iPhone 5s & iPhone 5c coming to 25 more countries by October 25

Apple today announced iPhone 5s will be available in Italy, Russia, Spain and more than 25 additional countries on Friday, October 25. iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will also be available in more than a dozen countries on Friday, November 1, including India and Mexico. 

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iFixit tears down iPhone 5s, gives it 6 out of 10 for repairability

While most new owners of the iPhone 5s are currently inspecting how light delicately reflects off their shiny gold (or silver, or space grey) new iPhone, the intrepid crew at iFixit has wasted no time in in dismembering the latest, greatest new flagship smartphone in the name of science and curiosity. They give the iPhone 5s a moderate 6 out of 10 in terms of repairability. Looks like the iPhone 5s is pretty on the inside too.

New iPhones spike online buy and sell activity

With the upcoming release of the Apple iPhone 5s and 5c, a lot of Canadians are getting ready to make the switch. 

On Kijiji, a local classifieds ad site, there are now over 29,000 iPhone ads, with more than 9,000 of those for the iPhone 5. There has been over a 36 percent increase in search traffic related to the iPhones with a Canada-wide daily search that has increased up to 32,633. The provinces with the largest search increase since the announcement of the new iPhones include Atlantic Canada at 127 percent, Quebec at 60 percent, and Ontario at 37 percent. Also, average daily mobile phone ad postings across the country have increased by 17 percent since the announcement making it up to 6,856 searches.

Reminder: Apple's next-generation iOS7 launches today for iPhone, iPod and iPad

In case you needed a reminder: today is the day that Apple's newest operation system, iOS7, becomes publicly available for mass consumption. No worries about plugging your device into iTunes and continually pressing refresh, the update will be pushed out OTA (over the air) by Apple directly and your device should notifiy you at some point today about the availability. If for some reason you're not a patient person, and can't wait to be notified automatically, you can always manually check for updates on your device in system settings. 

Good luck with your updates and, of course, make sure to backup your device prior to the change!