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A recent ChangeWave survey suggests the Apple iPad is gaining ground on the Amazon Kindle. Long the leader in the eReader market, the Amazon Kindle is slowly beginning to drop from its top spot as a mobile reading device. In a survey of 2,800 respondents, the number of Kindle owners dwindled from 68% in February…
One has to wonder how some iPhone apps manage to get approved by the Apple app store, but some weird ones have slipped through. This time, a rather offensive anti-gay marriage iPhone application caused a stir and a petition was signed to have it removed from the app store. The app was called Manhattan Declaration,…
Multitasking, AirPlay and better handling of HTML5 weren’t the only things included in Apple’s recent update of iOS to version 4.2.1, there’s also support for Network Controlled Fast Dormancy (NCFD). What exactly is that? The folks over at Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) break it down on their official corporate blog and to make things short:…
Japanese operator Softbank, who has exclusive rights to the iPhone for the small island nation in much the same way that AT&T has a death grip on the iPhone in America, will soon begin offering Apple’s iPad for free with a 24 month contract according to mocoNews. This isn’t the WiFi iPad either, this is…
A new iPhone App has popped on the scene that many Canadians will want to keep on the radar. New from Canada Post, comes the aptly named Canada Post iPhone App… and it does pretty much what you’d expect it to do. A free download, this one does pretty much what you’d expect it to…
There’s a small chance that Gabriel Stein might grow up to be an Apple fanboy. After all, his grandmother put together an iPhone quilt just for him – and doesn’t he look totally adorbz in it?! We’ve seen iPhone cakes, cupcakes, chocolate blocks, pillows and costumes in the past. While those have all been quite…
Apple is gearing up for a legal battle with Nokia over mobile patents and the iPhone maker is reportedly beefing up its legal team. Nokia has sued Apple over various mobile patents and Apple has come back with its own counter suits. This will be the week that the International Trade Commission actually examines the…
If you’re rocking an iPhone 3G or 3GS with iOS 4.2.1, and you’re of the breed that likes to jailbreak and unlock Apple devices, you’re in luck. The Dev-Team recently announced that the iPhone 3G and 3GS running iOS 4.2.1 can now be jailbroken and unlocked. The new redsn0w jailbreak tool is now available, and…
The subsidized iPad is poised to take the UK by storm in the upcoming months with Orange, Three, T-Mobile, and possibly Vodafone expected to carry the tablet device. The only remaining holdout is O2 UK, which is reportedly not in talks with Apple to carry the popular tablet device on a contract basis. While several…
Apple’s iBooks application may be the recipient of a much-needed update in the next version of iOS. According to a rumor out of 9to5Mac, Apple is expected to add support for folders, PDF emailing, and PDF printing to its iBooks application. Though these features are not confirmed, Steve Jobs reportedly hinted at them in a…