Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
Einhorn Obtains Court Ruling to Block Controversial Apple Shareholder Vote
In an unexpected turn of events, a US judge has granted Greenlight Capital owner David Einhorn a victory in court against Apple on Friday, Reuters reports. Although Tim Cook called Einhorn's lawsuit a "silly sideshow", the judge thought it was something different: It granted a motion by Einhorn's fund for a preliminary injunction stopping the...
And the Most Reliable Smartphone in the World is – the iPhone [Study]
Along with being the most popular smartphone, the iPhone is also the most reliable. After looking through data from 722,558 combined problem reports of the world's leading smartphone models, Apple was found the most reliable smartphone manufacturer – nearly 300% better than the worldwide leader Samsung – community-based troubleshooting resource FixYa (via BGR) reported on...
IDC: Apple Ranks 2nd Worldwide in ‘Smart Connected Devices’
The rising demand for tablets and smartphones has triggered a 29.1% growth in 'smart connected devices' -- as IDC collectively refers to desktop PCs, portable PCs, tablets and smartphones -- in the holiday quarter of 2012. (more…)
Check Out This Amazing iOS 7 Concept
How will Apple respond to the criticism iOS has faced recently? What will the Jony Ive–signed iOS 7 look like? The answer could come from high-school student Kyle Barnes, who has created a couple of awesome iOS 7 concept videos. (more…)
Game Spending on iOS, Android Surpasses Dedicated Handhelds
Apple and Google are slowly but steadily taking over the mobile gaming industry: Combined spending in the App Store and Google Play during the holiday quarter was higher than the spending on dedicated handheld devices, a joint report from IDC and App Annie reveals. (more…)
New Qualcomm LTE Chip Aims to End iPhone Band Fragmentation
Qualcomm today introduced the RF360 Front End Solution, a system-level solution comprising a family of chips designed to address cellular radio band fragmentation with a single, global 4G LTE design for mobile devices. (more…)
Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Commercial Practices in Brazil
Apple has to face a class action lawsuit in Brazil over the launch of the fourth-generation iPad in the country, the Brazilian newspaper Jornal de Comércio reports (via Macrumors). The lawsuit -- led by the Institute of Politics and Law Software (IBDI) -- alleges that the early refresh of the iPad line amounts to "planned...
Apple Patent May Reveal Details of Anticipated iWatch
Hot on the heels of the hype around innovation and a new Apple product, the US Patent & Trademark Office granted Apple a patent application on Thursday (via Patently Apple) that reveals a wearable computer in the form of a bracelet that could double as an iWatch. (more…)
Apple Chairman Speaks About Life Without Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs's absence remains tough to bear, even after 16 months of life at Apple without the legendary co-founder that involved new product launches and lots of fresh announcements, Arthur D. Levinson Apple chairman said, speaking with Stanford student Vicki Slavina (via Fortune) on Tuesday afternoon at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. (more…)
Steve Wozniak Pressures Apple to Keep Setting Standards
Despite facing tough competition in each market segment, Apple has managed to retain its influence on determining the course of consumer electronics, Steve Wozniak said in an interview with Bloomberg. (more…)
iPhone 5 World’s Best-Selling Smartphone in Q4 2012
The most recent Strategy Analytics report reveals that for the first time since its launch, the iPhone 5 has become the world's best-selling smartphone, having superseded Samsung's Galaxy S3 flagship handset in the holiday quarter of 2012. (more…)
Bill Gates Not Yet Satisfied With Microsoft’s Mobile Strategy
In a rare interview with CBS (via Reuters) Bill Gates said he was not satisfied with Microsoft's pace of innovation over the past few years and the way it has been handling its early mobile strategy. (more…)