Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
The Story an iPhone Tells in the Hands of Law Enforcement
Smartphone users aren't fully aware of how much sensitive information their friendly "personal assistant" – in this case the iPhone or any other smart device – stores, and what the government can obtain about the owners when they get their hands on it. (more…)
Apple Faces Patent Infringement Lawsuit Over iOS Security Architecture
Document security firm MAZ Encryption Technologies LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. The reason: Apple's iOS security system and architecture is directly infringing US Patent No. 7,096,358, owned by MAZ. (more…)
Pentagon Will Open Networks To 100K iOS and Android Devices by 2014
Reports claiming that the Department of Defense will switch to iOS and Android started surfacing back in October. Another wave of reports followed earlier this month, saying that CACI International Inc. would modify thousands of iPads for government use. And finally today, the Pentagon has issued a statement confirming its plans to open up its...
Apple Patent Reveals Future Plans for an Intuitive iPhone
An Apple patent granted by the US Patent & Trademark Office reveals details (via AppleInsider) of how the company plans to transform the iPhone into a situation awareness handset. (more…)
LG Display’s iPad Panel Shipments Dropped 90% in January [Digitimes]
LG Display's iPad panel shipments dropped drastically to 600,000 units in January 2013, Digitimes reports. This number is barely 10% of the original 6 million units shipped in December, industry sources point out. (more…)
Apple Must ‘Think Different’ Again Says Former Ad Creator
Those who have had the chance to work for or with Apple simply can't shake off the allure of the company -- they still keep an eye on Apple. So do Jean-Luis Gassée, Bruce Tognazzini and Ken Segall, as their recent blog posts show. Most recently, Segall voiced this thoughts, saying that Apple needs to...
Security Researchers Discover Another iOS 6.1 Passcode Flaw [Video]
Vulnerability Lab CEO Benjamin Kunz Mejri (via Ars Technica) has today shown another way to get around the already flawed passcode lock. He outlined the vulnerability as possibly a more serious flaw than the first report highlighted. (more…)
Alleged iPad 5 Cases Hint at Mini-like design — Again
Although we are miles away from the launch of the next-generation iPad -- if we can believe what the analysts say -- AppleBitch has discovered a new batch of purported iPad 5 cases. (more…)
iOS 6.1.3 Update Will Likely Kill Evasi0n Jailbreak
The upcoming iOS 6.1.3 will likely put an end to Evasi0n jailbreak, Planetbeing said to Andy Greenberg of Forbes. His findings are the results of the testing with iOS 6.1.3 beta 2, which was found to patch at least one of the five bugs in the jailbreak exploits the hacker team used to create the...
Does Apple Need to Sacrifice iPad’s Simplicity to Boost Productivity?
When the iPad launched three years ago even the obliging reviewers saw it as a vehicle for consumption, not creation. As David Pogue wrote in the New York Times, "The iPad is not a laptop. It's not nearly as good for creating stuff. On the other hand, it's infinitely more convenient for consuming it –...
LG Breathes New Life into WebOS, Will Use in Smart TVs
LG Electronics hopes to breathe new life into WebOS as it has acquired the operating system from Hewlett-Packard (via CNET). Their intention is to switch direction: WebOS won't be used on smartphones anymore, and instead iwill make its way to LG smart TVs. (more…)
Shazam Surpasses 300 Million Users Worldwide, Announces Exciting Updates
Shazam, a fun and engaging app, today unveiled that it has seen a tremendous growth over recent months, with the company reporting more than 300 million users worldwide. (more…)