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Will The New iPhone Sell 10 Million Units This Quarter? [Analyst]
Since the iPhone launched in 2007, each initial launch has topped all previous launches. With news earlier today that the iPhone event will be held on September 12th, an analyst has re-evaluated his sale estimates. Analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray retracted his previous prediction and now believes that Apple will sell 6 to 10 million units...
The Globe and Mail News App Updated with Weather Pane and Other Improvements
The Globe and Mail has updated their iOS news app to include a new weather pane at the top of the app based on your location (or you can set it yourself), and has also made some major bug and performance tweaks. A previous update still had the app suffer from repeated crashing after customizing...
Ottawa’s Bayshore Apple Store Grand Opening Set for September 8th
Ottawa's second Apple Store located at Bayshore Shopping Centre is set to have its grand opening this Saturday, September 8th at 9AM local time as announced on Apple's website. A week and a half ago, the location received its painted white Apple logo on the storefront, a sign of an imminent opening. This second Ottawa...
Over 23 Billion Text Messages Sent in Canada in Q1 2012
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has released new numbers for text messages sent in Canada during the Q1 2012 period, with over 23 billion messages sent. They noted in March of 2012, 7.8 billion messages were sent, or 254 million messages per day. Total messages sent in 2011 were 78 billion, up from 56.4...
The iPhone 4S Was Outsold By The Samsung Galaxy S3 In August [Analyst]
When the iPhone 4S was released in October of 2011, the phone was thereafter ranked the best selling smartphone month-after-month. Ten months later, Apple's phone may have been outsold by Samsung's flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone. In the month of August, the Galaxy S3 ranked higher than the iPhone in two-of-three U.S. based carriers. American carriers,...
Apple Won’t Receive $1 Billion From Samsung Until Next Year
With Apple's win in the Samsung case during late August, they were granted around $1 billion in damages. They haven't received any cash amount yet, and will likely have to wait until 2013 before they see the money. Unfortunately for Apple (and Samsung), the case isn't sealed, they still have to undergo a December 6th hearing in...
Apple Announces ‘iPhone 5’ Media Event for September 12th
The Loop has just confirmed Apple has sent out media invites for a September 12th media event, to announce their highly anticipated next-generation iPhone: Apple on Tuesday sent out invites for an upcoming event happening in San Francisco on September 12, 2012. The invitation I received says the event will take place at the Yerba...
Chinese Phone Maker Prepared To Sue Apple Over Next-Gen iPhone Design
Assuming the next-generation iPhone will follow suit with the two-toned design, we have a Chinese iPhone clone company all prepared to sue Apple over its sixth-generation iPhone design. Yes I am being completely serious, they revealed a knockoff functional 'iPhone 5' dubbed 'GooPhone' last week. With the massive amounts of iPhone leaks over the past month,...
Check To See If Your Device’s UDID Was Leaked By Antisec
We learned late last night that hacking firm Antisec had leaked out nearly one-million Apple device UDIDs to the public. The UDID is ultimately Apple's way of identifying each individual iOS device. The string of text is 40 characters long containing a mix of numbers and letters. The Antisec group claimed they hacked over 12 million...
Nano SIMs Arrive At German T-Mobile For A “Near Future” Release
Nano SIM discussion has gone on throughout the past year as the new iPhone is expected to launch with the all-new 'mini' SIM standard. These unique SIM cards are yet to be seen physically, according to past reports Apple will be the lone company with this type of SIM. German carrier, T-Mobile, actually had their...
Hacker Group Obtains 12 Million UDIDs by Breaching FBI Laptop
According to a post on Hacker News (via TNW), the AntiSec group claims to have hacked an FBI computer and obtained roughly 12 million Apple Unique Device Identifiers (UDID), alongside user names, addresses, cellphone numbers, and more. UDIDs are strings of numbers and letters used by Apple and developers to identify your iOS device. They...
Apple’s Competitors Hustle To Announce Products Ahead Of iPhone Event
With the sixth-generation iPhone on-tap to be announced September 12th, many competitors of the Cupertino company are trying to beat them to the chase. These fall announcements are important to companies, as the holiday season rapidly approaches they want their product to be known. This week Nokia and Motorola have announcements set for Wednesday. The former market-leaders will announce...
