What makes this agreement interesting is it marks the first time DreamWorks Animation and its characters will make its way to television through branded shows, providing exclusive and original content to Netflix.

Over 300 hours of new programming will be available to Netflix subscribers and show will be inspired by hit franchises, upcoming feature films plus the Classic Media library, which DreamWorks acquired last year and contains some of the most popular animated characters in history.

New shows will start airing in 2014 and will debut in all territories where Netflix is available.

“DreamWorks Animation is a valued partner in our global efforts to provide families the most engaging stories delivered however, whenever and wherever they want,” said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. “This deal represents a major expansion of what’s already a phenomenal relationship, allowing us to bring beloved DreamWorks characters to the 40 countries where Netflix operates and setting the stage for us to innovate together as we expand into new markets.”

Back in February, Netflix and DreamWorks teamed up to announce the original series F.A.S.T., based on the animated feature film Turbo. The former will debut this December. You can bet once these new shows launch, parents will be hearing it from their kids to access Netflix to watch these new shows.

Netflix continues to add original content to sustain subscribers and most recently debuted the fourth season of the cult comedy Arrested Development.

Click here to sign up for Netflix–it’s $7.99 per month and the first month is free. Content can be viewed from the web, iOS devices, and compatible televisions and select gaming consoles.

Netflix Signs Deal with DreamWorks Animation to Launch Exclusive TV Content is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

The low-resolution images don’t reveal much at first glance, certainly nothing of the technology behind the handset’s display. But at this point the flex cable connectors found on them match the pair of connectors on flex cables at the top of the leaked iPhone 5S logic board.

As you can see from the above image, on the iPhone 5 logic board the connectors that support the display and the digitizer are horizontal, while on the leaked iPhone 5S logic board one connector is oriented vertically and the other one horizontally.

The iPhone 5S is rumoured to feature internal design changes and to match the iPhone 5 in terms of exterior design. However, as the next generation iPhone will have its own selling point just like the iPhone 5S and the other handsets, this leaked logic board reveals that there will be some changed components. It remains to be seen what details Apple will change this year.

Alleged iPhone 5S Display Seems to Fit Logic Board Leak [PIC] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Earlier rumours of a new Facebook event scheduled for June 20 were talking about a news reader app, but an Instagram video-sharing feature could make sense, especially considering Vine’s amazing growth. To put that into numbers: shares of Vine have gone beyond those of Instagram photos on Twitter.

Another reason why Facebook could add a video sharing feature to Instagram is pretty straightforward: it doesn’t need to develop a whole new app from scratch; doesn’t need to brand it; and more importantly, it will eliminate the need to build up another profile on another social network site.

And considering the rapid growth of video sharing services such as Vine, this creates a great opportunity for Facebook to make that monetizing strategy the right way, since an Instagram video sharing feature sounds very attractive for advertisers and marketers.

At this moment, though, this is just a rumour, so this could easily be a blind alley as well. But it surely sounds interesting. What do you think?

Instagram Rumoured to Get Video Sharing Feature on June 20 is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

However, some developers have started diving into Xcode 5, which fills the void of the missing iPad beta through its iOS 7 iPad simulator. The German site Apfelpage.de was the first one to transmit the images using the simulator, showing how a few stock apps will look on an iPad running Apple’s latest mobile operating system.

Of course several iOS 7 apps on the iPad look slightly different, since they make use of the iPad’s screen space. This is why “Control Center” looks slightly different?it is nicely arranged on the lower end of the screen, instead of using (nearly) the entire screen on the iPhone. The same thing was noticed with “Apple Maps” and “Contacts.”

We don’t exactly know the release date of the iOS 7 beta 1 for the iPad, but expect it to reach developers shortly. Until then, you can explore Apple’s latest mobile OS using the simulator.

Xcode 5 Simulator Offers an Early Look at iOS 7 on the iPad [PICS] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Simon & Schuster said it will finally be publishing the paperback edition of Walter Isaacson’s best-selling authorized biography of Steve Jobs on September 10, which will feature a new cover image of the iconic Apple co-founder as a younger man.

Updates to the paperback edition include a new cover image of a young Steve Jobs and a new afterword, according to New York publisher Simon & Schuster. The new image art was taken by Norman Seeff in 1984, whereas the original hardcover image was taken by Albert Watson in 2006. The images are a stark contrast–check them out below:

The Steve Jobs biography is available for $23.19 from Amazon.ca and is eligible for free super saver shipping. The paperback copy is already available for pre-order at Amazon.ca and is cheaper at $16.60, to be released on September 10th.

Steve Jobs Biography Paperback Edition Coming Sept. 10 with New Cover [PIC] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Digg notes all five members of its engineering team “has been heads-down” building their take on the RSS reader over the past 90 days. Digg Reader, version 1 will be rolling out in phases over the next week and everyone will have access by June 26th.

The beta version will focus on the following:

• Easy migration and on boarding from Google Reader.
• A clean reading experience that gets out of the way and puts the focus squarely on the articles, posts, images, and videos themselves.
• Useful mobile apps that sync with the web experience.
• Support for key actions like subscribing, sharing, saving and organizing.

Two months after the launch, the app will focus on increasing speed, adding third party services (such as Buffer, Evernote, IFTTT), better tools to sort/rank feeds and continuing to collect and respond to user feedback.

Below are some first images of Digg Reader:

The secret to success in creating the ‘next’ Google Reader? There is no secret. Just copy exactly what Google Reader was great at–allowing power users to sift through 1000s of RSS reeds quickly and easily. Personally I don’t need another ‘magazine’ type RSS reader. There’s already apps like Flipboard, Zite and Google Currents for stuff like that. Just copy Google Reader and call it a day.

