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Don’t Plan On Using iMessage, Apple Suffering Apparent Outage [UPDATED]

If you're a heavy iMessage user you may have to revert to another form of communication for the afternoon. Apparently quite a few users are experiencing outages, according to The Next Web. A simple search of 'iMessage' on Twitter will bring up thousands of whining Apple fans complaining about the outage. After reading many tweets, it...

Rogers, Telus and Bell Comment on iPhone 5 Pre-Orders [Update]

Looks like Canada's 'Big 3' carriers have had a blockbuster weekend for iPhone 5 pre-orders. Here are some statements provided to us by TELUS and Rogers via email: TELUS: "Pre-order sales over the weekend were great. We have seen a solid increase in orders from previous years which is likely due to the excellence of...

Here’s the Banned iPhone 5 Promo You’ve Been Waiting to See [VIDEO]

The YouTube channel ooJLEoo uploaded another one of their hilarious iPhone parody videos in the early morning, this time dedicated to the iPhone 5. Check it out below (possibly NSFW): Last year, ooJLEoo also uploaded a similar video for the iPhone 4S, and have also previously done a parody for the iPad 2. I can't...

The Apple Version Of Samsung’s ‘It Doesn’t Take A Genius’ Ad [Comedy]

One huge hit over the weekend that we presented to you was the new Samsung Galaxy S3 advertisement labeled 'It Doesn't Take A Genius.' The ad took shots at the iPhone by stating all the better features the Galaxy S3 contains. Many of the initial reactions in the comments section quickly defended Apple and blew the advertisement off as...

How To Check If Your iPhone 5 Has Shipped From Apple Yet

After having such a busy, event and pre-order filled week, iPhone 5's have already started shipping out to few customers. Many reports have shown estimated arrival dates of September 21st, while a 9To5Mac writer is expecting his device today, according to the Fedex estimate. Now below is what the UPS tracking page looks like. This...

Apple: iPhone 5 Pre-orders Have Broken All Previous Records

Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 at a special media event on September 12th and started taking pre-orders for the device 2 days after i.e on Friday, September 14th. While the first wave of these pre-orders is scheduled to start shipping on September 21st, it has already been sold out with shipping times slipping to 2-3 weeks....

Purported iPhone 5 Geekbench Result Beats Top Android Phones

We continue to learn small portions of what the A6 CPU in the iPhone 5 contains, but a recent GeekBench report shows nearly everything about the A6 CPU that we need to know. The benchmarks have exposed a Dual-Core 1.02GHz ARMv7 processor and 1 GB of RAM. The iPhone 4S was clocked at 800MHz, just...

A Look Into Why The iPhone 5 Doesn’t Have NFC

When the iPhone 5 was present in the rumour-books throughout August the largest question about the handset was near-field-communication. A handful of followers had faith that Passbook would tag along the feature, while others failed to make sense of the asset. At one period an unknown chip was thought to be NFC-related until Brian Klug from...

All Yahoo Employees To Receive One Of Five Smartphones Free (Including iPhone 5)

Yahoo employees may be jumping in joy today as newly assigned CEO Marissa Mayer is offering nearly every employee a free iPhone 5. An email sent to employees this morning stated they had the choice between receiving five smartphones, including the iPhone 5. The program labeled "Yahoo! SmartPhones, Smart Fun!" will offer employees a smartphone and would...

The iPhone 5 Already Has Apple Store Lines Forming [PHOTO]

With over five days until the official iPhone 5 release, Apple already has lines forming at their popular New York city location. Early this afternoon CNNMoney reported that seven people were camping out in lawn chairs outside the Apple store. The line began on Thursday at 8 AM; eight days prior to the upcoming official iPhone...

iPhone 5 Launch Roundup: What You Need to Know [Update]

We've covered lots of iPhone 5 news over the past week, including pre-orders from Apple and our Canadian wireless carriers. Here's a roundup of all the posts in one place so you can easily stay on top of updates (the comments are invaluable to stay in the know!): Launch Day: The iPhone 5 Launches in Canada:...