Apple today announced that it received over 2 million iPhone 5 pre-orders in the first 24 hours alone. This doubles its previous record set by the iPhone 4S. “iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. […]
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Apple iPhone 5 coming to MTS on September 28th and “soon” to SaskTel
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 this week, it announced that its latest smartphone was coming to the three largest Canadian carriers (and their flanker brands). Now we can add two more carriers to the list that will carry it, albeit slightly later. MTS has announced that it will begin to offer the Apple iPhone 5 on September 28th. For […]
Humour: Reaction of people to the iPhone 4S when told it’s the iPhone 5
After the Apple iPhone 5, Jimmy Kimmel took to the street to show the new device to people. The only catch: The device people got to play with was not an iPhone 5 but an iPhone 4S. Hilarity ensued: It would have been interesting to see the reaction of people who figured out that this was the iPhone 4S. But […]
A closer look at the Apple iPhone 5
As expected, Apple today announced its latest smartphone, the Apple iPhone 5. “iPhone 5 is the most beautiful consumer device that we’ve ever created,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “We’ve packed an amazing amount of innovation and advanced technology into a thin and light, jewel-like device with a stunning 4-inch Retina display, blazing fast A6 […]
Summary of Apple iPhone 5 September 2012 press event
With the usual stratospherically high expectations, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook once again took to the stage today to kick things off. Here is a summary of the event, including the announcement of the Apple iPhone 5: Update on Apple’s retail stores and sales: Apple now has 380 stores in 12 countries, promising “best buying experience and the best customer service […]
Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders to begin on September 14th?
Apple is expected to unveil its latest smartphone (the Apple iPhone 5 or the New iPhone?) less than a day from now. Following rumours that Apple would start to take pre-orders on the same day comes a report that they may in fact only start a couple of days later. According to MacRumors, their own sources suggest that they will […]
Retina Display coming to new 13.3-inch Apple MacBook Pro?
Apple brought its Retina Display to the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro earlier this summer. It is now gearing up to offer it on the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro as well as iMac All-in-One desktop models. Digitimes reports that Apple’s partners have already begun shipping new MacBook Pro and iMac models in preparation for a launch later this month or in October. Display […]
Is this the back of the Apple iPad mini?
New pictures obtained by Chinese site NetEase purport to be of the rumoured Apple iPad mini. The images show what appears to be the back casing and show dual grills framing a smaller dock connector on the bottom of the device. One picture seems to compare it to the larger 9.7-inch iPad. The part sports the iPad branding and appears […]