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Fake iPhone 5 Units Available for Purchase in China
Today marks the first day of August, so that means we're about a month away from the rumoured September iPhone 5 launch. We've seen a plethora of leaked silicone case designs, which have now been utilized by knock off artists to sell fake iPhone 5 units in China. According to images posted by GizChina, the...
Foxconn to Use More Robots to Replace Workers in Next Three Years
Your next iPhone could be assembled with even more robot hands, according to the latest report from Xinhua News Agency. Taiwanese-based Foxconn, the maker of Apple products such as the iPhone and iPad will be introducing robots to replace the work of physical labour over the next three years: Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn will replace...
Apple Extends iTunes Music Previews to 90 Seconds for Canada and Internationally
Back in November of last year, it was noted Apple had sent notices to music labels notifying them iTunes Music previews would be extended to 90 seconds. Great news for customers, except this extension was only for the USA. The note read: We are pleased to let you know that we are preparing to increase...
iPhone 5 Cases Can Be Found ‘Everywhere’ In China Now
With recent images of iPhone 5 silicone cases surfacing, M.I.C. Gadgets reports cases can now be seen 'everywhere' in China. They posted a gallery of cases, that look eerily similar to the ones we've seen so far. According to the word on the street, Chinese case manufacturers are now widely distributing iPhone 5 cases for...
Rovio Launching Angry Birds ‘Moon Festival’ in China, Along with Official Shoes
China has been in the news lately thanks to their epic knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming. The Chinese market is a large one, and is responsible for Apple's increasing quarterly profits. Speaking of China, Rovio is making some huge inroads into the nation's iOS market. Rovio has been quick to cater to their second largest...
Gogo: The iPhone is the Most Popular In-Flight Device for WiFi Use
WiFi provider Gogo has released a report that states the iPhone is the most popular device when it comes to using in-flight internet, according to Forbes. According to their survey data, the iPhone accounts for 65% of devices accessing Gogo's in-flight internet service. If you take into account the iPod touch, that number jumps to...
These iPhone 5 Silicone Cases Reveal a Thinner, Wider and Longer Design
Here we go again. The only way to figure out what the next generation iPhone 5 might look like is to piece together the tidbits of 'clues' being leaked out by sources with close connections to Apple's supply chain in Asia. According to the latest round of purported iPhone 5 cases, sources revealed to 9to5Mac...
Nortel Completes Sale of Patents and Patent Applications to Apple and More
Nortel, the former Canadian telecom titan, has announced the completion of its sale of patents and patent applications to a consortium consisting of Apple and other companies, such as RIM, Sony, and Microsoft, as stated in a press release below: TORONTO - Nortel Networks Corporation [OTC: NRTLQ] announced that it,its subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited (NNL),...
Royal Ontario Museum to Feature iPhone and iPad Art by David Hockney
Who said the iPhone and iPad can't be used for creation? British artist David Hockney will feature an exhibition the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto this Fall. But these aren't paintings from a canvas--they're pieces created entirely on the iPad and iPhone. 'David Hockney's Fresh Flowers' The Exhibition, titled David Hockney's Fresh Flowers, will showcase...
Financing Now Available for Purchases at the Apple Online Store Canada
The Apple Store was down last night, and it looks like new changes were made to the Canadian Store. Apple Financing is now available for purchases online of $750 or more. If you recall, just over a week ago Apple Canada matched the prices of Apple USA for the MacBook Air, Mac mini, and iMac....
Apple Surpasses Nokia to Become the World’s Largest Smartphone Maker
The latest report from Strategy Analytics show Apple has 'blown away' the competition in total smartphone sales, finally beating Nokia and just narrowly edging out Samsung, in Q2 of 2011. Global smartphone shipments grew a healthy 76 percent annually to reach a record 110 million units in Q2 2011. We had previously reported on Apple...
Transparent Battery in a New iPhone?
Ramping up to the release of a new iPhone in September we have been showing you some mockups of what it may look like - maybe we have already seen it - and some are kinda cool and some make you think, "Apple would never do that?" but what about a transparent iPhone? You don't...