Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
Apple To Hire Wireless 802.11ac System Test Engineers
Apple is reinforcing earlier rumours talking about the company bringing 802.11ac Gigabit Wi-Fi to the next-generation Mac lineup through a job advertisement -- spotted by AppleBitch -- for a "System Test Engineer Wi-Fi (802.11)" required to have experience with the new Wi-Fi standard. (more…)
Here Are Potential Candidates for Apple’s Next Head of Retail
Being Tim Cook's first hire resulted in John Browett being his first fire, after only nine months of damage to Apple consumer satisfaction. Now Apple is once again in the market for an executive who will oversee its retail stores, which, by the way, are generating more than twice the revenue of Tiffany & Co.,...
App Store Hits 40 Billion App Downloads; 20 Billion in 2012 Alone
iOS users surely love apps, and the most recent Apple press release just illustrates the fact in raw numbers. According to the Cupertino company, its customers have downloaded more than 40 billion apps, with half of them last year alone. (more…)
Mountain Lion Accounts for 32% of all Mac Web Traffic
Apple's latest desktop operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, accounts for 32% of all Mac Web traffic measured by Net Applications. This is the first time Mountain Lion has surpassed the popular Lion OS, which now dropped to 28%, Techcrunch reports. (more…)
Analyst Predicts Pandora-like iRadio for 2013
Driven by the consumer habit of listening to radio at least two hours per day, radio is another intense area of interest for Apple – or at least this is what a BTIG analyst thinks (via MacRumors). This means we can assist in the launch of a Pandora-like iRadio, á lá Apple, and it is...
MacBook Sales Decline 6% Over 2012 Holiday Shopping Season [Report]
While Wall Street analysts bet high on iPhone and iPad sales, the discount on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Thanksgiving Day couldn't boost MacBook line sales, according to a recent NPD Group report (via Appleinsider). (more…)
How Did Apple Keep Safari Hidden From Server Logs?
You know, one of Apple's characteristics is (was?) secrecy; and that includes all of its products, both software and hardware. We've already written about how Safari ended up with the name "Safari," and Don Melton decided to share another piece of the Safari puzzle: how did secrecy work at Apple? Jump into the time machine...
Apple to Retain 33% of the Global Smartphone Market in 2013 [Report]
Strategy Analytics forecasts a 35% growth for Samsung this year, which means the South Korean manufacturer will increase its lead over Apple, driven by its broad product lineup, Reuters reports. (more…)
Middle Manager Of Justice – Manage A Team Of Super Heroes! [Review]
Have you every dreamt of managing a team of super heroes? No, me neither, but Middle Manager of Justice is a fun game. As the middle manager, you have a number of responsibilities. You hire super heroes, then prioritize their time between fighting crime, training, and other tasks. Also, you upgrade the office with new...
Pod2g Claims There Will Be No Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 5
Pod2g, the hacker that is supposed to be working with the members of the Chronic Dev Team on an untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 6 and iPhone 5, has had a pretty interesting conversation with i0n1c today. (more…)
App Store Is the Best, Research Company Says
Although the App Store has been heavily criticized by many, it has won ABI Research's Competitive Assessment of mobile application storefront (via CNET), pushing Google Play into second place, while Microsoft's Windows Phone app store ranked third. (more…)
Apple Rumoured to be Testing Innolux Touch-On-Display Technology for iPhone 5S
The China Times reports (via AppAdvice) that Apple is already testing Chimei Innolux's touch-on-display technology, which -- if the results are positive -- will be used in the next-generation iPhone(?). (more…)