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According to Deadline, Apple has struck a deal to stream content from The CW to the Apple TV in the USA, as CW President Mark Pedowitz says “this year we’re reaching more viewers on more platforms.” The CW told MacRumors the deal will bring an app to the Apple TV’s home screen and function like the existing Xbox and mobile CW apps:

It’s a dedicated CW app that will work like our Xbox and mobile and tablet apps – no cable authentication required, full episodes of our shows available next day after air, ad-supported.

This is a pretty significant achievement for bringing shows to the Apple TV as consumers will be able see shows the next day, albeit with ads. There is no word whether Canadian Apple TV users can expect to see our TV networks launch a similar deal. Currently there are existing iPhone and iPad apps to stream ad supported shows from networks like the CBC, CityTV, Global and CTV, with most apps including AirPlay functionality to stream to the Apple TV.

Apple TV to Get First Network Television App from The CW is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

The future of AU Optronics, Apple’s supplier for iPad mini panels, is now uncertain, according to Digitimes. As consumer demand has slowly dropped in the second quarter, the supplier expects shipments to fall to as few as 2.8 million units, a 30% drop compared to 4 million panels shipped in the first quarter.

AUO’s drop in the second quarter will also come as overall shipments for the iPad mini are expected to drop around 20-30% on quarter to around 10 million units largely due to the time period traditionally being a slow purchasing period for consumers. The remaining seven million panels for the device are expected to come from LG Display, said the sources.

If AUO doesn’t resolve the issues it has faced recently while producing iPad mini panels for Apple, it could lose a major client. The Cupertino, California company is expected to gear up production for the second-generation 7.9-inch tablet, and AUO needs Apple’s certification to retain its position as the major supplier.

AUO has already submitted panels to Apple for use in the second-generation iPad mini, sources say, but so far only LG and Sharp has received the tech giant’s certification to be panel supplier for the anticipated 7.9-inch tablet.

iPad Mini Panel Supplier AUO Could Fall From Apple’s Grace [Digitimes] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says although his company has a sizeable head start in Canada, they are ready to do battle against Canadian TV providers such as Rogers and Bell Media-Astral, who are scrambling to launch their own rivals services, reports The Globe and Mail:

“Linear television has been very successful … but it’s ripe for replacement,” Mr. Hastings said in an interview. “They are now realizing they have good content and that they need to make it on-demand and convenient to access. They are a few years late, but that won’t matter in the long term. What will matter is if they can get in there and really improve the television experience.”

The CEO says Netflix is ready to assertively bid for movie and TV rights in Canada while continuing to increase funding to produce original content, such as House of Cards and Hemlock Grove for its 2 million Canadian viewers. In comparison, there are roughly 12 million Canadian households with traditional cable TV packages.

Hastings still believes Netflix is a complementary product alongside cable TV, but as more cable TV companies adopt its business model, he believes more original content is necessary to differentiate itself.

“We don’t just want to licence we want to develop and build and look more like a television network,” said Mr. Hastings, whose company posted a $19-million profit in the last quarter. “We have to stay on our toes – it would be tragic for us to be Netscape and invent a model and then get run over by the big guys.”

Last week a report from the Globe noted Rogers has plans to create its own Netflix rival which could involve producing its own exclusive content as well. As for Bell Media and Astral, they recently told the CRTC their $3.3 billion merger should be approved in order to combat services like Netflix with its own offerings. Quebecor’s Vidéotron recently launched its own French-language Netflix competitor in Ontario and Quebec.

Bell Media president Kevin Crull says “the headlines are ominous about our industry,” as streaming hours from Netflix and YouTube have said to already surpass traditional television.

More choices and competition benefits the consumer–it’ll be interesting to see what our cable companies can come up with to battle Netflix.

Netflix Ready to Battle Rival Services From Canadian TV Providers is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

For the past while now you’ve probably seen some of the deals offered via the cool cats from Stack Social, but as of today we’re officially announcing we have worked out a deal to launch a collaborative iPhoneinCanada.ca Deals Store.

This store allows us to offer readers exclusive discounts on software and accessory deals related to the Mac and our iOS devices. We will be curating and promoting deals where shipping to Canada is included to ensure you don’t miss out on a single sale.

