Standard YouTube App to be dropped from iOS 6

Looks like the YouTube video App that's been one of the stock applications on all iOS devices will no longer be included as a default app in the next revision of Apple's iOS.

Apple has already replaced the Google Maps app with their own application and now the YouTube app is gone as well. Google is expected to make available a standalone version of YouTube that iOS users will need to download on their devices.

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SourceCode: CTV delivers an Olympic viewing experience for web and mobile

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I've been really impressed by how CTV has managed to optimize and deliver the 2012 London Olympics in various formats. The live feeds and recaps are a given on their various TV and cable channels but there is a wealth of content to be found online through the CTV website  or RDS in French, as well as their iOS and Android apps which give viewers in Canada unprecedented access to the games.

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7-inch iPad case allegedly appears

Another day, another purported iPad Mini leak. For a product that hasn't even been revealed, the mythical 7-inch version of the Apple iPad is sure getting a lot of interest. Thanks, in part, to the stellar reception that the Nexus 7 has received. The photo above was posted on a Chinese social media website that claimed that these were iPad parts. We woult take this with a grain of salt and a shot of tequila, but anything is possible. A quick analysis of the photos reveals no rear facing camera and no antenna for 3G/4G/LTE.

Source: TechnoBuffalo.com

Apple: OS X Mountain Lion sells three million copies in four days

Three million copies of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion have been sold in four days, making the recently launched OS the most successful release in Apple's history. With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion is the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system and is available through the Mac App Store as an upgrade to Lion or Snow Leopard users for $19.99 (CAD). 

“Just a year after the incredibly successful introduction of Lion, customers have downloaded Mountain Lion over three million times in just four days, making it our most successful release ever,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. 

Mountain Lion features include the all new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, Facebook integration*, Dictation*, AirPlay Mirroring and Game Center. iCloud integration makes it easy to set up your Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, Reminders and Notes, and keep everything, including iWork documents, up to date across all your devices. For more information or to download Mountain Lion visit apple.ca/osx/specs. Additional features such as Dictation and Facebook Integration are coming to Canada in an upcoming update.