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After visiting New York City last month, I was able to visit the iconic 5th Ave Apple Store in Manhattan. Too bad it was covered in white since it's currently undergoing a $6.7 million dollar renovation. Still, the store is open 24 hours and was screaming busy inside. Apple recently updated customers of its intention...

Back in March, we posted about an Apple Store set to open in Burlington at Mapleview Centre. It now appears that stores is set to open soon, as the store front has received the Apple logo: The Conestoga Apple Store also received similar treatment at the end of July, and will open this Saturday in...

Update 1: According to the Mercury News, the guy who sold the phone is being charged: Brian Hogan, 22, has been charged with one count of misappropriating lost property for selling the phone to tech site Gizmodo after finding it in a German-themed bar and restaurant in Redwood City last spring. An associate of Hogan's,...

iPhone 5 case designs have been apparently leaked, and are accessible 'everywhere' in China. What if these exact case dimensions were taken and outsourced to a graphic designer to render them into real life? That's exactly what MacRumors did when they hired Italian firm Ciccarese Design, the team behind the beautiful 'iPhone Air' concept. The...

This week, Apple released a small update to the Find My iPhone app. You know, the free feature Gordon Ramsay uses to track his children. The app is a universal iOS app, meaning it works on all iOS devices, and is now at version 1.2.1. The new update seems to have only delivered stability improvements...

When searching for an application to supplement all of your QR Code scanning needs, Scan by QR Code City comes up at the top of the list. Take a second and look at your options because you'd be surprised by what else is out there. QR Reader for iPhone, developed by TapMedia Ltd, is an...

The iOS messaging party just got a little more crowded. Facebook launched earlier today a standalone app, called Facebook Messenger. This free app enables Facebook users to group message their friends right from their phone. The app is built upon Beluga Messenger, a company Facebook bought up back in March. The Beluga team oversaw the...

With the world's financial markets facing yet another bout of turmoil, it appears Apple hasn't been affected as much as others. Just this morning Apple's stock valuation surpassed that of world leader Exxon Mobil, making Apple the world's most valuable company for a brief moment, as noted by MacRumors. EDIT: at the time of publishing,...

If you're a user of textPlus, you'll be pleased to know their latest update brings free phone numbers to Canadians, taking unlimited texting to numbers in the US and Canada to another level. Your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad will received a dedicated number to text mobile phones for free. "Our friends in Canada -...

We previously announced Apple's plans to open a new store in Waterloo at Conestoga, its final preparations, and it has now been confirmed the store will open to the public this Saturday, August 13th at 9:30AM EDT, in a press release. Grand Opening The Apple Store Conestoga will open to the public on Saturday, August...

If you're a developer on iOS 5 beta 5, and rely on a jailbreak, you'll be pleased to know redsn0w 0.9.8b5 has been released. This tethered jailbreak means if you reboot, run out of battery, or restart your Springboard--you'll need to jailbreak again to use your phone. As noted by @musclenerd, via the iPhone Dev...

iTunes gift cards are on sale at Future Shop at the moment. The following in-store only deal will get you $60 worth of credit for only $48. That $12 in savings can equate to a dozen apps or a music album (or, as @EagleLooking78 notes, he's going to buy $300 worth for Final Cut Pro!...