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This morning The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued patent number 7657849 which grants Apple the rights to the familiar Slide to Unlock gesture. The unlock gesture has become synonymous with iOS devices, and now, any company that uses a gesture that’s similar will have to pay royalties, or be charged with patent...

When Apple finally released their new Cards app, I immediately placed an order to test out the service. Apple announced the Cards app the day of their Let's Talk iPhone event, where we all learned about the iPhone 4S. I placed an order on October 12th, and my card shipped the next day. How long...

The Canada Council for the Arts has launched what is believed to be the country’s first Inuktitut-language app. The app aims to improve access for artists living in remote areas to apply for the Councils grant and other program.   “We know that there are tons of artists in the North,” said Sarah Rushton, a...

For several years, Macworld Expo served as the stage for many Apple product introductions, such as the original iPhone in 2007. In a press release from December 2008, Apple announced that the 2009 Expo would be their last MacWorld exhibit. The popularity of their retail operations, and the Apple.com website enabled Apple to directly reach customers,...

Update 1: YouTube embed now below (thanks draz!). Conan O'Brien has poked fun at Apple before and now he's come up with a spoof of Apple's Siri TV commercial, titled 'We Know What You're Gonna Use It For'. It could be NSFW, so turn down that volume if you're at work. (Flash video) As funny...

DigiTimes is reporting that 2012 is going to be the year of LTE-enabled smartphones, especially in the US when Sprint Nextel starts kicking off its LTE services in the middle of the year. The company is planning to launch 15 LTE-enabled devices, including smartphones, tablet PCs and mobile data cards in mid-2012 as revealed by DigiTimes sources...

IRIS 9000 is quite an amazing first dedicated accessory for Siri, the iPhone 4S’s AI-powered digital assistant. Developed by ThinkGeek, it is a voice control module that lets you control Apple’s Siri voice assistant from across the room. Just place your iPhone 4S into the Iris 9000 cradle and tap the included micro remote control once to trigger Siri. The...

Over the past few years, one area that has been steadily improving in smartphones in the mobile camera technology. Back in 2007 when the original iPhone was launched, it was fitted with a camera which could barely shoot any decent shots with less megapixels, no auto-focus and no flash. Many people quoted it as "a...

Yesterday, we published a report suggesting that Apple is already working on an HD Television set. Today, another report from Bloomberg claims that the rumored Apple HDTV project is being led by iTunes creator Jeff Robbin. He is also the same guy responsible for creating the original iPod and supposedly is the perfect man for the job. The...

Today the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that Bluetooth 4.0 will be promoted under the brand extension of “Bluetooth Smart Ready” and “Bluetooth Smart”. The aim of the brand extension is to create an “awareness around compatibility for new devices” that support the standard. The iPhone 4S was the first mobile device to feature...

After pulling the previous Apple TV update, 4.4.1, after users reports issues, Apple has released Apple TV update 4.4.2 this afternoon. The update doesn’t add any new features over version 4.4 besides bug fixes. The update is available for download at the Apple website, as well as the software update feature of your Apple TV....

Today Netflix announced their 2011 Q3 financials and their story in the U.S. wasn't pretty as they lost over 800,000 subscribers, although their earnings rose 65 percent. However, the situation in Canada is one of their lone shining stars. Netflix Canada now boasts over 1 million members and the company announced the 2011 Q3 quarter...