Below are some of the trending deals available worth checking out right now!

• $15 Earbuds with remote/mic for your iPhone or iPad
• $15 Coco retro handset: works for iPhone, iPad, regular phones (very popular)
• Build iOS apps from scratch without programming
• Name Your Own Price Gamer Bundle (average price just $3.52!)
• CrazyTalk 7: the easiest way to auto-animate images with your voice
• Enter to win $1000 worth of Steam credit (free entry)!

Introducing Savings From the iPhoneinCanada.ca Deals Store is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Sharp Corp, one of the largest display makers from Japan and a supplier to Apple, has signed an agreement with Samsung to supply small display screens for mobile phones, aiming to recover from a worse-than-expected $5.4 billion net loss in its latest financial year, Reuters reports. The business plan, which is a part of a three-year rehabilitation roadmap, will target annual operating profit of 150 billion yen by the year to March 2016.

Helped by expanded screen shipments to the Korean tech giant, Sharp forecasts an 80 billion yen operating profit for the year to next March 31. However, the biggest challenge for Sharp’s recovery is keeping the factories busy enough to earn profits that will satisfy its creditors “despite slowing growth in its business making screens for Apple’s iPads and iPhones”, notes the source.

“In January, Sharp had to curtail production of 9.7-inch iPad screens, hurting output levels and threatening its recovery in profitability. The Japanese company is preparing to begin large-scale production next month of screens for Apple’s next iPhone model, the sources said.

In a March agreement with Samsung Electronics that provided cash-strapped Sharp 10.4 billion yen in capital in return for a 3 percent stake, Japan’s leading liquid crystal display fabricator also promised to supply small display screens to the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones.”

While Hon Hai and Sharp have decided to remain in contact, cooperation for now is limited to their shared ownership of the world’s most advanced LCD plant in Sakai, Japan.

Sharp To Build Displays For Samsung, Aiming To Recover From $5.4 Billion Loss is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Sharp Corp, one of the largest display makers from Japan and a supplier to Apple, has signed an agreement with Samsung to supply small display screens for mobile phones, aiming to recover from a worse-than-expected $5.4 billion net loss in its latest financial year, Reuters reports. The business plan, which is a part of a three-year rehabilitation roadmap, will target annual operating profit of 150 billion yen by the year to March 2016.

Helped by expanded screen shipments to the Korean tech giant, Sharp forecasts an 80 billion yen operating profit for the year to next March 31. However, the biggest challenge for Sharp’s recovery is keeping the factories busy enough to earn profits that will satisfy its creditors “despite slowing growth in its business making screens for Apple’s iPads and iPhones”, notes the source.

“In January, Sharp had to curtail production of 9.7-inch iPad screens, hurting output levels and threatening its recovery in profitability. The Japanese company is preparing to begin large-scale production next month of screens for Apple’s next iPhone model, the sources said.

In a March agreement with Samsung Electronics that provided cash-strapped Sharp 10.4 billion yen in capital in return for a 3 percent stake, Japan’s leading liquid crystal display fabricator also promised to supply small display screens to the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones.”

While Hon Hai and Sharp have decided to remain in contact, cooperation for now is limited to their shared ownership of the world’s most advanced LCD plant in Sakai, Japan.

Sharp To Build Displays For Samsung, Aiming To Recover From $5.4 Billion Loss is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

Sharp Corp, one of the largest display makers from Japan and a supplier to Apple, has signed an agreement with Samsung to supply small display screens for mobile phones, aiming to recover from a worse-than-expected $5.4 billion net loss in its latest financial year, Reuters reports. The business plan, which is a part of a three-year rehabilitation roadmap, will target annual operating profit of 150 billion yen by the year to March 2016.

Helped by expanded screen shipments to the Korean tech giant, Sharp forecasts an 80 billion yen operating profit for the year to next March 31. However, the biggest challenge for Sharp’s recovery is keeping the factories busy enough to earn profits that will satisfy its creditors “despite slowing growth in its business making screens for Apple’s iPads and iPhones”, notes the source.

