Now that you have both an Apple iPhone and Apple Watch, things may have gotten a bit more cluttered where you normally charge your devices. Not only do you have at least one device that will require nightly charging at the end of the day but you now have one cable for the smartphone and another for the smartwatch. Enter […]
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Apple ships over 61 million iPhones in Q2 FY2015
Apple last night announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 second quarter. Overall results include quarterly revenue of US$58 billion and quarterly net profit of US$13.6 billion, both of which are significant improvements over the same quarter a year ago. Apple attributes the improved results to “record second quarter sales of iPhone and Mac and all-time record performance of the […]
4-inch Apple iPhone to return in 2015?
Apple long resisted the urge to embrace the trend towards larger smartphone displays. When it finally decided to embrace larger displays earlier this year, it unveiled both the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus models. Despite selling new sales records, there are signs that Apple is not ready to abandon the market for smaller devices. New rumours from […]
Apple brings iPhone Reuse and Recycling program to Canada
Apple yesterday brought its its iPhone reuse and recycling program to Canada. First launched in the U.S. last August, it lets users trade in their old iPhones in exchange for a credit to be applied towards a new model. Billed as “an affordable way to upgrade to a new iPhone,” the value of the credit varies but can be worth up […]
Apple CarPlay brings iPhone to your car’s dashboard
Using your Apple iPhone while driving got a lot easier today with the announcement of Apple CarPlay. The in-car system will allow drivers to control their iPhones either through the car’s dashboard with a simplified iOS interface or with Siri voice controls. Among the functions that it will manage are making calls, using Maps, listening to music and accessing messages. […]
Humour: Apple confirms larger iPhone
Rumours that Apple would this year release new iPhones with larger displays have been around for over a year now. It should therefore come as no surprise that Apple has confirmed that the rumours are indeed true. What is somewhat odder is that they have chosen The Joy of Tech to confirm the news. Also surprising is that the usually […]
BBM for Android and iPhone launch delayed by at least a week
An update today from Andrew Bocking, head of BBM at BlackBerry, indicates that the delayed launch for BBM for Android and iPhone will likely not take place this week. As BlackBerry indicated earlier, the launch delay is due to an unreleased, older version of the BBM for Android app that was leaked and made its way on a number of […]
Apple iPhones make their way to WIND Mobile
If you walk into a WIND Mobile store or check their website, you will not find any Apple iPhone. But the carrier revealed today that it already has more than 2,500 customers using iPhones on its network. And that number could jump even higher when the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S go on sale on September 20th, still without WIND […]