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Student Sues Apple Over ‘Sponsored Responses’ From Siri

Apple launched Siri last October on the iPhone 4S and has since carried over to the New iPad during the iOS 6 beta phase. Overall Siri has performed well with functions such as searching the web, setting reminders, and even telling a few jokes. But the information that Siri spits out isn't all factual, and...

The Apple Version Of Samsung’s ‘It Doesn’t Take A Genius’ Ad [Comedy]

One huge hit over the weekend that we presented to you was the new Samsung Galaxy S3 advertisement labeled 'It Doesn't Take A Genius.' The ad took shots at the iPhone by stating all the better features the Galaxy S3 contains. Many of the initial reactions in the comments section quickly defended Apple and blew the advertisement off as...

How To Check If Your iPhone 5 Has Shipped From Apple Yet

After having such a busy, event and pre-order filled week, iPhone 5's have already started shipping out to few customers. Many reports have shown estimated arrival dates of September 21st, while a 9To5Mac writer is expecting his device today, according to the Fedex estimate. Now below is what the UPS tracking page looks like. This...

Apple: iPhone 5 Pre-orders Have Broken All Previous Records

Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 at a special media event on September 12th and started taking pre-orders for the device 2 days after i.e on Friday, September 14th. While the first wave of these pre-orders is scheduled to start shipping on September 21st, it has already been sold out with shipping times slipping to 2-3 weeks....

Purported iPhone 5 Geekbench Result Beats Top Android Phones

We continue to learn small portions of what the A6 CPU in the iPhone 5 contains, but a recent GeekBench report shows nearly everything about the A6 CPU that we need to know. The benchmarks have exposed a Dual-Core 1.02GHz ARMv7 processor and 1 GB of RAM. The iPhone 4S was clocked at 800MHz, just...

A Look Into Why The iPhone 5 Doesn’t Have NFC

When the iPhone 5 was present in the rumour-books throughout August the largest question about the handset was near-field-communication. A handful of followers had faith that Passbook would tag along the feature, while others failed to make sense of the asset. At one period an unknown chip was thought to be NFC-related until Brian Klug from...

All Yahoo Employees To Receive One Of Five Smartphones Free (Including iPhone 5)

Yahoo employees may be jumping in joy today as newly assigned CEO Marissa Mayer is offering nearly every employee a free iPhone 5. An email sent to employees this morning stated they had the choice between receiving five smartphones, including the iPhone 5. The program labeled "Yahoo! SmartPhones, Smart Fun!" will offer employees a smartphone and would...

The iPhone 5 Already Has Apple Store Lines Forming [PHOTO]

With over five days until the official iPhone 5 release, Apple already has lines forming at their popular New York city location. Early this afternoon CNNMoney reported that seven people were camping out in lawn chairs outside the Apple store. The line began on Thursday at 8 AM; eight days prior to the upcoming official iPhone...

iPhone 5 Launch Roundup: What You Need to Know [Update]

We've covered lots of iPhone 5 news over the past week, including pre-orders from Apple and our Canadian wireless carriers. Here's a roundup of all the posts in one place so you can easily stay on top of updates (the comments are invaluable to stay in the know!): Launch Day: The iPhone 5 Launches in Canada:...

Calgary Added to 3D Maps in iOS 6 to Go Alongside Toronto and Montreal

Back in early August, Apple added Toronto and Montreal to its list of cities with 3D map capabilities. Now, it appears Calgary has been quietly added with 3D maps too. Check out the image below: Here's Toronto and Montreal if you haven't seen them already:   Under Apple's iOS 6 Feature Availability page, Canada isn't...

MTS, SaskTel and Koodo Say the iPhone 5 is “Coming Soon”

MTS and SaskTel have noted on their websites the iPhone 5 is 'coming soon', and so has Koodo. Check out the images below... MTS: SaskTel: Koodo: Last year, SaskTel and MTS also jumped into the iPhone 4S game, albeit a two week delay. If we stick to this same delay for the iPhone 5, we...