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Best Buy Apple Event: 8GB iPhone 4 Free on Contract, $50 iTunes Cards for $39.99
Best Buy currently is holding an Apple event where they are offering bonus Reward Zone points on select Apple products. As for iPhones on sale, the 8GB iPhone 4 is currently available for free on a three year contract either from Rogers, Telus, Bell or Fido. This phone is regularly priced at $49 on a...
Alleged ‘iPhone 5’ Front Glass Plate vs iPhone 4S Hands-On [VIDEO]
Last month etradesupply uploaded a hands-on video comparing the purported next generation iPhone two-toned shell next to an iPhone 4S shell. Now, they are back with another video showing the alleged front glass plate from the next 'iPhone 5' compared to the same glass front from the iPhone 4S. The changes in dimensions compared between...
AppleInsider: The iPhone Will Launch In September, Despite Component Shortage
If you've kept tabs on the iPhone rumors, you may be aware of the component shortage reports. Originally sources believed this would affect the iPhone launch date, but according to AppleInsider, they were wrong. Citing a "trusted industry insider," the sixth generation iPhone will ramp up production in early September, preparing for a mid-September launch....
Apple ‘iPhone 5,2’ Prototype Appears In Server Logs?
According to TechCrunch, a 'reliable source' has found proof of an iPhone 5,2 prototype in their server logs. It's currently unclear whether the iPhone 5,2 or 5,1 will hit production, but at least we know Apple is actively testing with prototypes. TechCrunch reports: A few short days after rumors began swirling that Apple would hold this year’s fall event...
Apple Patents Mind Blowing Smart Cover With Solar Panels, Flexible Display, Built-in Keyboard & More
A new Apple patent published by US Patent & Trademark Office today reveals company's plans for next-generation Smart Cover which include interactive Multi-Touch panels, solar panels, inductive charging, smart pen input and lots more (via Patently Apple). The source points out that this could the first interactive iPad accessory and would serve for lots more than just screen...
Volume Production Of iPhone 5 Not Possible Until Late September, Says Analyst
While reports of an iPhone 5 launch event taking place on September 12th are most likely going to turn out correct, analyst Shaw Wu from Sterne Agee believes that this new iPhone might not go on sale before October due to some unexpected production problems (via Electronista). Based on supplier checks, the analyst notes that he only expects volume production of iPhones...
Apple Passed Up A Curved-Glass iPhone Design Due To Cost
The Apple vs Samsung trial has brought us a boatload of information during this past week. We've seen mainly prototypes, but I find it interesting to know what Apple considered in the past, don't you? Anyways, we are now going to take a blast into the past, and view another iPhone prototype that Apple cogitated about. Douglas...
Sharp: iPhone Displays Will Start Shipping This Month
Sharp's new president Takashi Okuda is already violating Apple's number one rule. Just earlier during a press briefing, Okuda acknowledged that iPhone displays would begin shipping out sometime during August. He failed to provide additional information. Here's what Okuda disclosed, via Reuters: "Shipments will start in August," Sharp's new president, Takashi Okuda, said at a press...
Live In Kingston? The Forecast Calls For WIND
WIND mobile promised they’d be up and running in Kingston this year, and it seems they’ve come through on their promise. The updated coverage map on WIND’s website shows the network is now live, and the retail store is open. If you’re interested in checking it out, the store is located at 70 Princess...
Apple Steals Mobile Market Share From Android Smartphone Makers Including Samsung [comScore]
comScore, the global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital business analytics, has today released data from the comScore MobiLens service reporting overall U.S. mobile phone market share during the three month average period ending June 2012. The numbers reveal that Apple continues to gain share in the OEM market ranking third with 15.4% of mobile...
Does This Look Like Something That Would Inspire Jony Ive For iPhone’s Design? [PHOTOS]
As the crucial Samsung vs. Apple patents battle began in San Jose federal court this week, Samsung tried to convince the jury that before Apple unveiled the first iPhone, it was pursuing a design inspired by a device from Sony. In response, Apple submitted another iPhone prototype code named ”Purple” which indicated it was designed several months before the...
Apple Store Now Stocks Thunderbolt To Firewire Adapters
Apple's long awaited Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter is now available for purchase on Apple's online store for $29.00. If you decide to make a purchase, the product currently has a one-to-three day shipment estimate. This product was first announced at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference around the middle of June alongside the Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet...