Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
Google Play Catches up with App Store: 700,000 Apps Available
Apple's lead in the race for mobile apps has ended: the Android platform now has about 700,000 apps available for download. This is the same number Tim Cook emphasized during the iPad mini event. (more…)
Apple Wins Patent for iOS Maps App GUI
The UPSTO has granted Apple a patent for the GUI used in all versions of the iOS Maps app since the software was first introduced in 2008. (more…)
Pentagon To Buy iPhones And Android Handsets Instead of BlackBerrys
Blackberry feels the threat of the iPhone and Android. First it was US Customs now it is The Pentagon that is about to announce that it is ready to diversify its network with Apple's iPhone and devices running Android for the first time. This is instead of buying additional Blackberry devices. (more…)
Steve Ballmer Explains What Consumers Really Want
Even though 100 million iPads sold has its weight in a discussion about what consumers really want, Microsoft and Amazon have different opinions. (more…)
How Did Apple Become The World’s Most Profitable Company?
How could Apple become and remain the world's most profitable company? Well, that's an open secret, thanks to Apple's quarterly earnings call and Asymco's Horace Dediu, who posted a fresh analysis on his blog taking Apple product's gross margins under his loop. (more…)
Apple’s “Banned” iPad mini Promo Video [Humour]
The first "banned" iPad mini promo video has hit the web and it is signed by the same guys (John Elerick and crew), that have covered other "banned" Apple product promos before. (more…)
Apple’s iPad mini to Ship with 5W USB Power Adapter from the iPhone
iPad mini pre-orders kicked off last night just after midnight PDT for customers in Canada, the U.S. and selected launch countries around the world. In what may seem like an interesting decision, the iPad mini ships with a regular USB Power Adapter. (more…)
Phil Schiller Explains Why Apple Opposes Moving Optical Drives
Every road leads to Rome, they say. In terms of Apple's products, every road leads to iTunes and the recently introduced products just emphasize Apple's effort to guide their customers towards their online stores: they removed DVD burners from portable computers years ago, and now removed optical drives from the new iMac as well. (more…)
iPad mini With LTE: No Estimated Date of Delivery For Canada
The iPad mini may arrive a little later than expected. According to a report from 9to5Mac, those who ordered the LTE iPad minis in the US will receive theirs around November 23. (more…)
Apple Quarterly Performance: 27 Million iPhones, 15% of Global Market [IDC]
Apple sold nearly 27 million worldwide, capturing 15% of the global smartphone market. However, Samsung has posted an incredible 100% year-over-year growth, with a 100.4% rise in mobile phone shipments: 56.3 million units. (more…)
Canon Point and Shoot Sales Feel the Pressure from Smartphones
Canon lowered its sales forecast for its compact models by 19.5%, and professional-grade EOS models by 4.3%, as well as its profit forecast by 6.4% according to a company statement reported by Bloomberg. (more…)
Famed Apple Corps Logo Now The Property of Apple
The year of 2007 was historical for Apple: a settlement between Apple Inc and Apple Corps ended the ongoing trademark lawsuit between the two. Now, in 2012 Apple Inc has reached another important milestone: the famed Apple Corps logo is now the property of Apple Inc. (more…)