BBC iPlayer App comes to Canada, all access for $8.99

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Fancy some BBC on the telly but refuse to pay cable tv's steep fees? Canadian iPad owners can now enjoy BBC's content for the price of two pints of Guiness or $8.99 a month ($84.99 a year)

Available today on the iOS App Store for iPad users (no iPhone or iPod Touch app yet) the BBC iPlayer App offers 1500 hours of content, that can be streamed directly to the iPad or downloaded for future consumption.

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Mobilicity backs Ontario Bill 5 and wireless consumer protection laws

Mobilicity today reaffirmed its support of Ontario MPP David Orazietti’s wireless consumer protection legislation, scheduled to go into Second Reading on December 1^st.

“We stand united with Mr. Orazietti in his unwavering pursuit of protecting Ontario consumers from unfair wireless practices, such as excessive early contract termination fees,” said Mobilicity President Stewart Lyons. “It’s time to stop putting Ontarians at the mercy of oppressive, expensive wireless contracts and give them the freedom they deserve.”

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Samsung gains advantage in court case against Apple, can now sell Galaxy Tab in Australia

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

After a bitter and public lawsuit, it looks like Samsung managed a victory and might be able to sell its Galaxy Tab device in time for the holiday shopping season in Oz. The Australian court today overturned an earlier ruling that sided with Apple's allegations Samsung had copied its iPad and iPhone.

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Ipsos Study: Canadians fear mistakenly purchasing counterfeit goods

According to a new survey by Ipsos Reid, 74 per cent of Canadians claim their strategy to spend less over the holidays this year is to buy gifts that are discounted or on sale. Additionally, in order to stretch their holiday dollars and to search for the best deals, many Canadians (64%) admit they are more likely to comparison shop online this year to ensure they are getting the most for their dollar.

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