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02/09/2012

Apple to unveil iPad 3 in early March: report

Counting down the days until Apple pulls the covers off its next tablet? Your wait may soon be over.

AllThingsD is reporting that Apple will announce the iPad 3 in the first week of March.

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02/06/2012

Apple leads smartphone growth, Android draws 1st-timers

New statistics suggest Apple’s iPhones are the top-selling smartphones in the U.S., but more first-time smartphone buyers are opting for an Android device.

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01/26/2012

More businesses switching to Apple: report

While PC and Windows-based computers are the norm for businesses, the results of a new study suggest the status quo might be changing.

Data from a new Forrester Research report finds many more businesses are using Apple products – from Macs to iPhones – than before.

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01/20/2012

B.C.’s fake iPad mystery deepens

The fake iPad 2 scam emerging in British Columbia appears to be growing, with more customers finding themselves in possession of fake tablets that were sold at major retailers.

Now, reports are also suggesting the scammers hired mules to go to the dirty work for them.

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01/03/2012

Man shows passport image on iPad, gets into the U.S.

These days, requiring a passport or Nexus card to get into the U.S. is as certain as death – there’s pretty much no way to avoid it. But you can narrowly escape it, rarely.

That stroke of luck appears to be exactly what happened to a Quebec man who got through a Canada/U.S. border crossing by using a scanned image of his passport, shown on his iPad.

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12/20/2011

Who died to get you your smartphone?

Are you sure you know where all the stuff inside that new toy in your stocking comes from? People understand the concept of blood diamonds, but what about blood gold, tin and tungsten? If human activist groups are right, people are dying so that we can enjoy our smartphones and tablet computers.

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12/16/2011

iTunes Match finally rolled out in Canada

A service that lets iTunes ‘match’ practically all the songs in your library with high-quality files is now available to Canadians, a few weeks after our friends south of the border had access to it.

iTunes Match works by scanning the music library on your computer for equivalent, or ‘matching’ songs from Apple’s music store.

After the songs are matched, you can download the high-quality 256 kbps DRM-free versions of your song if the same thing is found in the iTunes store. If not, your song will be uploaded to their servers and available for you to play later.

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11/13/2011

Review: Pioneer’s Air Tap lures in tech heads

Pioneer_airtapWhile there are a plethora of iPod/iPhone docks available on the market, few offer as many options for tech enthusiasts as the new Air Tap lineup from Pioneer.

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11/08/2011

GarageBand, Apple store released as iPhone apps

Garageband_picThe Apple App Store has had a busy couple of weeks with the release of the Mint personal finance app for the iPad, a new version of GarageBand for the iPhone and the Apple Store app.

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11/02/2011

How to improve the battery life on your phone (and the iPhone 4S)

Despite all the praise the iPhone 4S has been receiving, there has been a common complaint – the battery life isn’t fantastic.

While there are several things users can do to improve the amount of time the phone will last on its charge, Apple says it has come out with a software upgrade that can help.

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Danny BradburyDanny Bradbury

Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.

Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho

Maurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.

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