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Verizon confirms Canada consideration for wireless market

Following reports that Verizon was considering entering the Canadian wireless market, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo has confirmed that it is indeed “looking at the opportunity”. In terms of stages of a possible move, he claimed that Verizon was merely “dipping its toe in the water”, in a move that could be complicated by regulations. A spokesman later…

Feedly Cloud now available to all users

Feedly has finally launched Feedly cloud to all users. Feedly cloud turns Feedly into a fully fledged platform, rather than a simple reader. Feedly cloud provides a “fast and scalable infrastructure” that finally replaces Google reader. This launch brings a standalone web version of Feedly, compatible with all major browsers. It also brings 9 apps built…

Apple rumored to be working on liquid-cooled devices

According to Digitimes, Apple, Samsung and HTC are all considering the possibility of liquid-cooled phones. Last month, the NEC Medias X 06 E was released in Japan. The phone uses liquid cooling similar to the system in ultrabooks, with pipes less than a millimeter thick. The release of the phone proved to the world that liquid cooling on a…

Researchers crack iOS-generated hotspot passwords

Researchers at the University of Erlangen in Germany have managed to predict the iOS generated keys used to secure hotspots. As you all well know, when you create a hotspot via iOS, your iPhone/iPad automatically generates a password for you, usually a word and then a couple of numbers. 3 researchers at the university claim that the method used to…

Apple TV gets major software update: 5.3 includes Sky News, HBO Go, WatchESPN and more…

For those of you with Apple’s set-top box, you’ll be glad to know the company has just pushed through another software update. This time it’s not just some bug fixes. There’s a handful of new channels including HBO Go, Sky News, WatchESPN, Qello and Crunchy Roll. If you’re in the US, you’ll get access to all of the new offerings. But, if you’re outside…

XCOM: Enemy Unknown now available for iOS

Finally, XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been released for iOS. Costing 20 dollars, the game should have been released tomorrow, but seems to be appearing on App Stores already. Whilst fully optimized for a touchscreen experience, EU for iOS is a direct representation of the XCOM pc experience. Not only does that explain the rather steep (relative to iOS) price,…

Schematics for iPhone 5S and “iPhone Light” show case-makers’ expectations for next two Apple smartphones

It’s pretty much guaranteed that we’ll be seeing the iPhone 5S launch at some point a little later this year. However, one device that’s not been able to make its way from the rumor pit to reality yet is the long-awaited “budget iPhone”. This device is allegedly going to use less expensive parts and be made available for as little as $300 SIM-free. If…

Final version of iOS 7 to included deeper LinkedIn integration?

It’s not been long since Apple first introduced any kind of deeper social network integration in to iOS. Twitter was the first in iOS 5, while the following version included Facebook. iOS 7 beta – so far – includes those two as well as Flickr and Vimeo. But Apple’s not done yet. In order to make it much more useful to a wider audience, it’s been…

Samsung called out in parody video

You may have seen Apple’s bouncy, artsy video about innovation and product creation from this year’s WWDC keynote. It basically reiterates everything that all of the company’s heartfelt commercials do – that Apple really cares, and that it wants to make products that change peoples lives, yada yada yada. Well, today there’s a video circulating that…

Power users have some concerns about new Mac Pro

Just over a week ago, Apple made a surprise announcement at WWDC when it showed a sneak preview of its work in progress, the Mac Pro. The new cylindrical power desktop is focused at power users, and Macworld UK has talked to some power users about their excitement and some skepticism about the upcoming computer. One of the biggest concerns among…