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Before you commit to that big iPhone upgrade, you may want to consider what happens when you're withered, old, and gray. Or so says Scott Hannah, the executive director of Credit Counselling Society, a Vancouver-based firm. He is asking Canadians the question: are we spending too much of our income on technology? Spending that is...

The stock price of the most valuable US company went down more than 6% on Wednesday, as more than 17 million shares changed hands. This pushed the company's trade volume beyond the average of 21 million shares recorded during the past 50 days, Reuters reports. (more…)

For SaskTel customers, it appears you will soon be able to unlock your cellphone for $50 at any point in your contract as long as your account is in good standing, according to documents obtained by MobileSyrup. The unlock policy applies to all devices, but the document states an iPhone unlock won't come until Q1...

Do you strive to be the most fashionable iPhone nerd around? Are you tired of those people that wear their smartphones attached to their belts with a clip? If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, this news story just might be for you. A brand called "WTF Jeans" (no seriously, it's actually called...

Folks over at SquareTrade have pitted a bunch of Google smartphones and tablets against the iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini in their latest drop test video, to see which company makes more durable products. Each device was dropped on the corner from 4 feet using SquareTrade’s Drop Bot (via FSM). The following Google and Apple devices...

In an effort to improve the Facebook experience on Android platform, the company has put up "switch today" posters in its HQ hallways begging its employees to ditch their iPhones and use Android phones instead, TechCruch reports. Apparently, the idea is that if more Facebook employees are using the Android app, they'll report back with any flaws...

If you thought Apple's iPhone had no room for growth, Horace Dediu of Asymco posted just the right information for you on Wednesday. (more…)

According to Apple's wireless support and features page, only TELUS, Rogers and Fido offer carrier supported unlocking for the iPhone. Rogers and Fido introduced iPhone unlocking back in December of 2010 at a charge of $50. TELUS introduced iPhone unlocking this June for $50, but it has since been reduced to $35. Now, it looks like...

Kids turn out to be more interested in getting iPad, iPad mini, iPod Touch and iPhone for Christmas over any other gaming devices and consumer electronics, a recent Nielsen study reveals (Via Cult of Mac). (more…)

A new report by DigiTimes is claiming that Apple will launch the next-generation iPad and iPhone around the middle of 2013, according to sources inside the supply chain. Furthermore, Apple's suppliers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), are expected to receive a boost in demand for ICs during the latter half of the first quarter. Chipmakers TSMC and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering...

Popular Science has come out with a list of the Top 25 Innovations of the Last 25 years. A couple Apple creations made the list, in particular the original 2007 iPhone that started the smartphone revolution as we know it today, along with the 2008 App Store debut that helped keep us addicted to our...

Gartner has just published its quarterly report covering global mobile phone sales according to operating system and manufacturer. While sales dropped 3.1% during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, smartphone sales experienced a 47% spike, rising to 169.2 million units in Q3. (more…)