The images below depict Hajek’s latest iWatch concept as an extension of a Maps running on an iPhone, noting arrows and distance to travel for turn-by-turn directions. Check out the images below and tell us what you think:

Hajek’s iWatch concept envisions chamfered edges from the iPhone 5 and the Lightning connector on the side of the curved glass screen:

Just the other day KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a report citing Apple’s rumoured smart watch could debut in 2014, instead of this year.

You can check out the rest of the gallery over at Hajek’s Flickr page.

This Concept Shows Off ‘iWatch’ Maps Integration with the iPhone [PICS] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Apple has aired a new TV ad to showcase the iPhone 5 and music. The commercial ends with the following line:

Every day, more people enjoy their music on the iPhone than any other phone.

Check it out below and tell me what you think.

This commercial follows the same theme from a similar ad released about a month ago to highlight the iPhone’s camera, titled “Photos Every Day”. It’s definitely better than previous commercials where words were being screamed at you.

Apple Airs New iPhone 5 TV Ad ‘Music Every Day’ [VIDEO] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

In just over a month Google Reader will shut down, which will cause some to weep endlessly but have no fear as numerous worthy RSS reader alternatives such as Feedly have emerged.

Digg previously shared details about their ambitious plans to create their own replacement and now we have more details, via their CEO Andrew McLaughlin, speaking at Internet Week New York (via The Next Web).

The new name of the product will be called Digg Reader, which will be integrated into the existing Digg iOS app via an update. McLaughlin made it clear users will “have one download, which is Digg, and the current Digg will have added onto it reader capabilities.” The company says what they are building will be “very clean, very simple and very fast.”

Digg Reader is on track to launch at the end of June, just prior to the closure of Google Reader. The CEO noted the new reader has already made its way onto production servers this Monday and considering the mammoth task at hand Digg engineers have consulted with Google Reader’s former developers.

Digg Reader will be available on the web and iOS only for now, with Android on the back burner says McLaughlin. He also shared Instapaper integration will be coming in the future and not part of the initial release. Anyone excited for this? What’s your Google Reader replacement right now?

‘Digg Reader’ to Be Integrated into Existing iOS App, End of June Launch is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

You will be asked to enter in a six digit code sent to you via text message to verify your login, essentially a form of two-step authentication we’ve previously seen from Google, Dropbox and Apple for iCloud users.

How to activate login verification? Go to your account settings page and tick off the box in the Account Security section beside “Require a verification code when I sign in.”

Check out the video below:

If only Twitter had used a native app like Google Authenticator to integrate this. If you in an area without cell coverage and need to login to Twitter on the web, you’ll be out of luck in receiving your text message code.

Twitter for Mac updated with Notification Center Support

Guess what? Looks like Twitter for Mac isn’t dead just yet. An update was released yesterday to bring Notification Center support for @ replies and direct messages. You can find this update in the Mac App Store.

Let us know if you’ve enabled two-step authentication for Twitter.

Twitter Adds Login Verification, Mac App Gets Notification Center Support is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Apple is apparently looking to diversify its colour range, at least for the iPhone line, according to the latest rumours shared by Macotakara. Both the iPhone 5S and low-cost iPhone are rumoured to be available in multiple colours for the upcoming release.

However, Macotakara has obtained information from several sources which name different colour choices for the low-cost iPhone. Possible colour options are navy, gold orange, white and gray, while the second source named pink, green, white, blue and yellow orange. Although the reports differ, there is one common theme: none of them mentions the availability of a low-cost iPhone in black.

Also, regarding the low-cost iPhone, Macotakara’s sources say it will enter into trial production in June, with roughly 1,000 units scheduled. Mass production will begin in July just in time for September shipment.

While the blog doesn’t mention price information, it is widely believed that Apple will target the low-end market. However, recent information about a possible $300-$330 price tag suggests that the company will target the mid-end market instead of the low-end.

Macotakara also has information about the anticipated iPhone 5S. Its sources don’t confirm the fingerprint sensor, but report the three new colour choices and the possible dual-LED flash. Also, while the design is expected to be similar to the iPhone 5, sources say the rear microphone hole will have a circular shape and will be placed between the iSight camera and the flash.

The blog entry also addresses the iPad 5. The rumour mill reports that the extra hole that has been seen in some iPad mini prototype cases will be featured in the anticipated tablet. This, according to Macotakara, will be the hole of an additional microphone.

Although the site points to a September shipment date, there is no data about the release date of the iPhone 5S, nor for the low-cost iPhone. What seems to be certain though — according to the blog’s sources — is that the iPad 5 will ship after the new iPhone is launched.

iPhone 5S with Dual LED Flash, New Lower Cost iPhone Colours Coming Says Report is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Adding an activity is really easy

View your activity as a chart

To start tracking one of your activities with tenXer you simply type in the name of that activity, and a new row in the Track tab will appear. You can then slide that row to the right to increment times performed or time spent on that activity. You can tap that row to see what days, weeks, or months you performed that activity and for how long or how many times you did it in the form of a calendar or graph. You can also set weekly or daily goals here.

