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From the makers of DataMan, GeoRing allows you to instantly make a ringtone from any song from your iTunes library--right on your iPhone. Other methods to create ringtones involve syncing with iTunes, or jailbreaking, but you can avoid all that with GeoRing. Here's the iTunes description: Instantly turn your entire iTunes music library into ringtones....

Starting today, Virgin Mobile has reduced all of their data add-ons by $5.00 per month. This is huge news for prospective and current Virgin Mobile customers. Check out the changes below: $30 Smartphone Data - 500MB Was: $30 Now: $25 SOC Code: V20355N2 $55 Smartphone Data - 3GB Was: $55 Now: $50 SOC Code: V20358N2...

A few weeks ago, deep in the iOS 4.3 beta files, users found references to Photo Booth. At the time, reports indicated that the popular Mac app may be coming to iPhone to give users an amusing way to manipulate their photos directly in the iPhone Camera.app. Fast-forward to today, and a patent has been...

The massive data centre built in North Carolina by Apple had long been suspected for the use of cloud storage, for services such as iTunes and MobileMe. Those suspicions have now been confirmed as Apple COO, Tim Cook, revealed today during Apple's annual shareholders meeting: Apple's North Carolina data center is expected to open this...

Here's your tip of the day: don't buy a Macbook today. Why? Because new ones are coming tomorrow, and they will include Intel's latest Light Peak technology, dubbed Thunderbolt by Apple. Leaked images of the new MacBook Pro's box have revealed the feature "Built-in FaceTime HD camera", and have been confirmed to be legitimate according...

When I woke up this morning, I noticed I didn't have any signal on my iPhone 4. All I got was the "Searching..." image. I reset my phone, and nothing happened. I turned off 3G, same deal. Everything appears to be working now in Vancouver, but the system wide downtime during the busiest time of...

When Apple introduced their iAd mobile advertising platform, the company set a high bar demanding a $1 million minimum spend from prospective advertisers. Such a high amount for a new system limited the appeal of the iAd platform to big-name companies that had the operating budgets. With the first run of iAd campaigns now ended,...

There are a few ways to market your product, and one of the most popular forms is through product placements in movies and television. Apple is an expert at this and in 2010 at the US box office, it managed to get featured in 30% of the top movies. Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man 2,...

This week, the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim has released a universal app for iDevices. Like other television-based apps, there are extra features in the app such as a schedule of shows, a clock, weather forecasts, and a calendar feature (the latter three being in the iPad version). However the real bonus is that the app...

Today Netflix announced a two year content deal with CBS for library content: Content covered under the new deal includes the long-running drama, "Medium" and the summer season favorite, "Flashpoint." Also covered under the agreement are episodes from some of television's most iconic franchises. Full seasons of sitcom greats "Frasier," "Family Ties" and "Cheers" will...

We covered the UBB (usage based billing) debate until the Federal government overturned the CRTC's decision. We also heard TekSaavy bust some UBB myths. OpenMedia.ca has been the fighting force that has united Canadians, and a new campaign is underway to have our voices heard against the PR machines of big Canadian telcos. Acanac and...

Higher quality MP3s are coming our way, according to a recent report by CNN. Music executives have been working with Apple to bring songs that sound more like original studio recordings, instead of the compressed formats we have today. Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Universal Music Group's Interscope records: "We've gone back now at Universal, and...