Just a friendly reminder that today is the day that Apple releases the iOS 6 upgrade for the following devices: iPhone 4S iPhone 4 iPhone 3GS iPad 2 new iPad 4t generation iPod touch The update is not available. We’ll update this post as soon as it does become available. Devices not on the list above will not support iOS […]
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Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders top 2 million in first 24 hours
Apple today announced that it received over 2 million iPhone 5 pre-orders in the first 24 hours alone. This doubles its previous record set by the iPhone 4S. “iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. […]
Apple iPhone 5 coming to MTS on September 28th and “soon” to SaskTel
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 this week, it announced that its latest smartphone was coming to the three largest Canadian carriers (and their flanker brands). Now we can add two more carriers to the list that will carry it, albeit slightly later. MTS has announced that it will begin to offer the Apple iPhone 5 on September 28th. For […]
Samsung takes aim at Apple iPhone 5 with latest ad
Samsung may have lost its U.S. patent lawsuit with Apple but it remains unbowed. After a series of video ads clearly aimed at Apple fans and their near fanatical devotion to the brand, the manufacturer has now taken aim at Apple’s latest smartphone. With the tag line “It doesn’t take a genius” it compares Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III to […]
Where to pre-order your Apple iPhone 5 in Canada
Have you pre-ordered your iPhone 5 yet? If you chose sleep over staying up until 03:01 AM EST, here is where you can pre-order it: Apple: Unlocked starting at CA$699 for the 16GB model Bell: Starting at CA$179.95 with a three-year contract for the 16GB model Fido: Only the 16GB model is offered at at CA$179.00 with a three-year contract […]
Humour: Reaction of people to the iPhone 4S when told it’s the iPhone 5
After the Apple iPhone 5, Jimmy Kimmel took to the street to show the new device to people. The only catch: The device people got to play with was not an iPhone 5 but an iPhone 4S. Hilarity ensued: It would have been interesting to see the reaction of people who figured out that this was the iPhone 4S. But […]
Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders start at 12:01 AM PST September 14th
Yesterday, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 and announced that it would begin to take pre-orders on September 14th for Canada and the U.S. (and a number of other countries). The only missing detail was exactly what time would pre-orders begin. We now know that they will start at 12:01AM PDT (or 03:00AM EST). It will be possible to pre-order the […]
Apple iPhone 5 not quite the “world’s thinnest smartphone”
Apple today unveiled its latest smartphone, the Apple iPhone 5, billing it as “the world’s thinnest smartphone” during the announcement. Unfortunately, the claim is not quite accurate as a number of other devices have been slimmer. Among the smartphones that are thinner than the iPhone 5 are the Huawei Ascend P1 S (6.8 millimeters) and the Motorola RAZR (7.1 millimeters) […]