Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Apple has quietly introduced a new page to the App Store for iPad (via AppAdvice) that gives users more information about in-app purchases. The guide explains what in-app purchases are, what types there are, and how they work; and points to parental controls that restrict the child's ability to make in-app purchases. (more…)

A couple of patent filings granted on Thursday, April 25, 2013, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (via AppleInsider) show that Apple is looking to expand the iOS’ wireless connectivity options, as far as controlling a Bluetooth-enabled vehicle. (more…)

The China Daily reports (via ZDNet) that Apple has been ordered to pay $118,000 to three Chinese writers for a breach of copyright when it sold their books online without their permission. (more…)

The iPhone 5S will allegedly be introduced at the beginning of September, alongside a low-cost iPhone, Citigroup Global Financial chief analyst Zhgankai Wei informed investors today after checking sources in the supply chain, Commercial Times reports [Google Translation] (via Macotakara). (more…)

What do Evasi0n and Mega have in common? Before you start thinking of something very philosophical, let me tell you: they are two giants (in their respective fields, of course) boosting the success of each other's services. (more…)

The popular Mailbox app has a security flaw, according to Subrandu Behera (via 9to5mac), an app developer, as it allows everyone with access to the iPhone to extract email contacts, content and even attachments. (more…)

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have made their debut on the App Store with a good game. Even though mechanically, Roof Run may be simplistic, it's still fun and challenging. The Kraang are invading and you need to stay ahead of one of their ships by running across rooftops, and collecting green energy orbs. Once...

Apple will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iTunes Store being online on Sunday, April 28. To honour this event, the company has posted a new iTunes Store feature “A Decade of iTunes”. The timeline guides iTunes users through a number of key events of the past decade starting with the launch in 2003 when...

After reporting its amazing 2013 Q2 results and adding another $9.5 billion net profit to its already huge cash pile, Apple officially announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place at Moscone West in San Francisco on June 10-14, 2013. (more…)

Google has become the winner in a bidding war for Wavii, a natural language processing startup. The search giant agreed to pay $30 million (seems like a number preferred my startup owners -- see Summly), TechCrunch reports. (more…)

While we are waiting for Apple's quarterly earnings report, Wall Street analysts are preparing themselves and investors for the worst-case scenario: Apple will report the first year-over-year quarterly earnings decline in a decade. (more…)

Over the last couple of months, iCloud servers have been hit by major outages, and this morning the service went down once again, affecting iCloud Account and Sign in, but users reported multiple iCloud service issues relating to Mail and Find My iPhone as well. (more…)