What are you looking for in a Google Reader replacement?

Digg Shares First Images of ‘Digg Reader’, Coming June 26th [PICS] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

According to a report from The Globe and Mail, Verizon is looking to enter the wireless market in Canada and in Ottawa’s eyes, could be that elusive ‘fourth carrier’ the federal government wants to increase competition:

Ottawa, which is weighing alternatives as it seeks to preserve its plan for enhanced wireless competition, views Verizon as the most likely foreign option. Verizon has held exploratory talks with investors in Wind Mobile – one of two struggling new entrants in the wireless market – in recent weeks, but those discussions are still at an early stage. AT&T Corp. of the U.S., Vodafone Group Plc of Britain and Telenor Group of Norway are other names circulating within the telecommunications industry as possible investors, sources said.

The report notes Verizon has held early talks with WIND Mobile, but AT&T, Vodafone and Telenor are other big wireless names being named as possible investors, say sources. Ottawa recently changed federal rules to allow foreign companies to own a Canadian wireless carrier as long as it has less than 10 per cent or less of marketshare.

The plan would be for Verizon to acquire a smaller wireless startup such as WIND Mobile and then engage in the upcoming new wireless spectrum auction to create the much-needed ‘fourth carrier’ notes two industry sources, with one saying “They [Verizon] are definitely taking a hard look right now.” Mobilicity is also being mulled as an option but WIND is seen as being the largest and healthiest startup carrier.

Verizon has a history in Canada and is familiar with the wireless market here as up until 2004, the carrier was a major investor and shareholder of TELUS.

It won’t be cheap to create a fourth carrier in Canada as one Dvai Ghose, telecommunications analyst at Canaccord Genuity, predicts it would cost close to $2 billion to bring WIND to a point where it is profitable–that figure includes spectrum acquisitions, network enhancements and consolidation costs.

Verizon is seen as a player with deep pockets as in the first quarter of this year the company generated close to $20 billion US in wireless revenue alone from its almost 100 million subscribers, which benefited from the company’s massive buying power for smartphones, offering aggressive prices for customers.

Early concerns of Ottawa delaying a WIND Mobile deal due to national security concerns over Huawei equipment would be eliminated as Verizon would replace that wireless gear with its own faster LTE hardware.

Back in March, the Huffington Post reported Verizon and AT&T were interested in acquiring WIND. It’ll be interesting to see what happens to WIND Mobile. Regardless of what happens to the company, a fourth carrier in Canada will have an uphill battle to climb to make up ground against Rogers, TELUS and Bell.

Verizon in Talks to Acquire WIND Mobile, Enter Canadian Wireless Market is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

What’s New in Version 3.4
Cheque-In Deposit

Got a cheque to deposit? As long as it’s payable to you, issued by a Canadian bank and in Canadian dollars, you can deposit it from anywhere, using your smart phone with our Cheque-In Deposit. Simply take photos of the front and back of the cheque and verify your deposit details. Hit “Deposit Cheque”, and you’re done! There are no service charges or monthly fees to use this service, and you’ll start earning interest right away.

ING Direct notes their recent research found roughly 55 percent of Canadians deposit at least one cheque per month to their bank account, either by ABM (71%), in-branch deposits (41%) or by mail (1%).

Westminster Savings was the first iOS app in Canada to allow ‘photo chequing’ to both personal and business customers back in April, beating out our ‘Big Six’ banks which have yet to debut the service, even though reports stated they were ready to launch.

Click here to download the ING Direct iOS app–it’s free. The new feature is also available for Android, BlackBerry 10 and tablets running Windows 8. Let us know how you like this new feature!

ING Direct for iOS Can Now Deposit Cheques via the iPhone Camera is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Reader Ben sent in the follow screenshot of a Speednet.net speed test and down speeds are looking decent so far:

Let us know how your LTE speeds are in the comments below!

Update: Rogers has let us know of more LTE launches today across Canada:

• Baie-Comeau, QC
• Hull Expansion, QC
• Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
• Grand Prairie, AB (LTE, not LTE Max)
• Medicine Hat, AB

Rogers, Fido LTE Network Goes Live in Manitoba [UPDATE, PICS] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

We have taken the iPhone 5 PCB to compare it with the alleged iPhone 5S PCB. As you can see, according to the iFixit teardown, the highlighted part of the iPhone 5 logic board contains: a Skyworks 77352-15 GSM/GPRS/EDGE power amplifier module; an SWUA 147 228 RF antenna switch module; a Triquint 666083-1229 WCDMA/HSUPA power amplifier/duplexer module for the UMTS band; and Avago AFEM-7813 dual-band LTE B1/B3 PA+FBAR duplexer module.

iPhone 5 logic board (Image courtesy of iFixit)

iPhone 5 printed circuit board

The iPhone 5S PCB, however, shows a completely redesigned interior, as you can see in the image below. We have highlighted the same part of the logic board.

iPhone 5S printed circuit board

iPhone 5 logic board (image courtesy of iFxit)

iPhone 5S printed circuit board

Now, we can’t confirm the authenticity of the leaked images, but Moumantai has leaked several parts of what they claim to be the iPhone 5S. However, while we are waiting for the official confirmation, we will likely see some exciting changes in the upcoming high-end model. Or maybe the low-cost model?

Alleged Images of iPhone 5S Printed Circuit Board Reveal Major Changes is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource