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Update 2: Google messed up on Push Notifications and the Gmail app has been pulled. They just sent this out on twitter: Update 1: Push notifications don't work with this app. Also, if you're searching for it in the App Store, it hasn't propagated to 'first' yet. Just click 'Show More' a few times and...

We told you how Apple is planning a few enhancements to its online and retail store shopping system, including in-store pickups for online orders. We also learned that Apple is aiming to launch an update to its own Apple Store iOS application that will incorporate a feature such as "EasyPay". Now, an exclusive report by BGR (via MacRumors) details how...

Steve Jobs was already a "SuperStar" when he recorded this interview back in 1995. Only 40 years old at that time, he gave a detailed one-on-one interview to Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation, who also produced the Computerworld Honors Program. The interview was carried out by Foundation's executive director, Daniel Morrow. The source details: When Jobs...

in 1985, Steve Jobs left Apple and founded Next Inc, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. One year later, he recruited the renowned graphic designer Paul Rand to create a brand identity costing over $100,000. Rand created a 100-page brochure detailing the brand, including the precise angle used for the...

How much data does Siri use in a month? Well, that depends on how many instances you use Siri per day, according to tests by Arstechnica. They performed a variety of tasks for Siri that required local tasks and those that needed lookups online. In the end, they determined Siri isn't that much of a...

According to a report from SmartOffice, Samsung is requesting Apple handover their source code for the iPhone 4S's firmware, as well as the details of their subsidy agreements with all mobile carriers in Australian, as they attempts to ban the sale of the iPhone 4S in Australia.   Speaking at federal court, Samsung counsel Cynthia Cochrane said they...

According to Net Applications, a leading mobile analytics services, Apple's presence on the Web continues to expand, with Safari on iOS and Mac OS X surging this summer and into the fall. Net Applications has released its latest monthly data on Web traffic, revealing that Apple's iOS, which is riding the strength of the mid-October iPhone 4S launch, surged to 61.6%...

Today Google has officially launched the Google eBooks store in Canada. U.S. readers had access to Google eBooks when it debuted there last December. Titles will be available from publishers such as Penguin, Random House, HarperCollins, House of Anansi, Dundurn and McGill-Queen's University Press. Canadian publishers part of the store include McClelland & Stewart, Douglas...

Apple has released an update for the iOS version of GarageBand to support the iPhone and iPod touch, as noted in a press release. Previously, the GarageBand app debuted on the iPad 2, but now it's a universal app. If you've already purchased the iPad version, this iPhone update is a free download and will...

A handy starter guide for iPhone 4S owners has been released by the editors of Macworld which is now available for download via the iBooks store on all compatible iOS devices. The guide provides some really nice tips both to those who are new to the iPhone and those who've just upgraded from an older...

Over a week ago, we found out that the co-founder of Siri voice assistant for iPhone 4S has left Apple Inc. and today, another key post has been vacated at the Cupertino office. 9to5Mac is reporting that Apple's retail chief Ron Johnson, the creator of the Apple Store has resigned from Apple today to become the CEO...

WhatsApp, one of my favourite cross-platform messaging apps for the iPhone has achieved a significant milestone--over 1 billion messages sent in ONE day. Just how much is 1 billion messages? That is 41,666,667 messages an hour, 694,444 messages a minute, and 11,574 messages a second. That is a significant milestone, and is not hard to...