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Pebble has done something really cool today, and that’s giveaway 4,000 of its smartwatches to CS and engineering programs at CMU, Stanford, MIT, Virginia Tech and other technology schools across the country. The kind gesture is costing the company $600,000, but it’s well worth it when you think about the hands the watches are going…
Great news for those of you patiently waiting to get your hands on the new Retina iPad mini. Apple now has the high-demand tablet available through its online store, and delivery began at 1-3 days for 16GB and 32GB Wi-Fi, and 5-10 days for all other Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular models. Most major market…
For a company who goes nuts over patent infringement, and was just awarded $1+ billion dollars from Samsung for just that, the new iPod Nano revealed at the Apple event today looks remarkably similar to the Nokia Lumia. While they may look similar however, “thugtacular” on Reddit.com has pointed out that it just looks “like…
The Wall Street Journal is reporting from sources that claim to be “people familiar with the matter” that Apple is currently in talks to possibly create a custom radio streaming service to rival Pandora. Pandora Radio was launched in January of 2000, using the information gathered from the Music Genome Project, an ambitious project designed…
The dead horse that is the Apple v. Samsung case has been beaten into the ground, but wait, there’s more. Quite interestingly, albeit not too surprising, has been the result of the verdict as manifested in Samsung sales. Trip Chowdhry who serves as managing director of equity research at Global Equities Research told Forbes this week…
With the release of iOS 6, Siri will finally be coming to Canada. When iOS 5 was announced, Canadians were quite excited to see the entertainment and use that Siri would bring to their iPhones, but it was announced soon after that Siri would not experience full functionality until much later. Now with iOS 6…
Some of the biggest tells and the sources for some of the fastest growing rumors in Apple’s universe are their patent filings. Well this week a patent has surfaced that is turning some heads. Ever wanted someone’s phone to be off, dimmer, or quieter in a movie theater? Well what if your iPhone knew that…
With the original trial over the $1.05 billion dollar fine handed down, phase two of Apple’s fierce force of their competitors can now begin. On Monday we reported that Apple had filed a notice for an injunction of 8 Samsung devices they deemed infringed on their patents. They had until today to file, but chose…
Rumors have been rampant and speculation high as to whether the new iPhone 5 from Apple would bring with it the much-anticipated feature, NFC. Near Field Communication has exploded in recent years and the potential is exciting for transferring information using small objects that you already carry on your person at all times. The use…
Flurry Analytics, a research firm has released numbers today that show the incredible rate at which iOS and Android have grown in recent years. In the 1990’s, at the height of the internet boom, the adoption of the web was happening at a wicked fast pace, but recent numbers show that smartphone use, particularly iOS and Android has…