Stories by Usman Qureshi

Samsung to Release All of its Major Apps for iOS

An exclusive report by SamMobile is claiming that Korean tech-giant Samsung is planning to bring most of its apps, if not all, to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch later this year. The company already has a few apps available in the App Store and has recently revealed plans to bring iOS support for the Gear...

Apple News App to Offer Subscription Content Soon

Two sources familiar with Apple's plans have claimed that the Cupertino giant is working on making subscription content available to consumers via its News app, thus providing paywall publishers a new way to control who gets access to their content, Reuters is reporting. This would give Apple a boost in the growing crowd of online...

Number of Fake Apple Stores in China Continues to Decline

According to a Reuters report, the number of fake Apple stores in China, especially along a busy street of gadget outlets in the southern city of Shenzhen, has declined by about a third from over 30 in the past few months, with most being replaced by unauthorized stores selling Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and other locally...

Apple Patents Spherically Curved Photosensor for Future iPhone Camera

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a newly granted Apple patent titled "Small form factor high-resolution camera", that details best in class sensor technology paired with complex optics to produce a compact, high-performance camera for future iPhones and iPads, AppleInsider reports. Apple's patent details a spherically curved photosensor that receives incoming light,...

Rogers, TELUS, Bell Raising Prices “Because They Can”: OpenMedia

Rogers, TELUS and Bell are all raising their cellular plan prices across Canada starting at $5 per month--blamed on the exchange rate (except in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, where regional carriers offer real competition; and exchange rates 'magically' don't apply). According to Internet advocates OpenMedia, the Big 3 are able to jack up prices "because they can", especially when...

Bell Let’s Talk and CAMH Launch Mental Health Portal, iOS App

Bell Let's Talk, in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), has announced a new, interactive mental health portal online that connects health and community service providers to the latest clinical resources and information about treating mental illness. In addition, a new Psychiatry in Primary Care app for iOS has been launched...