I had no problems manually adding activities, goals, or incrementing how many hours or how many times I did an activity. My problems came from the automatic tracking features. Automatically tracking how long I was at home or work did not work, because I had to set my location at home and at work as addresses. And while I was at home and at work my current location was outside the geofence. If I could set a location of an activity as a current location this issue would disappear. The other was tracking my Twitter usage, which I had to setup through tenXer.com, and then wait a day for the tenXer app to realize that I had connected my tenXer account to my Twitter account.

tenXer can automatically track activity from a variety of sources

The UI is simple, clean and brightly coloured

If you need help tracking your activities, tenXer is a free and pretty easy way to track them. You can download it from the App Store here. Then tell us if tenXer helped you keep track of something.

tenXer – Keep Track Of Your Life [Review] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

The future of the wallet isn’t bright, at least according to PayPal’s recently published survey. According to their research, the majority of Canadians aspire to a wallet-free lifestyle. They are followed by other countries like Australia, Germany and the UK.

Nine out of ten Canadians (87%) would leave their wallets at home, and nearly one in four (23%) of the surveyed Canadians aged 18-24 would opt for a mobile payment method instead of a wallet.

• Canadians are in good company: 87 per cent wish they could leave a wallet at home; Germans, Americans, Australians and Brits agreed overwhelmingly (90%, 86%, 80% and 76% respectively) that they’d like to leave a wallet at home;

• Canadians are most likely to find themselves unable to make a purchase because they don’t have cash with them (75%); Germans are the least likely (57%);

• The UK may be leading the charge towards a wallet-less future – 32 per cent reported they would choose a smartphone over a wallet when going out if they could only bring one item.

Although this number bears great significance for Canadian mobile payment processors, there appears to be a discrepancy between consumer demand and reality. Some 75% of Canadians have reportedly been unable to pay for something due to lack of cash, with the same young age group (18-24) facing the above situation frequently, despite some obvious efforts coming from the mobile industry to meet this demand. As we previously reported Bell and RBC teamed up to provide their own secure mobile payments solution which is currently limited to Bell Mobility smartphones.

But the PayPal survey isn’t limited to Canada. ‘Consumer frustration’ is spread across the globe apparently, based on surveys conducted in Australia, Canada, Germany, the US and the UK.

With summer vacations just around the corner, Canadians apparently have big plans, but taking their wallet isn’t included–at least at the beach. As the survey points out, they don’t wish to take their wallet to a bar, laundromat, grocery store or restaurant as well.

• The beach (70%) topped the survey as the place most Canadians wished they could go without a wallet, followed closely by the gym and while exercising (52%);

• Canadians were also the most likely to wish they didn’t need their wallet at a bar, while Germans and Americans were most likely to wish they could attend concerts or sporting events wallet-free;

• Canadians listed the Laundromat, grocery store and restaurants as places they wished they didn’t need to take their wallet with them.

What about you? Would you switch to a digital wallet?

Canadians Losing Interest in Wallets, PayPal Study Finds is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Mobilicity debtholders this morning voted in favour of a $380 million acquisition by TELUS, a deal both companies announced a week ago. Stewart Lyons, Mobilicity President and Chief Operating Officer and the following to say:

“We are pleased to have received the support of our debtholders for the TELUS Acquisition Plan.  This is a significant step towards final approval of the Plan through which the business, combined with the financial strength of TELUS, can be continued in a way that will benefit our customers and employees.”

TELUS responded to the announcement with David Fuller, TELUS Chief Marketing Officer noting:

“Today’s positive vote is an important step on the road to allowing TELUS to sustain service for Mobilicity’s quarter-million customers and preserve the jobs of their 150 employees without a disruption caused by their current financial challenges,”

The deal is still subject to approval from the company’s debtholders, the court, the Competition Bureau, and Industry Canada. Mobilicity has started proceedings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to acquire approval under the Canadian Business Corporations Act for a plan of arrangement, on top of court approval of a transaction to permit the newer wireless entrant to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of TELUS.

TELUS earlier revealed Mobilicity first approached the company for a deal last December.

Mobilicity Debtholders Vote in Favour of TELUS Acquisition is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart took the time to comment on Apple and its recent hearing in front of a U.S. subcommittee over its tax practices. Titled “Tax Men – Apple,” it is described as the following:

Senators laud Apple CEO Tim Cook for his amazing products and outside-the-box interpretation of the American corporate tax code.

Stewart and The Daily Show love taking their jabs at Apple:

#TDSBreakingNews Apple’s offshore cash avoided tens of billions in taxes. So THAT’S why their stuff is so cheap.

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) 22. Mai 2013

This is hilarious. Check it out below:

[via Fortune Apple 2.0]

Jon Stewart Takes on Apple and Recent U.S. Senate Hearing [VIDEO] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

The report points out that the iPhone 5 display, which is the most frequently cited repair item, is the most costly component. A statement by online repair shop ComputerOverhauls.com notes “due to the high cost of replacement parts, we are not yet offering iPhone 5 repairs”. Due to parts shortages and the high costs, Apple itself frequently performs repairs by swapping out the user’s device, then putting the damaged device through a refurbishment process and reselling it at a discounted price.

There is a tight control on iPhone 5 components in the market, [repair firm iCracked founder AJ] Forsythe says. “Market forces determine the price,” he says. “Apple sells about 300,000 iPhones a day and, as the repair market grows, prices will get lower.”

“Apple controls everything from the manufacturing to the gear for the iPhone 5,” says Jeff Haynes, editor at deal site TechBargains.com. As the iPhone 5 is larger than the 4, the cost for replacement parts rises, he says.

Independent repair firm iCracked, that has expert technicians across the United States, is currently charging half as much to fix an iPhone 4S screen ($79 to $99) as to fix an iPhone 5 ($169 to $199).

iPhone 5 Repair Costs High As Apple Keeps A Tight Control Over Components is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource