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Apple Reports Q3 Earnings: All Time Record Revenue

Yesterday Apple had announced their third quarter 2010 financial results. The last quarter Apple sold 8.75 million iPhones. How were earnings this quarter, especially with the introduction of the iPad? Pretty good from the numbers below I'd have to say. Here are some key numbers from their Q3 conference call: Record revenue of $15.7 billion...

iPod Touch To Receive FaceTime In Fall 2010

One of the major new features of the iPhone 4 is FaceTime, which is Apple's answer to video calling. Currently, FaceTime can only be used between iPhone 4 devices and the devices must be on a WiFi network (in other words, not the cellular network). Last week, iPadinCanada reported on how the iPad would receive...

RIM Responds To Apple’s Press Conference

Yesterday saw Apple CEO Steve Jobs defend and reiterate (and also announce the iPhone 4 launch date in Canada will be on July 30th!) that the iPhone 4 "Antennagate" has been blown out of proportion. During this press conference, the presentation included a demo that showed other smartphones exhibited the same erratic signal distortion behaviour if...

WSJ: Apple Not Planning iPhone 4 Recall

Earlier today, Apple announced a surprise press meeting for this Friday at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The meeting will be focusing on the iPhone 4 and the first thing everyone thought was that Apple was going to issue a product recall. While Apple will definitely speak about the iPhone 4 signal issues and recently...

Microsoft: iPhone 4 Is Apple’s Windows Vista

Today during the Microsoft Partner Conference, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner had a few words about Apple's iPhone 4 issues. Turner took the opportunity to note that Windows Phone 7 devices should not have any issues when holding the device, as with the iPhone 4, holding the device near the bottom left corner produces wireless reception...

Rogers/Fido Representatives Begin iPhone 4 Training

As we close on the end of July, we have seen some increased activity by the way of the Canadian wireless carriers. Within a few days of the iPhone 4 reveal, each wireless carrier indicated that they would be carrying the iPhone 4 in Canada. Soon after, product/notification pages started to appear where users could...

Telus Releases iPhone 4 Notification Page

With the iPhone 4 set to launch sometime by the end of July, the anticipation for the device has been growing. When Apple announced the iPhone 4, the Canadian Apple website offered users a "Notify Me" service where Apple sends out periodic emails on matters related to iPhone 4. After Apple, Rogers/Fido started their own...

Canadian Apple Stores Sold Out Of iPhone 3GS?

If you're looking to purchase a 16GB or 32GB iPhone 3GS, or maybe the new unlocked 8GB iPhone 3GS, from your local Apple Store, you may be out of luck. We have received numerous tips that Canadian Apple Stores have begun to run dry of their iPhone inventory with no sign of when, or if,...

iPhone 4 Carrier Unlock Almost Ready

Yesterday, reports indicated that the iPhone Dev Team had a Spirit-like jailbreak almost ready that would jailbreak all iDevices running iOS 4. This was great news for those users who have used Spirit to jailbreak 3.1.3 and were unable to jailbreak 4.0. Now, once again, Dev-team member MuscleNerd provides a new update on the progress...

8GB iPhone 3GS Now Available On Contract From Apple

On June 24, 2010, Apple introduced a new 8GB iPhone 3GS that is available for purchase from the Apple Canada Online Store or at Apple Canada retail stores. The New 8GB iPhone 3GS As reported at the time, the 8GB iPhone 3GS is unlocked when purchased at full price from the Apple Canada Online Store...