- Apple makes it easier for publishers to sell iPad, iPhone subscriptions outside app store The Canadian Press - Thu, 9 Jun, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has eased the subscription policies for its hot-selling iPad and iPhone in a move that should help newspaper and magazine publishers make more money from mobile devices.
- Apple relaxes rules for media Apps Reuters - Thu, 9 Jun, 2011
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple on Thursday handed a big victory to publishers by dropping demands they sell subscriptions through its App Store, a rare reversal for the iPad makers.
- In media win, Apple relaxes rules for content Reuters - Thu, 9 Jun, 2011
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc handed a big victory to publishers by dropping demands they sell subscriptions through its App Store, a rare reversal for the iPad makers.
- Free ‘Hound’ app is music to your ears Marc Saltzman - Thu, 9 Jun, 2011
Time not on your side? You're not alone. A new app called Hound might just be the fastest way to hear new music on your favourite tablet or smartphone. Here's how it works: Simply say the name of a song … Continue reading →
- Bear Grylls Shares Survivalist Fitness Tips, Reveals 'Man Vs. Wild' Adventure With Jake Gyllenhaal Access Hollywood - Wed, 8 Jun, 2011
Bear Grylls is in a different kind of wilderness this week, the urban jungle of Los Angeles to help launch the revamped version of his own survivalist-themed iPhone app at the E3 convention. But for those who aren't quite as adventurous as the "Man vs. Wild" Discovery channel star, there's plenty to dive into, including …
- RIM buys social gaming company Scoreloop Reuters - Wed, 8 Jun, 2011
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion bought social gaming company Scoreloop to help expand its Messenger application, challenged by this week's launch of a similar instant messaging offering from Apple.
- Scientists introduce app to identify trees with search of Smithsonian library The Canadian Press - Wed, 8 Jun, 2011
WASHINGTON - If you've ever wondered what type of tree was nearby but didn't have a guide book, a new smartphone app allows users with no formal training to satisfy their curiosity and contribute to science at the same time.
- Online at thestarphoenix.com Saskatoon StarPhoenix - Wed, 8 Jun, 2011
SP online editor and Postmedia MMA reporter Dave Deibert is covering UFC 131 all week long, including live cageside reporting on Saturday night from Rogers Arena in Vancouver. For features on main eventers Shane Carwin and Junior dos Santos, one-on-one interviews with Carwin and co-main eventer Kenny Florian, blogs, videos, …
- Financials, mining stocks lead way to slight decline on TSX; oil edges higher The Canadian Press - Tue, 7 Jun, 2011
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed lower Tuesday amid flat oil prices while markets failed to get lift from a late-afternoon speech by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, even as he predicted better economic conditions later in the year.
- RIM boosts social game app stable with acquisition of game developer Scoreloop The Canadian Press - Tue, 7 Jun, 2011
WATERLOO, Ont. - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (TSX:RIM) has acquired German social game developer Scoreloop in a bid to boost development of social and collaborative gaming applications for its devices.
- FT launches Web-based app to work on all tablets Reuters - Tue, 7 Jun, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) - The Financial Times is launching a new, Web-based version of its mobile app, the first of its kind by a major publisher, that will allow it to adapt quickly to new tablet PCs and reduce its dependence on Apple Inc.
- Apple unveils iMessage to rival BlackBerry’s BBM Chase Kell - Mon, 6 Jun, 2011
For years, BBM has been the one feature BlackBerry users could still boast about, condemning the iPhone's reliance on standard text messaging. But Steve Jobs was at it again, breaking the hearts of those at RIM with the unveiling of … Continue reading →
- Research in Motion's BlackBerry Messenger has big competitor in Apple's iMessage The Canadian Press - Mon, 6 Jun, 2011
TORONTO - Research in Motion's BlackBerry Messenger (TSX:RIM) will have to take on yet another competitor. And this time, the challenger is as big as they come.
- Jobs appears at Apple conference CBC - Mon, 6 Jun, 2011
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs steps onstage for his much-anticipated keynote address at Apple's Worldwide Developers conference.
- Concussion? There's an app to help with early diagnosis of head trauma injuries The Canadian Press - Thu, 2 Jun, 2011
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The next tool in the campaign against concussions might be your smartphone.
- NBC News hires ousted NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller to run digital operation The Canadian Press - Thu, 2 Jun, 2011
NEW YORK, N.Y. - NBC News is hiring former National Public Radio chief Vivian Schiller, who left this year in the midst of a political controversy, to run its digital operation.
- New high-tech grilled cheese restaurant gets $10M in funding Jordan Chittley - Thu, 2 Jun, 2011
A leading venture firm, which has financially backed Apple and Oracle in the past, is investing at least $10 million into grilled cheese. Jonathan Kaplan, who invented the popular and now scrapped Flip digital video camera, announced that Sequoia Capital … Continue reading →
NEW YORK, N.Y. - As the gay-rights movement advances, there is increasing evidence of an intriguing role reversal: Today, it is the conservative opponents of that movement who seem eager to depict themselves as victims of intolerance. More »Role reversal? Some conservatives now claim to be victims of intolerance …
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