One maps expert has some tips to help Apple deal with its “cartostrophe.” Even though it’s only been available a few days, Apple’s iOS 6 is already taking heat for its new Maps app. The new mobile operating system is the first to incorporate Apple’s mapping technology instead of Google’s popular Maps app. But the …

Update: RIM says it’s fixed the issue, with a statement that reads, “Our apologies to any customers impacted by the BlackBerry service issue today. We can confirm that services have been restored and are now operating normally.” Original story follows. BlackBerry services are currently borked for Vodafone customers across Europe, on the day the ailing firm’s biggest rival launches its …

What’s the first thing you’re going to do with your iPhone 5? Watch a movie on the new 16:9 screen? See if your house has disappeared? Or take a hammer and a chisel to it and break it into bits? Stop! Because someone has done it for you. The expert gadget-bashers-apart at iFixit have taken their tools to the new Apple …

Nearly two weeks after Sprint announced its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for its Galaxy Nexus, Verizon has followed suit. The carrier announced today that it will start rolling out Jelly Bean to Galaxy Nexus phones. As is the case with other Android 4.1 updates, the Galaxy Nexus will benefit from enhanced notifications, Google Now, smarter widgets, and more. Verizon …

Jelly Bean could hit the HTC One X in a mere matter of weeks. Word on the street suggests the latest version of Android is finally coming to HTC’s flagship phone — and the 4G One XL will have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board from the off. Rumours from MoDaCo suggest Jelly Bean is coming to the One X …

Apple’s iPhone 5 is now available in stores across Australia, with Apple, Telstra and Optus opening their doors early to accommodate immense interest. The front of the crowd queuing for iPhone 5 in Sydney. (Credit: Joe Hanlon/CNET) Sydneysiders gathered on George St in the CBD, most of whom queued at the Apple flagship store. Telstra also attracted a solid turn-out, …

Pure might be better known for its range of digital radios but it’s turning its attention to the set-top box market and going after Lord Sugar’s YouView. The Avalon 300R is a set-top box that gives you access to to all the Freeview channels, as well as BBC’s iPlayer and YouTube. The 300R isn’t the first box of its kind …

Wal-Mart will no longer sell Amazon’s Kindle products, highlighting the tensions between the online and physical retail worlds. The retailing giant confirmed in an e-mail that it would no longer carry the product beyond its current inventory. Reuters earlier reported the decision. Amazon declined to comment. The decision to cease selling Amazon’s products comes as the online retailer is eating …

Now playing: Watch this: Set up Passbook in iOS 6 2:45 Passbook is Apple’s first foray into something that slightly resembles a mobile payment solution. Passbook is a new app included in iOS 6 that allows merchants to develop Passes to be stored in the user’s Passbook. With the release of iOS 6 only a few hours old, there aren’t …

Are you forever checking your destination on your desktop computer then trotting off with your phone, only to realise you don’t have the address stored to guide you there? Google’s putting an end to that by letting Android Maps on your phone sync your searches with your desktop. The update means that when you’ve typed a search query into Google …