Apps you need for Canada Day, eh?

Official Canada PurpleForge

Every July 1st folks across Canada show their Canuck patriotism by adorning their best red and whites while waving, wearing proudly and even tattooing the Maple Leaf, symbol of the Great White North on various parts of their bodies. So if you’re going that far, why not take along your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch or all of the above because for Canada Day, there are lots of apps for that!

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Apple I auctioned at Sotheby’s for a record $374,500

Apple 1 Computer board

 If your basement is like mine, cluttered with computers, parts and accessories you might want to look and see if perhaps you have a motherboard labeled, “Apple Computer 1”. If you do, you could just be sitting on a very valuable piece of history.

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Apple’s WWDC 2012 kicks off in San Francisco

Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference kicked off today at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, where CEO Tim Cook delivered the opening keynote address.  As usual when it comes to Apple,  things are almost never pre-annouced so rumours were running rampant. One thing is for sure: we’re in-store for one great opening as there are telltale signs of  some new product rollouts as Apple’s online store  is hanging a sign on the front page saying, ”We’ll be back”.

New MacBook Air models feature new Ivy Bridge processors, up to 2GHz dual-core i7, up to 8GB Ram and 60% faster graphics. You’ll be able to have up to 512GB flash storage. Overall up to 2x faster than the current  models.  The new MacBook Air will also have 2 USB 3.0 ports for faster transfer as well as a 720p HD FaceTime camera and up to 5 hours of battery life.  READ FULL ARTICLE AT TROY MEDIA

Help dear Dad deck out his new iPad

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Father’s Day is just around the corner and right now is a great time to help Dad deck out his new iPad. If he doesn’t have one yet, or still has the original model there’s still time to get him one – and here are a few little extras that will go along nicely with it.
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Apple WWDC 2012 new hardware announcements

 

wwdc2012An Apple event is always an event and you never really know for sure what’s in store and the opening keynote for  WWDC 2012, Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2012 was no exception. With Apple’s online store temporarily unavailable we knew something new was afoot.

The crowd was welcomed by Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant with her utter charm, wit and an attempted sense of humour.

“I’m waiting for the new Samsung,” she said. “No, not the phone, the refrigerator. Hubba hubba.”

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Apple dividends return as new iPad sales surpass 3M

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

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

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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.

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Apple says all systems are a go for iPad launch

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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

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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.

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