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Intuit GoPayment Introduces New Credit Card Reader For iOS Devices In Canada

Smartphone payment player Intuit, which recently launched Intuit GoPayment mobile payments system in collaboration with AT&T, has just introduced an all new credit card reader for iOS devices. Best of all, the new card reader comes free when you sign up with the service and its official launch is kicking off first with Canada. The swipe card reader will sit atop...

iOS 5.1 Beta 3 Includes Return Of 3G Toggle Switch

As news emerges from the latest iOS 5 Developer Beta release, MacRumors is reporting on the return of the “Enable 3G” switch (it's currently absent from the 4S) which allows users to chose between the faster 3G network or the EDGE network using less battery power. iPhone 4S users will note that this switch is...

Call of Duty Elite iPhone App To Hit the App Store Tomorrow

It's only natural that the world's fastest-selling entertainment product would make its way to the already bustling App Store in one way or another and tomorrow, the Call Of Duty Elite app will get more than a few downloads. The "Elite" online counterpart to the immensely successful franchise offers the ability to create teams, track...

Apple Stock Reaches All-Time High During Trading at $427.75 Per Share

Today during mid-day trading, Apple's stock price reached an all-time high at $427.75 per share, beating its previous high of $426.70 back in mid-October. Today's shares ended up falling to close at $421.73.  At one point last September, Apple's stock valuation made it the largest company in the world. In other news, Apple also filed its proxy statement...

Apple Releases iOS 5.1 Beta 3 to Developers as OTA Download [Update]

Apple has just released iOS 5.1 Beta 3 to developers as an over the air (OTA) download around the world. The Developer Center has yet to be updated with the downloads and change log, so check back soon as this develops. iOS 5.1 Beta 2 was previously released as a standalone download back on December 12th, that...

BodyGuardz 15% Off Coupon For iPhoneinCanada.ca Readers!

If you're looking for another option to protect your iPhone, consider your options from BodyGuardz. The company offers protective films, earbuds, and cases for your iPhone and other electronics as well. The company has offered an exclusive 15% off coupon for iPhoneinCanada.ca readers! Just enter coupon code IPHONEINCA during checkout to save. We will be reviewing...

Help Vote for iPhoneinCanada.ca to Win the 2011 Canadian Blog Awards!

At the end of last November, we posted about our nomination into the 2011 Canadian Blog Awards under the 'Best Science and Technology Blog' category and asked for your vote. Well, it looks like the power of our community pulled through because we received enough votes to make it into the final round. Voting started...

Samsung ‘SwipeIt’ to Debut at CES to Compete with Apple’s AirPlay

According to Amit Kumar, Samsung is set to debut a new wireless feature at CES 2012 called Swipeit, seen as a competitor to Apple's AirPlay: On January 9, 2012, Samsung will announce their Apple Airplay competitor - the Samsung SwipeIt – at CES. SwipeIt works exactly like the Apple’s AirPlay. Watching a video on your...

The Apple App Store Economy, An Interesting Infographic

Last month, Apple announced that its customers have downloaded over 18 billion apps from the App Store since its launch and this number is growing by more than one billion downloads per month. For some sense of how much recent growth has ramped up, consider that the App Store took 2 years to reach its first 5 billion. This indicates that the continued sales of iOS devices,...