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The much-anticipated Jawbone UPis now available online at Apple.ca (and Apple.com). This wristband was originally promised by @Jawbone to hit Apple Stores in Canada on November 6th, but only a few stores nationwide received stock. The wristband is $99.95 CDN with free shipping, and comes in three sizes: small, medium and large. The only colour...

A recent report by T3 (via 9to5Mac) suggests that 3rd-party hardware add-ons called Appcessories for iPhones and iPads will soon be making their way into the Apple Stores. Bandar Antabi, the vice president and head of special projects at Jawbone speculates that Apple could well expand its retail experience with "a new section dedicated to app-connected hardware" in the near...

Apple has updated its Canadian online store to include a link to their Holiday Gift Guide that features major products such as the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPod touch, and MacBook Air. A dozen accessories showcased include items such as the $600 Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air, $80 Silverlit Interactive Bluetooth Remote Control Enzo Ferrari...

Earlier today we learned how to enable the hidden panorama feature in the Camera app within iOS 5, and now a further hidden tweak has been discovered by 9to5Mac. This feature within iOS 5 is an auto-correct bar, that resembles something from Android smartphones. This tweak was a discovery by Australia's @sonnydickson, and can be...

Steve Jobs could be the first deceased CEO to win the honour of Time Magazine's Person of the Year, as noted by Fortune. Earlier this morning, three of the six people in a panel discussion supported the nomination of Steve Jobs, as first put forward by NBC's Brian Williams. He was supported by Grover Norquist...

In a blog post from iFixit it's noted that the iPhone 4S features a tweaked proximity sensor, basically an infrared LED capable of detecting how close the user's face is to the screen. iPhones have always incorporated proximity sensors that prevent accidental input by turning the device display off during phone calls (when the phone is raised to the users...

Fortune notes that in Greenpeace's latest Guide to Green Electronics Apple ranked forth among its consumer electronics peers by environmental criteria. HP, Dell, and Nokia lead the way respectfully. What's significant is that Apple has moved up five spots in last years report. The Greenpeace report reviews three categories: energy, greener products, and sustainable operations. It praises Apple for...

Recently it has been discovered that iOS 5 has a hidden built in panorama mode for the native Camera app. Enabling the option allows users to tap and move the camera from left to right along a blue line after hitting the shutter button to capture a panoramic image. Even though @chpwn has released a Cydia package installing which...

A couple of days back, iOS developer and hacker Charlie Miller found a major security exploit in iOS using which he was able to upload a malware-infested app into the App Store, leading to a permanent shut down of his developer account by Apple. In the light of this development, @pod2g has instructed users to stay away...

The Canadian War Museum has launched a new iPhone app to bring a new experience for visitors. It includes an interactive floor guide, plus visitors can use the app to scan QR codes at various points of interest. If you're visiting the museum to remember, this is a must-have app. This application is designed to...

A report published by DigiTimes indicates that Apple has instructed its major iPhone / iPad parts suppliers such as Foxconn to delay a portion of their shipments for the final quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012. It is claimed that Apple has taken this decision in light of lower-than-expected pre-sales of iPhone 4S. All iPhone...

Adobe has announced they will shut down Flash support for mobile devices and concentrate on Adobe AIR and HTML5: Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer continue to develop Flash...