just a quick note for Fido users--monthly plans have been updated on their website to include double the data and $5 off the Standard Plans. So that means the Smart plans (Max Plans) now have 1GB-2GB of data for the various plans. Note the addition of the $55 plan, which did not exist when these...
Did you just pick up your iPhone 5? Were you able to activate it? Anyways, one of the first things you should consider is installing some sort of protection on your new phone. Earlier today we noted people complaining the back part of the aluminum can be scratched easily. By installing a protective film such...
Ouch, earlier we reported that the iPhone 5 rear-casing may be vulnerable to scratches. Since then, iFixit has released a video to prove just how easily the device could be scratched. Melissa Jenna of iFixit and her 2-year older daughter presented some real-world situations of how the iPhone 5 could be scratched. With minimal power, the 2-year old...
Our own Kris Meador (@meadorsmusings) in Edmonton got his iPhone 5 nice and early. So of course the natural thing to do would be to film an unboxing video for those still on the fence. Check out his unlocked 64GB White iPhone 5 unboxing video below: Meador doesn't mess around when it comes to Apple....
Starbucks tweeted over an hour ago their update for Passbook support will be coming at the end of the month. Apple first showed off Starbucks as one of the partners for Passbook at WWDC this June, but we haven't seen it officially supported yet in iOS 6. https://twitter.com/Starbucks/statuses/249202870891728896 Developers are quickly updating their apps for...
The iPhone 5 has officially launched in Canada today and around the world in the U.S., the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Here in Canada the iPhone 5 is available from Rogers, Telus, Bell, Fido, Virgin Mobile and Koodo (with SaskTel and MTS soon to come), with prices starting at $179.95...
According to AppleInsider, analyst Gene Munster and the Piper Jaffray team scouted out Apple Store lines at three major U.S. locations this morning. The New York, Boston, and Minneapolis locations had an average of 83 percent longer lines than what the 4S had created. That has led Munster to believe that Apple will sell 8 million units; double the...
While lines for the iPhone 5 formed around the world, a group of Japanese thieves couldn't wait any longer to grab a unit of their own. At around 3:00 AM in the morning in Osaka, burglars robbed two carrier stores, including Softbank and KDDI. When police arrived at the locations there was in-total 191 units stolen. The...
If you've followed us these past few days, there is a great chance that you read an article on iOS 6 Maps. Apple has developed their own mapping system that "takes a whole new turn." I would have to agree with that statement, but in the opposite way Apple intended it to be. Even with...
Apple may have known that their mapping application wasn't the "the best mapping program on any mobile platform," prior to the public release on Wednesday. After taking harsh criticism by many online news outlets, Apple reportedly came public about how they plan on fixing the issue. It all turns out that Apple posted job openings on...
When a new Apple product is released, whether it be an iPhone or iPad, Apple always seems to sell a few million units during their opening weekend. A large portion of those are pre-orders, and Apple isn't the only company that has to stress about the launch. Companies such as Fedex/UPS who ship these iPhone 5s have...
iFixit, notorious for their highly detailed device teardowns has just started ripping apart the latest iPhone 5 for your viewing pleasure. The team bought tickets and flew down to Australia to be the first ones to get their hands on an official iPhone 5, as documented on their twitter account. The iPhone 5 uses pentalobe...
