Apple overtakes Alphabet again as world's biggest company

Google's parent company Alphabet didn't last long as the world's biggest company. Apple has managed to take the throne back as the company's shares have risen since Monday. They are now trading up US$0.55 at $96.38, while Alphabet's share have slid down. This puts Apple's market capitalization (or the value of all its shares together) at $534 billion compared to Alphabet's $508 billion.

Richard Windsor, an independent analyst at Radio Free Mobile, told Independent that Apple is at a better position as Google has an increasing dependence on Apple for revenue while Apple is taking steps away from Google. They're developing Apple Maps to combat reliance on Google Maps and have allowed ad-blockers on its browsers to keep Google from making money on ads. If Apple will become successful in "booting" Google out, Google could lose $13 billion in annual revenue as well as a "collapse in its valuation."

Source: Independent

LG G4 getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS update in Canada

Still one of the best flagship Android smartphones from last year, the LG G4 is getting even better thanks to an over the air OS update thta brings the latest Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) features and fixes. I received the update to my LG G4 on Telus earlier today and the update weighed in at around 930MB and took twenty minutes to install. Rogers, Bell, Virgin Mobile and Wind are reportedly seeding out updates on LG G4's on their networks as well.

Apple adds 20 new Maps Flyover locations on iOS 9

Apple Maps has had a unique 3D flyover feature for certain countries which shows entire cities in immersive detail. 20 more locations have been given the Flyover treatment in iOS 9 bringing the total to 240 locations. Hit jump for more details.

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Wind Mobile's Vancouver upgrade now complete

Wind Mobile customers in Greater Vancouver are now enjoying better network coverage, faster data speeds and improved call quality following completion of a major network infrastructure upgrade, the company says.

“We are really pleased to have completed another leg in our network upgrade journey. It is gratifying that we are already hearing from customers that they are experiencing a noticeable improvement in their service,” said Alek Krstajic, CEO, Wind Mobile. Calgary is the next Canadian city expected to receive a network upgrade from Wind.

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