Macs and iDevices outsell all Windows PCs during holiday quarter

Macs might not add up to much in terms of PC market share as Macs make up only 14% of total PCs sold but add in the iPhones and iPads and that number is dramatic. As a company, Apple has surpassed PC market sales with its Macs as well as its iDevices and this means more new users are opting to go with mobile devices than with new PCs. Research from Analyst Benedict Evans points to another observation, "this is a pretty good illustration of the scale of mobile: Apple limits itself only to the high end of the mobile market but still sells more units than the whole PC industry."

Source: AppleInsider

BBM Voice Chat and BBM Channels now available to iPhone and Android

A new version of BBM will be available later today for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry customers, giving them lots of exciting new features. Android and iPhone customers will now be able to make free voice calls to BBM contacts over a Wi-Fi or data connection with BBM Voice, as well as access BBM Channels.

In addition, BBM customers on Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones will have more to chat about with fast one-click sharing of photos, documents, voice notes and more. BBM customers will also be able to share their live location for a specified amount of time with other BBM contacts by using location sharing, powered by Glympse, and will have 100 new emoticons available to help them say what's on their mind.

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Netflix to run final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars in US and Canada

Powerful, Netflix is. Strong it is, with the Lucasfilm force, hrmnn!

The final season of the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars (The Lost Missions) will premiere exclusively on Netflix in the US and Canada on March 7th. This is the 6th and last season of the show that takes place between the event of  Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode II: Revenge of the Sith. The series develops and explores the lore and characters of the Star Wars expanded universe as well as sells a boatload of toys, video games and knick knacks.

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Budweiser's Red Zeppelin to light up sky as largest goal light

In support of Canadian Men’s and Women’s hockey, the Budweiser Red Zeppelin will make its Toronto debut tomorrow, February 13 at Fort York – Garrison Point Park, to cheer on the Canadian Men’s team as they take on Norway. The Red Zeppeling, which debuted at the Super Bowl, will act as the world's largest goal light and will be activated each time Canada scores.

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