"Apple still has no peer", says the Time Magazine as it ranks iPhone 5 as number 1 in the list of top 10 gadgets of 2012. Comparing it with Samsung’s Galaxy S III, the article says that when it comes to melding hardware, software and seamless services, iPhone 5 simply blows away the competition. Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, its sixth...
Though Samsung still tops the charts with 40% global LTE device market share, the percentage has actually dropped down from 50.9% in the last three months. According to a new report from Strategy Analytics (via The Next Web), this drop has been caused by the iPhone 5's tremendous sales that has taken Apple to the 2nd...
Bell is stepping up its game to target existing MTS customers in Manitoba to switch over by offering a free iPhone 5, reports the Winnipeg Free Press. Wade Oosterman, president of Bell Mobility, says this is the time for their company to try to win over customers in Manitoba: "Over our history there was connections...
Last week we told you about Fido's $67 plan that was eligible for a three year term with the iPhone 5. The plan essentially matched the $56 (formerly $57) promo plan but only had 1000 outgoing Canada-wide minutes. Well, that has changed as of today. Fido has just modified the plan to include unlimited outgoing...
Looks like there is now ample supply of the iPhone 5. Both Apple.ca and Apple.com are showing the phone as 'in stock', when just four days ago shipping times improved to 2-4 days (and previously 1 week before that). Australia's online store also shows in stock, but the UK still shows 1-3 business days, like...
Apple's latest and greatest iPhone 5 saw record pre-sales at its Korean launch today, with customers lining up in extreme cold at the company's biggest smartphone rival Samsung's home turf, reports Fortune. The report notes that Apple's original iPhone 5 launch in Korea was delayed due to some "procedural errors" in registering the device with the government....
According to video tracker Visible Measures (via AllThingsD), the most popular tech ad of 2012 goes to Samsung's Galaxy S III ad mocking Apple users waiting in line for the iPhone 5 (earlier ads debuted during the Super Bowl; a similar ad debuted in 2011 mocking iPhone 4S buyers): Samsung tops the list in 2012 with...
Apple's iPhone 5 production yield rates have apparently improved in the past two weeks, as indicated by shortened standby period for pre-sale orders in the US and Europe, reports DigiTimes. The source believes Apple has ramped up the production as it plans to launch the handset in Taiwan and China on December 14, with total sales of the...
Today appears to be 'update day' in the App Store. YouTube has just announced an update for their iOS app. The changes include support for the iPhone 5, better optimized viewing on the iPad, AirPlay support and more. Just in time for the holidays, now you can download or update the YouTube app with a...
Apple's policy on unlocked iPhone 5 sales was to limit purchases to 2 per transaction and 10 per lifetime. Now, according to our sources that policy has been changed to 10 units per transaction and unlimited lifetime. Apple's website was also just updated to reflect this change as it removed the text "Limit two per...
When iOS 6 was launched, Scott Forstall said it came with more than 200 new features. But the Lockscreen remained unchanged. Well, almost. But despite Apple's efforts to make iOS 6 more attractive, there are still plenty of unexplored areas. Here are some great new concepts for how Apple might rethink the lockscreen to make...
Last week, Apple made it official that the iPhone 5 will be launched in China on December 14th. Today, country's 2nd largest wireless carrier China Unicom, began taking reservations for the device, receiving 100,000 online pre-orders, reports The Next Web (via Sina Tech). The carrier did not charge money for the pre-orders, instead requiring an identity card and...
