Rogers noted the other day, that the Rogers and Fido tethering promo announced last summer will been extended. The original expiry date was set for December 31st, so that’s a pretty darn good extension for the promotion. There is no official press documents on the Rogers website as of yet, but details are as follows:

“The current promotion, originally set to expire December 31, provides tethering at no extra charge to … Read More

AdMob, a Mobile advertising network recently purchased by Google, has released their “Mobile Metrics Report” for November 2009, which shows some interesting data in the report about the Canadian market for iPhone usage:

50% of the unique iPhone and iPod touch devices that requested at least one ad from AdMob in November 2009 were located in the … Read More

Even with having a handful of wireless carriers in Canada that now offer the iPhone, it just seems we can’t catch a break. They’ve got us locked in and locked down. From every angle. And now we have more to add to the list. Bell is apparently swinging the iPhone hammer, and placing some restrictions on the purchases of iPhones.

Bell released a document that went into effect yesterday titled “Maximum … Read More

The residents of Kawartha Lakes are in an uproar over four new wireless cell towers being built by Rogers Wireless. The Mayor, Ric McGee, says he’s got no control or say on where the towers will be installed, as that is up to Industry Canada.

“I think this is a classic representation of lack of authority,” he said. “Residents on Balsam Lake do not want to see anymore flashing red lights.” … Read More

Seattle-based “civic software” developer Front Seat has launched City-Go-Round, a Web site that helps visitors find public transit apps for their smartphone or computer.

Walk Score, available as an iPhone app, assigns “walkability” scores for homes and neighborhoods based on the availability of nearby amenities. The app is one of 64 transit apps featured on City-Go-Round.

Walk Score was recently updated to provide public transit data from more than 80 transit agencies. … Read More

Canadian real-time traffic provider Intellione, debuted this week ioVector, a free iPhone application delivering street-level traffic maps, trip times and local search. 

Traffic maps in Intellione are updated twice each minute “to show congestion as it happens on most every roadway, not just freeways”, said the company. ioVector also brings instant notifications to users of a better path while in-route when traffic conditions change. Additional features include driving directions, up-the-road search, … Read More

Metro News Canada has released Canada’s first bilingual iPhone app. This application is not only the first bilingual app but the ONLY one available in the AppStore that allows users to choose between an English or French interface providing news content in either language.

“Metro is quickly establishing itself as a leader in the mobile space and we’re the only daily newspaper publishing in both official languages, so it … Read More

The University of Saskatchewan has joined in on the emerging mobile App market, becoming the first school in Canada offering courses on developing iPhone applications. Developers can create applications such as map tools or games that can be purchased for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s become a burgeoning industry for developers.

“It’s a huge market,” said Chad Jones, one of three teachers of the course “For iPhone apps, I’ve heard … Read More

For the first time, Twitter has entered the ring to battle against various twitter clients. We’ve seen a lot of apps available or twitter, too many to even name infact. But this is the first we’ve seen of something similar that is actually created by Twitter themselves.  Twitter has always had a slimmed-down mobile client while the new preview at mobile.twitter.com, will come with almost all the features and … Read More

Since I’ve been using my iPhone, I’ve definitely taken advantage of online banking while on the go. I can easily check my balance while waiting in line to purchase something. This has come in handy numerous times, but then again, it’s also failed on some occasions due to long load times and the need to zoom in and tap on the tiny buttons. Being Canadian, there is also a lack … Read More