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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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 […]
Nokia HERE Maps now available for iOS devices
Apple Maps got some competition in the App Store today and it’s not from Google. It comes instead from Nokia’s Here Maps app which is now available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (iOS 4.3 or later). HERE Maps helps you feel like a local anywhere you go. See where you are, search and discover nearby places, and get […]
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 […]
Apple to launch iPhone 5S in mid-2013?
Apple may launch a new iPhone model as soon as early next year. According to the Chinese-language China Times, Apple will introduce a new iPhone along with a new iPad, and Apple TV device sometime in the first half of the year. The iPhone 5S could launch first and be followed by a new iPad about a quarter later. Production […]
Rovio shows off more Angry Birds Star Wars gameplay
Rovio today released a second video (first video) showing off the gameplay of its upcoming Angry Birds Star Wars game. Not only have our favourite birds been turned into Star Wars characters but they also have their abilities. Red Angry Bird Skywalker wields a mean lightsaber and Yellow Bird Solo is quite handy with his blaster. Even R2-D2 is there! […]