If Apple Maps has left you wanting or driven you over to bookmarking maps.google.com on your iOS devices, there good be some good news tonight. AllThingsD reports that Google will release its new iOS Maps app tonight. Google Maps had been preinstalled on iOS devices from the time that the first iPhone launched. It was dropped from iOS 6 this […]
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WIND Mobile not interested in Apple iPhone?
In an interview with the Edmonton Journal, WIND Mobile’s COO Pietro Cordova shared some thoughts on how the carrier is faring as well as one of the the industry’s top smartphones. With about 560,000 customers now onboard, WIND Mobile has established itself as Canada’s fourth largest carrier. But the carrier has found the market tougher than it had expected. It […]
Apple to release iPhone 5S in June in up to 8 colours?
Apple may not wait a full year before launching its next iPhone. According to Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek, Apple could launch the iPhone 5S as early as next June. The report adds that the iPhone 5S will come with a “super HD” display and camera, NFC support, and a better battery. It will be available in between 6 […]
Is this the Apple iPhone 5S?
Despite the Apple iPhone 5 having launched only last September, rumours are already floating about that Apple will soon release a follow-up smartphone, the iPhone 5S. The name suggests a very similar device with only a number of relatively minor component upgrades. Now, images of the device have surfaced courtesy of ETradeSupply. According to the site, two signs suggest that […]
Canadian Apple stores now selling unlocked iPhone 5
Since the Apple iPhone 5 went on sale on September 21st, Canadians have only been able to buy it unlocked through the Apple online store. As of today, there is another option. Apple retail stores in Canada are now started unlocked versions as well as locked ones. Apple does have a few rules: Before 4PM you are allowed to purchase […]
Apple to switch to TSMC from Samsung for chip supply in 2013?
In the latest sign that their nasty legal battle is straining their business relationship, a report suggests that Apple is looking to drop Samsung as a chip supplier in 2013. First came rumours that Apple would shift iPad and MacBook battery production from Samsung to Amperex Technology and Tianjin Lishen Battery. Now comes word from Digitimes that Apple is also […]
HTC dismisses Apple settlement fee rumours
When HTC and Apple announced that they had entered into a new licensing agreement and dismissed current lawsuits between them, they did not reveal terms of the agreement. Speculation followed that HTC would pay Apple between US$6 and US$8 in licensing fees for each Android device it sells. HTC’s CEO, Peter Chou, today responded to this rumour, dismissing the cited […]
Next-generation iPad and iPhone coming mid-2013?
Rumours last week suggested that Apple would launch its next iPhone smartphone (the iPhone 5S?) and iPad tablet as early as the first half of 2013. These gained steam today with a report by Digitimes that “market observers” expected many of Apple’s component suppliers to see rising component orders starting in late Q1, suggesting that Apple could unveil its next-generation […]