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MTS has announced they will sell the iPhone 5 in Canada on September 28th, with phones to be available in MTS Connect Stores. Pricing will be the same as other carriers on 3 year subsidized contracts, starting at $179 for a 16GB model. Also, the iPhone 4S will be available for $79 and 8GB iPhone...

It's heartbreaking to see an iPhone display crack, or the device itself break, but to see it completed by a .50 cal sniper, that's a whole other story. When a new iOS device is released, Richard Ryan is almost guaranteed to get hold of the device and destroy it. Over the past few years he...

We've all heard of NFC (Near Field Communication) by this point, right? It's a method that would allow users to make payments virtually by tapping phones. Well the latest iPhone didn't adapt that type of technology, but according to Reuters, Bank Of America is testing out a new system that involves a totally different concept....

Continuing their normal grind, AnandTech has continued to test the various aspects of the iPhone 5. Today they have released a thorough analysis of the display on Apple's latest smartphone. Despite the pixels-per-inch remaining at 326 and the display size being pushed-up a half-inch, the maximum brightness and contrast has seen slight improvements. On launch...

The Apple Maps and Google Maps saga has exploded out of control, with further news surfacing Apple ditched Google's maps over lack of voice-guided turn-by-turn directions. Apple also was also reported to have broken contractual obligations with Google prematurely by a year, in a surprise move to launch Apple Maps with iOS 6. Google is...

Prior to the official launch of the iPhone 5, purported early Geekbench results noted the A6 processor runs at 1.02GHz. That number was later confirmed to be true once the phone was released. Now, according to Engadget, the latest version of Geekbench (build v.2.3.6) in the App Store now shows the A6 runs at 1.3GHz,...

Apple has been taking in crucial heat from the media lately over their new iOS 6 Maps application. The only issue regarding the application is a few misplaced streets and the lack of detail in certain areas. What we all forgot was that iOS 6 Maps was supposed to be looked at as an upgrade....

A week ago Samsung released new ads targeting and mocking Apple customers in line for the iPhone 5, and this morning they have uploaded two more slightly modified versions of the first video to their YouTube channel just over an hour ago. The scenario is the same: Apple customers are waiting in line for the...

Apple's new wave of follow-up orders to iPhone 5 chipset makers seems to indicate that the Cupertino company could be looking to sell as much as 50 million iPhone 5 units during 2012, DigiTimes is reporting. Due to stronger than expected sales of iPhone 5, Apple has revised order volumes for the next two quarters, according to industry...

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...

Apple's iPhone 5 launch was last Friday and most Apple stores around the world had customers wrapped around the building. AwesomenessTV on Youtube decided to take advantage of the situation and dress up as an Apple Genius employee. With this type of opportunity he could have played a span of pranks, but instead decided to...

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...