New interactive storefronts, one in Toronto and another in Vancouver, have been set up by Blast Radius, MediaCom and the Media Merchants, which allows passerbys to discover each of the three new Tazo Teas Starbucks in promoting. More »

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Rdio, the social music startup which was founded by Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, has just secured $17.5m in funding from new investor Mangrove Capital Partners, as well as Skype, Atomico Ventures and Friis himself. Friis co founded Rdio as well as most of its current list of investors, putting aside Mangrove Capital Partners. More »

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Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne will be helping Best Buy in their announcement of the Buy Back program at Sunday’s Super Bowl. Virtually any piece of tech you purchase becomes a depreciating asset starting from the movement the cashier prints out your receipt. There is a problem here. More »

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Rumours has it that Verizon Wireless will begin to throttle data throughput speeds of customers that consume large amounts of data, and seemingly optimize content for smartphones. Here are some more details from the PDF memo who came up with the rumours in the first place: More »

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A week before the scheduled February 9th media event, HP has revealed a 9-second video to tease their webOS faithful device. More »

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Reports reveal that New York prosecutors charged a total of 27 people with buying stolen credit card numbers and using those cards to purchase Apple products with were then sold on the black market. More »

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I supposed most people saw this coming: the iPhone 4 has been a huge success on Verizon Wireless. This week, the phone arrived to the carrier on pre-order and has now become the most successful device in terms of first day sales out of every single one in Verizon’s history. Now that’s not a shabby title to have. This news comes after hearing that Verizon have asked their staff not to purchase iPhone 4s due to tight stock. More »

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With both AT&T and Verizon now offering the Apple iPhone, most users are now faced with a question: Which network should I get the iPhone on? Well, naturally, a situation like this leads to both networks vying for the title of the “best” network for the iPhone. With Verizon’s “Can can hear me now?” campaign back in the game, AT&T has fired back with its own network prowess ad. More »

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Motorola, the Super Bowl and George Orwell… wait… what? Taking a page (literally) out of George Orwell’s classic dystopia novel, 1984, Motorola is showing off its Xoom tablet to the world tomorrow with its Super Bowl commercial! The company has just released a fifteen-second video, giving us a taste of what’s to come! More »

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It has recently been reported that Toshiba’s naked-eye 3D REGZA TVs aren’t selling well since they went on sale in Japan a couple of weeks ago. They only sold 500 units of the 20-inch model and even less than that of the 12-inch model, although their initial monthly sales target was 1,000 units of each model. More »

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RIM’s newest tablet may be dubbed as “PlayBook” but its definitely not just for your addicting games and media files. The PlayBook is packed with a lot of unique business features and that includes the BlackBerry Bridge, multitasking, Flash technology and the secure access to business applications such as flash enabled Dashboards from SAP Business Objects. More »

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The movie that everyone has been raving about is coming back with something extra. A 93-minute documentary, “How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?,” shows behind-the-scenes goodies regarding the movie “The Social Network.” People who have already bought DVDs and Blu-ray version will have these clips available to them. More »

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It’s no surprise that T-Mobile was awarded for having the best customer service by JD Powers because the same thing happened last year! This company is responsible for recording customer satisfaction using the automated response system (ARS), and along with other factors, T-Mobile received the highest score among the four major carriers. More »

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The CDMA version of the iPhone 4 is soon to be released to the world through Verizon, and we all know everyone has been waiting their butt off. Predicting the obvious, Verizon asked their staff members to hold off their purchase. Verizon Wireless COO John Stratton said, “Customers and non-customers alike have waited for years to see this product on America’s most reliable wireless network. Demand will be unprecedented.” More »

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Check the temperature with one of the prettiest thermometers ever, Thermo. The handy detail to display yesterday’s temperature gives you a good reference point when you check it for the current weather degree. The simple and eye-catching design will draw you in to pick it up for yourself. More »

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