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With the launch of the Verizon iPhone 4, Apple slightly tweaked the design of the device to make the iPhone 4 work on a CDMA network. This design change caused a slight downward shift of the iPhone 4 silent switch. This concern immediately worried Verizon users, since most existing iPhone 4 cases would be incompatible....

A 14-year-old Canadian has reached Apple's "New and Noteworthy" app list for utilities in both Japan and Canada after creating an app called "The Universal Alarm Clock". Rony Besprozvanny, our young Canadian developer, has managed to secure himself 1,500 downloads in the first four days since the app was released on January 15 2011, shooting...

This week Verizon launched their first iPhone 4 commercial. The device is due for launch on February 10, 2011. At first glance, the commercial seems a little dramatic, but considering how long Verizon customers have waited, I'd say it's justified. “To our millions of customers, who never stopped believing this day would come…” Overall, a...

Mr. Rogers, from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, calls SaskTel customer service and meets the most patient wireless customer service representative I have ever heard. A great afternoon laugh. This definitely put a smile on my face. [mrrogersvideos]

When Apple launched Ping, their social music network, people were interested for about one day. I checked out Ping and it was neat and all, but it's safe to say Ping failed--miserably. New evidence dug up by 9to5Mac indicates that Apple could be in the process of creating a new social network based on media...

Users of jailbroken iOS devices would have noticed this week that Cydia, the App Store equivalent for jailbroken apps, has been updated with a new Manage Account feature that allows users to conveniently view purchased packages from the Cydia store. The Manage Account feature can be accessed from Cydia’s main screen under “Manage Account” and...

Update 1: There's a now a video of gestures, via YouTube user antoninygaard. (via Engadget) Some more rumours are making the rounds regarding upcoming features for the iPhone. The latest images are from BGR, which indicate some leaked screens that indicate multitasking gestures could be coming our way. There were rumours that the Home button...

Apple has released beta 2 of iOS 4.3 to developers. Features include the WiFi hotspot, as advertised on the Verizon iPhone 4, and more should be revealed as developers open it up and take a look. If you are a developer wanting to test this firmware, the minimum system version required for iOS 4.3 development...

There is a market out there to customize the backs of the iPhone 4. Want to add some 'life' to your iPhone 4? You can give your iPhone that wood-finished look by jumping on a kit from the folks at Material 6. That's exactly what Marco Vane did and the finished product looks pretty cool...

Currently the race to 10 billion iPhone app downloads will result in a winner of a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Apple has also listed a page within iTunes that shows the all-time top free and paid iPhone apps. Preview of the Top Paid iPhone apps: Preview of the Top Free iPhone apps: Also listed on...

We all use apps on our iDevices and on our Mac computers, but something that many of us may not know (I sure didn't!) was that these icons hold deep and dark secrets! It is without a doubt that Apple makes great products, which includes the icons for their various applications. This week, Electricpig has...

Today, Apple announced its financial results for its first fiscal quarter of 2011. As expected, Apple did tremendously well. For the quarter, a summary of financials are detailed below: General Financials Apple posted revenue of $26.74 billion Net quarterly profit of $6 billion ($3.38 billion in profit in Q1 2010) Gross margin was 38.5% (40.9% margin...