Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
TSMC to Achieve Nearly 100% Market Share – Apple deal Imminent?
The China Times reports (Via The Next Web) that TSMC is close to achieving 100% market share on its 28 nm chip process and the company chairman and CEO Morris Chang expects wafer shipments to triple in 2013, which could signal an imminent Apple deal. (more…)
Sharp to Reduce iPad Screen Production to Minimal Levels
Sharp's iPad display production has dropped to a minimal level due to a gradual slowdown recorded at the end of last year. Consumers seem to prefer the iPad mini over the 9.7-inch iPad, the Reuters report suggests, although its sources didn’t speculate as to whether the slowdown can be attributed to seasonal changes in demand...
iPhone Outsold Samsung Premium Handsets 1.7 to 1, Analyst Claims
According to a Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt's calculation, Apple outsold Samsung's Galaxy S line of smartphones running Android, including the two generation of Galaxy Note when compared to iPhone 4, 4S and 5. (more…)
OpenStreetMap Prank Street Names Show up in Apple Maps
Turns out prank street names have made its way onto Apple Maps, at least in Afghanistan. The Wall Street Journal's Kabul bureau chief, Yaroslav Trofimov, was using Apple Maps when he noticed streets carrying "too-good-to-be-true" names such as Bad Monkey, Mojo Way and Hilbilly Hameed. (more…)
New Images from “jOBS” Show Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak
Pictures of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs went viral on the web, and shocked the world by the physical similarities the actor has to Jobs. USA Today published Thursday a new set of images, but this time we have "Steve Wozniak" on the picture as portrayed by Josh Gad. (more…)
Patent Application Reveals Additional Details of Apple’s E-Wallet Concept
Hot on the heels of the news that the iPhone 5S is to feature a home button with fingerprint sensor that will boost the iDevice's security, Apple has been granted another patent that reveals more information about its iWallet concept. (more…)
Stickr – Add Stickers To Your Photos [Review]
Stickr gives you a new way enhance your photos - decorating them with stickers. You can start a new project by selecting to take a new photo using the native camera app, importing a photo from your Photo Library, or by selecting a sticker. Then you can pick from 110 stickers from 5 categories...
Apple Attracts Chinese Buyers Offering Web Pay in 2-Year Installments
As it struggles to reach the mid-range consumer market and to compete with lower-cost devices for market share in China, Apple has introduced installment payment plans for iPhone and MacBook laptop buyers, Bloomberg reports. (more…)
Apple and Amazon Ordered to Reach Agreement in App Store Trademark Dispute
Before the "app store" trademark dispute reached the courtroom, US Magistrate Judge Elisabeth Laporte ordered Amazon and Apple to schedule a conference-room meeting, hoping the two parties would reach an agreement, Bloomberg reports. (more…)
iPhone 5S to Feature Home Button with Fingerprint Sensor, Analyst Says
Apple's next-generation iPhone is expected to sport the fruit of AuthenTec's acquisition KGI Securities, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says. This means Apple will find a way to integrate the fingerprint sensor into the home button, keeping its minimalist design with the iPhone 5S. (more…)
TSMC Likely to Secure Chip Orders from Apple with 20 nm SoC
Digitimes research analyst Nobunaga Chai claims Apple will likely place an order with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for an integrated AP/GPU solution using 20 nm SoC process technology. (more…)
ChangeWave Survey Reveals iPhone Demand at ‘Normal’ Levels
The most recent ChangeWave survey (Via Techcrunch) that aims to track North American demand for devices and satisfaction with handsets reinforces what initial reports said about the iPhone: interest is down, while Samsung sales could gain traction in the first three months of this year. (more…)