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Apple Stores are pretty liberal as they let people do pretty much anything inside their stores. Comedian Mark Malkoff pushes the limits to what can be achieved inside Apple Stores in New York City. It's pretty hilarious--check it out below (Flash required): Okay, now excuse me while I try the same thing down at the...

9to5Mac has reported that face detection will be in the iOS 5, Apple's iDevice OS set to be released later this year. Apple acquired the Sweedish company Polar Rose in 2010 and 9to5Mac says that they have found API controls available for developers such as leftEyePosition, rightEyePosition, mouthPosition. They don't suspect Apple will make their own app...

Rogers released their 2011 Q2 earnings, and noted a 9% drop in profits due to increased competition, but beat expectations as revenues rose. Net income for Q2 was $410 million ($452 million in the year ago quarter), and revenue came in at $3.12 billion, a 3% increase from the year ago quarter. “Rogers delivered a...

In what I feel is one of the best web comics out there, the Oatmeal has posted a new comic called "Summer 2011: The State of the Web". This comic is actually an update to the hilarious feature "Winter 2010: The State of the Web". The comic looks at the current state of the web,...

Microsoft launched their OneNote iPhone app in the US only back in January (yay for US iTunes accounts), but today it has been updated to extend to Canada (along with Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland). The app is 'free' for a limited time, and is worthwhile if you're a Windows Live/Hotmail user. Microsoft...

Take this one with a grain of salt. MobileFun in the UK claims to have landed images of the next iPhone 5's case molds via sources within their Chinese supply chain. The images below depict a larger edge to edge display (as rumoured), a larger Home button that could be capacitive, a curved back that...

HTC's CFO spoke with Bloomberg today and openly talked about negotiating with Apple over their latest patent dispute. The two patents in question relate to data detection and data transmission. "We have to sit down and figure it out,” Winston Yung, chief financial officer of the Taoyuan, Taiwan-based company, said by phone today. “We’re open...

We reviewed the launch of the Poynt app back in March of last year, and since then, the Calgary-based company has blossomed as its user base has eclipsed 9 million unique users across all smartphones. The unique Poynt app also features augmented reality to help you find whatever you're looking for nearby. The user base...

I don't know if you follow the stock market but it just opened and I thought it was worth noting that AAPL just hit $400 (at the time of writing) - check Google for up-to-date info. With the recent success of Lion, new Mac minis and MacBook Airs and the impending iPhone 4S/5 I wouldn't be surprised...

Netflix has released their 2011 Q2 earnings today, and in their shareholder release details were given regarding the performance of Netflix Canada. In ten months, the service is up to 967,000 subscribers as of June 30th, along with $18.9-million US in revenue from Canada. During their Q1 earnings, they announced passing 800,000 users in seven months....

CIBC has announced the release of their Mobile Brokerage iPhone app, which will allow users to make trades right from their phones. Customers will also get access to view brokerage accounts, transfer money, review transactions and get quotes. CIBC was the first Canadian bank to release a fully functioning iPhone app. Description below: The CIBC...

The world's largest Apple Store is set to open in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. This was confirmed via the NYT, as they described Apple's bid process: When Apple proposed opening a store on the balcony overlooking the main hall, it submitted its bid in linen-lined boxes, as if it were a wedding present...