Posted by Donny Torrefranca A ‘zero-day’ exploit has been found within the latest version of Adobe’s Flash 10.2 that is affecting platforms across the board such as Mac, Linux, Android, Windows, etc… With this exploit, a malicious hacker can potentially access and gain control of unsuspecting machines. It can still …
Read More »RIM introduces BlackBerry Trade-up Program in Canada
Posted by Jamie Forestell Earlier today, RIM introduced a Trade Up program in Canada for anyone looking to upgrade to a new Blackberry smartphone. For a limited time, you can upgrade for up to $120 off of a newer Blackberry smartphone. This is great news for anyone looking to upgrade …
Read More »Slingmedia announced launch of Slingbox in India [Giveaway]
Posted by Jamie Forestell Slingmedia announced the availability of the Emmy award winning Slingbox in India today. Now, I get asked this question a lot when I mention slingbox: sling what? There are many people that may not be up to speed, but let me explain a bit further and you will …
Read More »Another AppStore in the works, this time for The next-gen Windows platform
It looks like Apple has another one to ward off for the “AppStore” name apart from the recent Amazon naming decision. According to the screenshot below, Windows might be joining that wagon either with it’s next generation Windows platform (Win 8) or as a new feature of Win 7. Chinese …
Read More »More iPhone 5 news supporting a late release
Posted by Donny Torrefranca As the Apple WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC) gets closer, expect to see more and more of these iPhone 5 rumours and news. Slashgear.com today provided more news supporting the previous article we posted back in March about the delayed release of the annually anticipated, next-generation iPhone. …
Read More »Shairport: Airport Express Private Key hacked
Posted by Donny Torrefranca James Laird, an independent developer, is either a future household name or the next target by Apple. By literally hacking open a girlfriend’s broken Airport Express, he was able to reverse-engineer then system and re-write Airport Express and call it “Shairport”. He was then able to …
Read More »Sony Ericsson report supply issues as a result of the Japan Earthquake
Posted by Jamie Forestell Sony Ericsson has reported the Xperia Neo launch has been delayed as a result of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. Also affected are the Xperia Play and Xperia Arc as low volumes are to blame. Sony Ericsson has released an official statement as follows: As …
Read More »Google acquires iTunes-like Canadian mobile music App “PushLife”
Posted by Donny Torrefranca Google is preparing to have their own sync-to-mobile music app, and an interface for their Cloud media service. With the acquisition of PushLife, it looks like they’re preparation is almost complete. PushLife, a desktop-enabled mobile service is capable of syncing your non-iDevice smartphone (Blackberry, Symbian or …
Read More »Apple iPad 2 online orders begin shipping to Canada
Posted by Jamie Forestell As the iPad 2 launched in Canada on March 25, online orders placed that day were delayed anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks. The first batch of shipments have left Apple as of April 8, and are expected to arrive on April 12. Customers who did …
Read More »Apple files patent for “Smart Bezel”, designed to change the way we interact with Touch devices
Posted by Donny Torrefranca According to Patently Apple, Apple is planning on changing the way we interact with our touchscreen smartphones and iDevices. If these patents are true and that they do make it to the next generation of iDevices, it is certain to change everything all over again. This …
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