Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
21.5-inch iMac Will Be Available on November 30
Apple has decided to end the rumors surrounding the newly introduced iMacs and their release date, and has issued a press release early this morning. As you may remember, the rumor mill speculated that the new iMacs wouldn’t be available for sale as scheduled; and furthermore, that their release date would be pushed back to...
Samsung Forced to Address Labor Issues at Chinese Suppliers
Following Apple, it was now the turn of Samsung to become the target of nonprofits investigating worker conditions in the South Korean company's Chinese suppliers. After being accused of enforcing excessive overtime, allowing exhausting working conditions, treatmenting workers inhumanely and abusing underage workers, Samsung has been forced to take action. (more…)
Gene Munster Black Friday Study: 11 iPads Per Hour vs. Zero Surface Tablets
Black Friday was a hit. Well, at least for some companies (Apple), while Microsoft just cannot make this claim. Turns out its recently launched and pushed-with-'click'-ads Surface tablet just isn't what consumers really want. (more…)
Rare Look at Internal Video Document About Apple Store Philosophy [Video]
How did Apple Stores become the most profitable per-square-foot retail stores? Well, Washington Square Films made a great video which was initially shown only to Apple Store employees. Now it is available to the public. (more…)
Apple’s Lightning Connector Trademark Comes from Harley Davidson
Apple's Lightning connector matches nicely with Thunderbolt, their previous data-connector branding, and once again highlights the hard work of the company's marketing machinery in making up easy-to-remember names with the desirable association. But this time, the Lightning had a special price: Apple had to buy the Lightning trademark from the renowned motorcycle manufacturer, Harley Davidson....
Smartphones Have Become The Essential Black Friday Deals Tool
Smartphone owners are once again being spoiled during the Black Friday special shopping event. Those who stay home and avoid the shopping madness are expected back to the stores, and technological tools are the perfect bait to attract them. (more…)
Sophos Report: Fake Apple Invoice Leaves You Vulnerable to Malware
In an era when online security and privacy are central questions, Sophos has today dropped the information that cyber criminals aren't just targeting your applications -- they can't really, due to Apple's ecosystem -- but they have now found another way to get access your private data: by convincing you to infect yourself. (more…)
Rumour: Samsung Has Stopped Providing Batteries for Apple
Apple has been forced to change its battery suppliers for the MacBook Pro lines and the iPad to Amperex Technology Limited and Tianjin Lishen Battery after a Samsung subsidiary in charge of battery production, Samsung SDI, stopped supplying Apple, China Business News (via TechCrunch) reported. (more…)
LG May Become Main iPad mini Panel Supplier
It turns out that LG Display is the largest iPad mini display supplier as AU Optronics suffers from poor yields in production, Taiwanese industry sources report (Via Digitimes). Well, at least besides Samsung, that is. (more…)
Check Out This Concept to Improve iOS Notifications and Visuals [PICS]
The man behind the popular iPhone-5-optimized App Switcher concept, circulated across the blogosphere to finally become a jailbreak tweak, has thrown in a couple awesome concepts to improve iOS Notifications and Visuals (via The Verge). (more…)
The iPhone’s Growth Potential, As Seen by Asymco
If you thought Apple's iPhone had no room for growth, Horace Dediu of Asymco posted just the right information for you on Wednesday. (more…)
Apple Technology Revealed by Panorama Patents
Apple was granted five new patents that reveal the technology behind the iPhone 5's great Panorama app. Published by the US Patent Office today, Apple's five patents reveal more information about how panoramas are made besides defining what a panorama is. (more…)