“In January, Sharp had to curtail production of 9.7-inch iPad screens, hurting output levels and threatening its recovery in profitability. The Japanese company is preparing to begin large-scale production next month of screens for Apple’s next iPhone model, the sources said.

In a March agreement with Samsung Electronics that provided cash-strapped Sharp 10.4 billion yen in capital in return for a 3 percent stake, Japan’s leading liquid crystal display fabricator also promised to supply small display screens to the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones.”

While Hon Hai and Sharp have decided to remain in contact, cooperation for now is limited to their shared ownership of the world’s most advanced LCD plant in Sakai, Japan.

Sharp To Build Displays For Samsung, Aiming To Recover From $5.4 Billion Loss is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

So far we’ve given away a TELUS iPhone 5 and ending tonight is an iPad mini giveaway from Rogers, all to celebrate our new site redesign. We’re not done yet folks (seriously, more to come!) as our friends at ZAGG want to share the love too, so we’ve teamed up to give away TEN ZAGGsparq 6000 chargers ($1000 value):

The ZAGGsparq 6000 is the most convenient and stylish portable backup battery available. The sparq’s 2.1A output provides ultra-fast charging for all your favorite devices. And with its four-charge capacity, and two USB charging docks, the ZAGGsparq 6000 is a must have for active device users.

I’ve been using this new generation design ZAGGsparq (the 3100 model) for a while now and I’ve been loving it for my iPhone and iPad. It’s much smaller compared to the original square design and it also retains its charge for longer too.

Listen, you know shipping options from the USA to Canada can kill some of these accessory deals, so this is one contest you don’t want miss out on.

How to Enter to win the ZAGGsparq Contest

1. Follow @iPhoneinCanada and @ZAGGdaily on Twitter

2. Send out the following tweet:

Enter here to win a $100 ZAGGsparq charger from @iPhoneinCanada @ZAGGdaily! http://bit.ly/15HlqHS

3. Post a comment on this blog post to confirm your entry!

Contest ends May 20th at 11:59PM PDT. Winners will be announced shortly afterwards and must have a Canadian  mailing address. Limit one winner per household. Good luck!

Contest: Enter to Win $1000 Worth of ZAGGsparq Chargers from ZAGG is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

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On Monday, T-Mobile USA ended their iPhone 5 promotion and raised the iPhone 5 down payment from $100 to $150. During the initial launch of the T-Mobile iPhone 5, the Bellevue, Washington based
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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) is rumoured to be losing field to rival Pegatron Corp. According to Reuters’ information, about 60% to70% of Foxconn’s revenue is coming from Apple. From this perspective, a Pegatron–Apple collaboration poses as a potential risk for Foxconn, which has been struggling to grow in the smartphone market.

The news comes hot on the heels of Pegatron’s hiring process: the company has recently announced that it plans to add another 40,000 workers to its workforce, which currently stands at 100,000 workers.

This announcement fuelled speculations about the cheaper iPhone. Furthermore, some voices began to whisper that Pegatron will likely be the sole assembler of the anticipated low-cost iPhone.

“Pegatron posts a long-term risk to Hon Hai because as it catches up on margins by supplying more components, it can provide more aggressive pricing,” Daiwa Capital analyst Birdy Lu said. “Hon Hai’s margin uptrend is not a guarantee.”

Considering that Pegatron is about a quarter of Foxconn’s size in revenue, it has high aspirations, such as from going from nothing to something, and a possible scenario could look like this: Apple is after cutting costs with the cheaper iPhone, and Pegatron has the ability to offer competitive pricing, which could win an exclusive contract from Apple, which could be assembling the low-cost iPhone.

“Hon Hai would see a flat revenue this year at best… while Pegatron has great growth potentials because it is going from nothing to something,” said HSBC analyst Jenny Lai. “But Hon Hai’s margins would improve, benefitting from getting more component orders.

Foxconn’s chairman has had his moment of revelation — heavily influenced by Apple’s recent performance, or at least the public numbers — as it is planning or to ease its reliance on Apple. Or it could hold out for another exclusive contract with the tech giant.

Apple Rumoured to Switch From Foxconn to Pegatron is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog – Canada's #1 iPhone Resource