Stories by Usman Qureshi

Before the iPhone 5 can potentially find a home among all three of Chinese's major mobile carriers, it needs to pass 3C (China Compulsory Certificate) certification, a network access license and approval from the China Radio Management agency. Today, Apple's latest handset has passed the 3C certification, the system that inspects and approves product sales in the Chinese market (via...

A new report by DigiTimes suggests that earlier riots at Foxconn Electronics could be due to workers not being paid overtime related to iPhone 5 production. Foxconn has however now issued an official statement that this will not affect iPhone 5 shipments and the company will also ensure that all over-time payments are made as promised. Hon Hai Precision Industry...

According to a recent survey by research firm AskYourTargetMarket (AYTM), 22 percent of Android users plan to move to an iPhone within the next six months, while 87 percent of existing iPhone users plan to buy the iPhone 5 in the next six months. In the light of AYTM's research findings, an interesting article by Computer World highlights why iOS users are...

Apple has introduced an all new Lightning connector in the iPhone 5, replacing the old dock connector for all future iOS devices. The new connector is not only incredibly small, but also allows for reversible use i.e you can plug the cable into the device in either orientation. A closer look at how this new Lightning...

Rogers debuted an exclusive service for its customers back in February called Rogers One Number, that allows users to make free calls, exchange pictures and text messages with other Rogers One Number users, all from a computer using their existing phone numbers. Today, Rogers has announced that the service is now compatible with any regular home phone as well as the...

iPhone 5's fast growing market demand is reportedly putting tremendous production pressure on Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), according to DigiTimes. The iPhone manufacturer is reported to be facing severe shortage in the labor area as it tries to keep up with the strong demand of iPhone 5, according to market watchers. The source claims...

Samsung's president of consumer electronics division Yoon Boo-keun was quoted a few weeks ago by Korean Times saying that we will innovate and "raise the quality of our products and services by pressing further for software, design and solutions", something that company has apparently learned following the great loss in patent dispute with Apple. Ironically, Samsung has just begun developing...

In almost all the recent smartphone performance tests, iPhone 5 has been put head-to-head with Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III and once again, both devices go head on in yet another performance test. DisplayMate Technologies, the global leader in video diagnostics and test patterns for calibrating, optimizing and evaluating displays, reveals that iPhone 5's display is...

Back in July, Sparrow team announced its acquisition by Google saying that they do not plan to release any future updates for the Sparrow iOS and Mac apps. Despite the early statement, the much-loved email client will soon be getting an iPhone 5 compatibility update, according to Sparrow founder Dom Leca (via TNW). Sparrow team tagged the iOS and Mac...

While Apple is already working hard to clean up the mess it's made with the iOS 6 Maps application, Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has taken the opportunity to mock the Cupertino tech giant with an advertisement pushing the phrase "#iLost" on Twitter, as pointed out by Apple Insider. In a new Motorola Droid Razr M ad, the iPhone...

Apple could well be facing another lawsuit pretty soon as Swiss national train operator SBB is claiming that Apple has used without agreement its famous clock design in the new Clocks app for iPad in iOS 6, reports 9to5Mac (via Phys.org). SBB is now looking to meet with Apple representatives soon in order to discuss an agreement, says the report. SBB...

As the iPhone 5 went on sale across Canada yesterday, the ‘Big 3? carriers have decided to slash down the price of 16GB iPhone 4S to as low as $79, which was previously valued at $99. As of today, Rogers, Bell and Telus have all reduced the lowest price offered on a 3-year 16 iPhone...