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Apple Shares Break $700 Upon Apple Pre-Order Sale Announcement

Apple is shattering records by the day as yesterday they've reached the $700 barrier in after-hours and today they actually have topped out at $701.44! Their market capitalization hasn't been short of impressive either, as the Cupertino company reached $657 billion earlier today. This is all fueled by the newly announced iPhone 5, which is expected to shatter previous...

Samsung’s Attempt At Lifting Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban Fails

When Apple overcame Samsung in the court battle with a win in late August, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 wasn't a device that jurors noted infringed on Apple's patents. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 was banned in the United States on June 26th after Apple was granted their preliminary injunction request. Although Samsung was found to owe Apple...

iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Have Started Shipping to Canada [Update]

After we published our post on how to acquire your Apple iPhone 5 UPS tracking number, it appears some iPhone 5 pre-orders have already started shipping to Canada. The following screenshot (thanks @CCasement) shows a 32GB/black iPhone 5 is already on its way to Calgary: @CCasement informs us the free iPhone app Parcel will send you...

How to Get your iPhone 5 Tracking Number via UPS

As most iPhone 5 pre-orders from Apple for factory unlocked units have entered the "Preparing for shipment" phase, it's a matter of time before we'll receive our tracking numbers, most likely by tomorrow. Here's a tried, tested and true method of obtaining your tracking number from UPS. It's what has worked since the days of...

Take A Look At Apple’s Official iPhone 5 and iOS 6 Training Documents

While we un-patiently await the release of the iPhone this Friday, Apple store employees will have a busy week learning the selling points of the iPhone 5 and iOS 6. An exclusive report from iDownloadblog reveals the documents that employees will study over these next few days. The document highlights some key messages of the iPhone...

Starbucks App Pick of the Week: SpellTower [Promo Codes]

This weeks Starbucks App Pick of the Week is Spell Tower ($1.99)! It's the game where you have to swipe your fingers among a block of letters to spell a word. The application is designed for both the iPhone and iPad, but will also work with the iPod touch. We have some free promotion codes...

Watch The First Rovio ‘Bad Piggies’ Gameplay Footage [VIDEO]

Earlier this month Rovio hinted at a new gaming series called Bad Piggies with the release of a teaser video. It all seemed to be an Angry Bird spinoff, based on pigs. The release date for the new Bad Piggies game is September 27th, also almost a week after the iPhone 5 release. It will come...

Manitoba’s Law On Cell Phone Contracts To Protect Consumers Is Now In Effect

Back in April, a new cell phone legislation to protect consumers was unveiled by the government in the province of Manitoba, which was believed to be one of the best consumer protections in Canada. That consumer protection law for cellphone contracts and fees is now in effect in Manitoba, which basically requires cellphone companies to fully disclose and explain...

Find Out Your Rogers iPhone 5 Upgrade Pricing by Dialling 611

Here's a quick tip on how to acquire your Rogers iPhone 5 upgrade pricing--right from your iPhone 1. Dial 6-1-1 from your Rogers phone. Press # right away. It will say: "If you're calling about the new iPhone 5, press #" (PRESS #) 2. Next it will say "For iPhone 5 sales and pricing, press 1;...

Don’t Plan On Using iMessage, Apple Suffering Apparent Outage [UPDATED]

If you're a heavy iMessage user you may have to revert to another form of communication for the afternoon. Apparently quite a few users are experiencing outages, according to The Next Web. A simple search of 'iMessage' on Twitter will bring up thousands of whining Apple fans complaining about the outage. After reading many tweets, it...

Apple Projected To Sell 1 Billion iOS Devices By 2015 [Asymco]

In August, Asymco predicted the sales for iPhone 5 hitting 263 million units worldwide, based on Phil Schiller’s statement that each new iPhone so far has sold approximately equal to all previous generations combined. Last week, the firm announced its projected estimate for the iPhone 5 sales saying that Apple could sell around 6 million devices during the opening weekend. Now, Asymco...