Apple's App Store holiday app sale is now live

Every year, various popular and in demand iOS apps are discounted by Apple and developers for a year-end sale extravaganza. Various apps are now available for $1.19 in the Canadian App Store. Check them out here.

The Apple Beat: The iPhone ‘S’ Cycle in focus

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

While it makes for a cool feature to demo, 3D Touch is actually the one feature that could rewrite the way we use our iPhones and in a dramatic way that changes what we can accomplish simply by tapping, pressing, and press-holding on icons and menus.

Every other year, Apple launches a ‘new and improved,’ variant of the iPhone from the previous year. Some think of the ‘S’ iPhones as the tock of the tick-tock cycle and usually wait to upgrade to the next magical and revolutionary device to ship a year later. For others, the ‘S’ devices are actually the best version of that generation’s iPhone and the device to get. 

By comparison, other smartphone manufacturers tend to dramatically overhaul their flagship models on a yearly basis. Not just in look and feel, but also in functionality and even user interface. I guess with the exception of HTC, which has pushed out similar looking flagship phones for the past three years now, the objective for the likes of Samsung, LG and countless others, is to offer something almost completely new each succeeding year. 

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iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus available in Canada today

The 9th generation of Apple's iPhone, the iPhone 6S is now available through Apple Retail Stores as well as various Canadian carriers as well as partner stores like Best Buy.

Maintaining the same look and feel as last year's iPhone 6, the updated versions feature faster processors, more RAM, improved 12 megapixel iSight camera capable of shooting 4K video, a new 5 megapixel front-facing camera for Facetime and selfies and the most advanced range of 4G LTE bands. The biggest feature of the iPhone 6S is the new 3D Touch function which provides various menu options based on the pressure applied on the glass.

Pricing begins at $899 (CAD) for the 16GB mode, $1,029 (CAD) for the 64GB model and $1,159 (CAD) for the 128GB model. iPhone 6s Plus will be available in gold, silver, space grey and the new rose gold metallic finishes for a suggested retail price of $1,029 (CAD) for the 16GB model, $1,159 (CAD) for the 64GB model and $1,289 (CAD) for the 128GB model.

SlideShow: Leading up to Apple's Special Event

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco: We're on the ground at the expansive Bill Graham Civic Auditorium where various buses full of journalist, analysts and Apple Employees are filing in anticipation of Apple's next iPhone announcement. The larger venue. Stayu tuned for our post-event coverage here later today.