in this case one of its executives, don’t make low profile appearances in an effort to keep tabs on other leading technology companies. Today, PaidContent spotted Greg Joswiak, head of iOS product marketing...

Yesterday we noted the upcoming release of the latest iOS app from Activision, Call of Duty ELITE for the iPhone. The app allows existing CoD players to manage their multiplayer progress from right within the app. The app is now available for download in the App Store. Here's the iTunes description: Immerse yourself in Call...

Corning has officially announced their latest Gorilla Glass 2 at CES. The glass is now 20 percent thinner and comes in at 0.8 millimetres, and is much stronger than before, along with its scratch resistant qualities. Corning Gorilla Glass is the world's most deployed cover glass, and this latest iteration will result in thinner devices,...

According to a new survey from Ipsos Reid, Apple took the top spot as a 'leading edge' brand in Canada. Just what makes a brand 'leading edge'? Over 1000 respondents had to refer to the following 14 statements that were tested among 10 brands: Is a trendsetter Is unique Are unconventional Stand-out Is innovative Is...

Pod2g earlier assembled a hacker 'Dream Team' to help him release the untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. He recruited the help of MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev Team, p0sixninja of the Chronic Dev Team, and Canadian hacker Planetbeing. The latest update provided is that a new member has joined--Saurik, the founder...

Android 4.0 devices such as Galaxy Nexus feature a cool Face Unlock mechanism allowing users to unlock their phones simply through face capture. But now, the same Face Unlock technology has been ported to iOS, thanks to an app created by Romanian developer Webcode, as reported by Engadget (via Boio.ro). However, this currently only works for unlocking FaceUnlock app which...