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Press Release: Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App StoreMARKHAM, Ontario—November 4, 2009—Apple® today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. iPhone® and iPod touch® customers in 77 countries can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. App Store users have downloaded well over two billion apps, continuing to make it the world’s most popular applications store.“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all of the amazing apps our developers are creating.”“The App Store has forever c...

It's getting to the point that soon you will not be able to use your cellphone or smartphone in your car in any jurisdiction unless you can do so hands-free.Here are a few photos of 5 Bluetooth devices that can keep you street legal.  You can read the entire article posted at Canoe Technology Jabra  BT2080 BlueTooth Headset ($49)Courtesy Jabra   Yada Bluetooth Headset with Charger  & Dock ($79, $99 with Dock)  Photo Courtesy Canadian TireSound ID 300 Bluetooth Headset ($129.99)  Courtesy SoundID Yada BlueTooth RearViewCaller ID Mirror ($149.99)Courtesy Canadian Tire iLane: ($399) Courtesy iLane.caPrice are MSRP - I'm sure they will go on sale as the demand heats up as well as the competition======================================================Read Gadget Guy Greg Gazin Technology Columns at Canoe Technology and Enjoy Greg' Toastmasters Podcasts at Toastcaster.Com...

Photo: EveryMac.comNot a day goes by or should I say minute goes by where there is not a new gadget being released somewhere in the world. Of course with that, I foolishly forgot that on Friday, the iPod celebrated it's 8th birthday.Hard to believe that a gadget such as this - one that you can find just about anywhere and everywhere is only 8.  I guess that a little more than 1 year for a dog, but in tech years, it's like a generation.The original iPod cost $500 and had a capacity of 5GB but unlike today's nano that had a solid state drive does photos and video and a whole lot more, this one actually had a hard drive in it.  It wouldn't be until 5 months later that you could get the 10GB model.It was white and used Firewire as an interface as opposed to USB 2.0 that it uses now. It has  2" mono screen witrh a resolution of 160 x128 and was only Mac Compatible. When you compare the latest hard drive based iPod - the iPod Classic it's only $279 and has a 160GB hard...

It’s one thing to see a list of specs of as new gadget; it’s another thing to actually have one in hand and truly put it through the tests of actual true everyday use. I put Apple’s iPhone through the paces of my hectic everyday activities.You'll find the photos and videos here, but the Full article can be read at Canoe Technology - shortly. iPhone 3GS in Portrait & Landscape Mode3GS Front and Back Indoor Shot - Eva at Tim Hortons  Compass Application. Can Use True/Magnetic North  Landscape KeyboardVideo Shot at Capital Ex - Edmonton during Wind Storm. (Footage Shot by Trevor Prentice)Video shot with iPhone 3GS. This video was compressed when uploaded to YouTubeVideo shot with iPhone 3GS. This video was compressed when uploaded. Original 2:02 Video is 640x480 and is 53.7MBSwitching from Camera to Video is just a slide away  Photo taken with iPhone 3GS  Same shot taken with iPhone 2G(Thanks to Ian for letting me use his iPhone) Same shot taken with iPhone 3G(Thanks t...

It's big but it's little and also fast!  Hitachi announces the world's first 2TB (terrabyte) Hard Drive that's not only a mere 3.5", it runs at a smokin' 7200 RPM.  Dubbed the DeskStar 7K2000 packs a whopping 32MB of cache and a fast 3 Gbps interface (SATA). The 3.5" drive houses 5 platters  and uses PMR perpendicular magnetic recording to enable it to get that density onto the unit.While not as exciting, but of course relevant to many, Hitachi is also refreshing the 7k100 series (160GB to 1TB) to 7200RPM standards.These won't fit in laptops- their TravelStar series are 2.5", but the largest 7200 RPM unit (7K320) is 320GB max. If you can do with 5400 RPM, then you can go as high as 500GB (5K500).DataSheet can be found at Hitachi's Website...

[Via Samsung HUB]It may not be available here yet, but when it does, chances are it'll be a hit. According to various outlets, Samsung has just unveiled the world's slimmest phone watch - or is it a watch phone.Called the S9910, this little beauty features a wearable watchphone with a tiny 1.75" display. It features a stainless steel construction, a leather strap with a scratch-resistant glass.Liek many good phones,  accoring to Samsung Hub, it wll have a speakerphone ( which should be interesting) and  also a music player. It expected to have voice recognition and the capapbility to sync to outlook.I'm thinking that at that size screen, it may be a little straining on the eyes, but to be able to carry one less piece of equipemnt and have a cool gadget to boot, what's a little squinting going to hurt. :)Strangely enough it's expected that this unit will ship first in France (probably because of telecommunications and regulatory approvals) and expected to sell for 450 euros - ...

Apple released iTunes version 8.2.1 today. With this release owners of the Palm Pre will not longer be able to sync their devices using Apple's iTunes.Disabling the ability was confirmed by Engadget and according to sources Apple supposedly made good on it's promise. What promise that is, I'm not really sure - unless they mean that they will not support the syncing of non-Apple devices.I'm sure someone will either find a workaround or create an app the does it properly. But it would be as smooth as Apple's solution.

Courtesy Sony.netWhile Canada celebrates it's 142nd birthday, across the pond in Japan, Sony is celebrating another birthday or maybe anniversary is more appropriate - the 30th, either way. It was on this day back in 1979 - when you still had 8-track players in luxury cars like the Grand Marquis that Sony unveiled what was to become the  final nail in the coffin, the death of the ghetto blaster and the birth of the true portable music player - it was the Sony Walkman.It was called the TPS-L2, big and somewhat unattractive by today's standard, but set the path and tone for what to become a mega business. It was promoted by having people walking around town with them. Sony also invited the press (in June '79) to observe people doing things like rollerskating while listening to a Walkman. The press themselves were given tapes to listen to to explain what was going on.According to Sony, onlookers watched in awe wondering why they could hear no sound. Today it's hard to find someone n...