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Rogers, Bell and Telus Drop iPhone 4S Prices to $99 on 3 Year Terms
Most likely in anticipation of the upcoming 'iPhone 5', Rogers, Bell and Telus have simultaneously reduced the price of the 16GB iPhone 4S to $99 on a 3 year term (regularly priced at $159), available in either black or white. The Rogers website just lists both black and white entry model iPhone 4S units as...
‘Double’ Is An iPad-Controlled Telepresence Robot
We've all seen movies involving robots, right? We all thought those days were far from near, but Double Robotics has invented a nifty iPad-controlled robot dubbed 'Double.' While this robot may not nearly include the far-fetched features of that in movies, Double will be very useful around offices, schools, and stores. Double, being controlled by...
Apple Store Grand Opening Weekend: Halifax, Calgary, Coquitlam [PICS]
Yesterday marked the grand opening of new Apple Stores in Halifax, Coquitlam and a new larger location for Market Mall in Calgary. All three stores had lines ups as expected, as the first 1000 visitors received a free commemorative t-shirt. The Halifax store had a slight glitch as power was lost early in the morning...
The Verdict-O-Matic Predicts The Apple vs Samsung Trial Outcome
Having trouble deciding who has tied the knot on the Apple vs Samsung court case? I would suggest that you take a peek at The Joy Of Tech's comical "Verdict-O-Matic." Although this info-graph wouldn't be the first chart I would turn to, I find it very comical and actually informational to those not paying much attention to the...
Apple Responds To Pod2g’s iPhone SMS Spoofing Exploit
Yesterday, iOS hacker Pod2g highlighted an SMS spoofing exploit in iPhone that allows someone to send a text message but change the reply-to address of the text, as a result of which the recipient would receive a text message from someone trusted, but in actual it wouldn't be from that person. As the story broke, folks over at Engadget contacted Apple...
UBreakiFix Leaks Additional Shots Of The ‘iPhone 5’ Front Panel
If you still aren't convinced with recent rumors, UBreakiFix has more photos of the next generation iPhone's purported front panel. According to the source, the smartphone and tablet repair company has received these parts from their anonymous distributor. These are yet again more recycled images of what we've seen in the past. I would fail...
Testimony Finally Comes To An End In Apple Vs. Samsung Patents Infringement Trial
Apple called a number of witnesses to the stand today in order to counter the testimony from Samsung’s experts, after which U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh said, “We are done,” putting an end to nearly fifty hours of testimony heard by the jury, according to AllThingsD. Both Apple and Samsung have now rested their case...
More Photos of the Purported Smaller Dock Connector Reveal Black and White Colours [PICS]
We've seen images of the smaller dock connector for the next generation 'iPhone 5' and iPad Mini, but some more detailed macro shots have been posted by iResq (via MacRumors). The repair site claims they have had these iPhone 5 and iPad Mini parts 'for some time now' and have just decided to share them...
Apple Owes Us $421.8 Million, Claimed Samsung While Concluding Its Case In Patents-Infringement Trial
Samsung has rested its case in the ongoing patents infringement trial against Apple after putting on witnesses who claimed that Apple would owe the Korean tech-giant as much as $421.8 million in royalties, as reported by Bloomberg. David Teece, one of Samsung's damages experts from University of California, Berkeley’s business school, said that Apple’s alleged infringement of two of the patents...
Apple Shares Hit A Record High, Jefferies Analyst Expects It To Reach $900
Back in April, Apple stock (AAPL) reached an all-time high of $644 taking the company's market capital to over $600 billion. Today, AAPL passed that mark once again, hitting a fresh record of $644.13 per share, following which Jefferies analyst Peter Misek boosted his price target to $900 from $800, and predicted that the iPhone 5 could be “the biggest handset...
‘Kenny The Clown’ Gets His Hands On Steve Jobs’ Stolen iPad
Steve Jobs' Palo Alto home recently became a victim of burglary in which several Apple computers and personal items worth more than $60,000 were stolen. While the burglar has been caught and jailed already, a friend of his who goes by the name of 'Kenny the Clown', got his hands on one of Steve's personal iPads...
Analyst Notes Apple iTV in ‘Full Production’, Mid-September ‘iPhone 5’ Launch Imminent
It's always entertaining when analysts publish reports on Apple products because they are always so juicy. The latest from Jefferies' Peter Misek contains numerous predictions based on supply chain notes and Taiwan sales data. He notes the rumoured September 12th Apple iPhone event will include "an announcement of the iPhone 5, possibly of the iPad Mini,...