“One Billion Dollars,” is the kind of thing you’d hear from the lips of Dr. Evil from an Austin Powers movie. But today for the folks over at Instagram, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sounds more like the Easter Bunny than an evil-doer on this holiday Monday, as he announced that Facebook will be buying Instagram for the tune of approximately that same amount – $1 billion. And that’s a lot of eggs.
VooMote Zapper now incorporates Apple iCloud
April 4, 2012 by ·
You can share songs, pictures and videos across all your iOS devices, but why limit sharing to just those 3 things? Why not extend your invitation to allow sharing of your custom remote control configurations? Now this might sound somewhat ridiculous and perhaps you think I’ve gone off the deep-end, unless of course, you’re someone who owns a VooMote Zapper. READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG
Control almost any App’s volume with SoundBunny
March 22, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
You’re in the middle of recording a podcast and that wretched e-mail alert interrupts you. Or maybe today’s the day you have your tunes cranked up and you’re waiting for a message to come in and you don’t want to be disturbed. READ FULL ARTICLE AT G4Canada
Apple dividends return as new iPad sales surpass 3M
March 21, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
March 20, 2012
EDMONTON, AB, Mar. 20, 2012, Troy Media/ – These days, it seems that Apple news just never lets up. If the lineups were any indication, the launch of the iPad on Friday has been a huge success, with the company announcing that they have already sold three million units in just a few days of it being available. READ FULL ARTICLE AT TROY MEDIA
Apple iPad – Talkin’ ’bout the resolution
March 17, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
EDMONTON, AB, Mar. 17, 2012, Troy Media/ – What is the big attraction of the new iPad?
For John Winslow, a diehard iPad fan – he owns both the original iPad and the iPad 2 – and the first person in line (for 20 hours!) at the Apple Store at Edmonton’s Southgate Centre, it came down to one thing: its improved resolution. READ MORE AT TROY MEDIA
Apple’s new iPad third time another charm
March 16, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
As expected, people were lined up way ahead of time and literally camped out overnight to ensure that they would become the proud owners of the “new” iPad the day of its release. Edmontonian John Winslow was no exception, arriving just after noon yesterday at the Apple Store at Southgate Centre.
Read more…AT CANOE TECH BLOG
Apple says all systems are a go for iPad launch
March 14, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Apple announced this morning that the third-generation iPad or just iPad as it’s called will be “arriving” as scheduled on-line on, Friday March 16th and available that same morning at retail stores beginning at 8:00 AM local time.
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Apple event reveals truly resolutionary new iPad
March 8, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Today’s Apple event went off without a hitch and as expected Apple unveiled a new 3rd generation iPad; they’ve also updated Apple TV as well as a number of their flagship applications like iPhoto, GarageBand and iWork suite.
Where’s My Water App Store’s 25 billionth download
March 6, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Apple’s Countdown to 25 Billion Apps recently ended with the milestone-reaching download happily performed by Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China. For his efforts, Chunli will take home a $10,000 US iTunes Gift Card.
Read more…AT CANOE TECH BLOG
Empire Avenue turns social media upside down
March 5, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
EDMONTON, AB, Mar. 5, 2012/ Troy Media/ – When I was assigned to do a story on Empire Avenue – another social media app? – I must admit at first glance I wasn’t very enthusiastic. I was already having a hard time keeping track of the ones I was currently using.
It wasn’t long, however, before I was hooked. READ FULL STORY at TROY MEDIA
