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The iPhone, Apple's revolutionary smartphone, has come a long way since it was first introduced on January 9, 2007. Over the years. the handset has gone through various changes ranging from minor updates to complete overhauls in design and hardware. Till today, five generations of iPhone have been unveiled starting from the original iPhone to the...

Last Tuesday, Google announced that Android users had downloaded 10 billion apps from their market and that the number of downloads was growing at a pace of one billion per month. Not to be out done, Apple announced yesterday that its customers have downloaded 18 billion from the Apple App Store, and like Google, its number are growing by more...

If you're looking to get someone an iGift for the holidays, Apple has posted shipping information for those who would like their orders to arrive before December 24th.   For the majority of products, orders must be placed by December 19th in order to receive pre-Christmas delivery with the free shipping promotion. Select products do carry earlier...

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....