It’s that time again folks! Last year, we had a massive $2000 One Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway to celebrate this blog’s one year anniversary. I started this blog in the fall of 2007, so technically the two year anniversary should’ve taken place in the Fall of 2009!

Normally our blog anniversary giveaway takes place in mid to late January. I decided to push the date back to coincide with the 2010 Winter Olympics! Why not add some extra oomph to the fun here already?!

Either way, it’s going to be a big bonus for all you loyal readers out there–especially those who have been reading since this blog’s beginnings. I can’t thank you enough for supporting the site! I’ve met so many wonderful people along the way. Let’s take some time out and give away some awesome prizes!

A big thanks goes out to the following sponsors for these prizes:

• ZAGG: 5 x ZAGGsparqs, 5 x full body iPhone invisibleSHIELDs ($900US value)
• OtterBox: 3 x $50 gift certificates ($150US value)
• iPodRepair.ca: 1GB iPod Shuffle ($89 value)
• Helium Digital: 1 x Bluetooth Wristband Communicator, 2 x Gel-Shellz ($140US value)
• 1Password for Mac: 2 x promo codes ($80US value)
• WhatsApp: 10 x promo codes ($9.99) and brand new 8GB iPod Touch ($245CDN value)
• Griffin Technology: 2 x Aircurves, 2 x WindowSeats ($99 value)
• Not Your Average iPhone Book – 50 copies! ($350US value)
• Orion Accessories – Assorted iPhone cases/cables ($100US value)

Total prize value: Just under $2200! That’s right, we topped last year’s prize total!

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Day 1 Giveaway: 8GB iPod Touch + 10 x WhatsApp Promo Codes

The creators of WhatsApp have generously sponsored an 8GB iPod Touch and 10 x WhatsApp promo codes! If you haven’t read our review of WhatsApp already, it’s one of my all time favourite iPhone apps. The comparisons of WhatsApp as the Blackberry Messenger equivalent are just wrong–this app absolutely destroys Blackberry Messenger.

WhatsApp enables iPhone and iPod Touch users to send messages, pictures, videos, audio notes, and GPS location to each other for FREE. Say good bye to those expensive SMS charges from Rogers/Telus/Bell. Thanks to Push Notifications you get every single message, plus the speed of sending messages is equivalent to chatting via IM. It’s that awesome!

You can now get your chance to win a this app for FREE (it’s $0.99 in the App Store) PLUS the following custom engraved 8GB iPod Touch:

How to Enter:

1. Follow us on twitter.com/iphoneincanada

2. Send out the following tweet on twitter (make sure the #iicday1 hashtag is included!):

I just entered to win a 8GB iPod Touch! Follow @WhatsAppInc @iPhoneinCanada and RT to win! http://bit.ly/aafr8w #iicday1

Contest Rules:

1. Open to Canadian and US addresses only.
2. Contest ends on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 11:59PM PST.
3. Winner to be announced on Monday on the blog and via private DM on twitter.
4. GOOD LUCK!!

Two Year Blog Anniversary Olympic Giveaway! Day 1 is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

You might have already noticed, but we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to establish a brand new blog dedicated to Apple’s latest creation, the iPad.

We’re super excited to announce that iPadinCanada.ca is now LIVE! The purpose of this new blog is to focus solely on the iPad in Canada, and nothing else.

(logo created by RoryPiper from Green Candy.)

We could’ve integrated iPad news into iPhoneinCanada.ca, but we wanted to keep things separate. The iPad is going to bring a torrent of news, tutorials, and accessories with it. Having a dedicated iPad blog only for iPad freaks will keep things simple. Rest assured you’ll hear about upcoming iPad data plans from Rogers, Telus, and Bell from us, and more!

Here are a few posts from iPadinCanada.ca you might enjoy:

• Apple iPad Event Keynote Stream Videos
• Chart of iPad Comparison Charts – Funny!
• Will Rogers/Telus/Bell Offer a 6GB iPad Data Plan?
• Will the iPad Start a Man Bag Revolution?
• Apple iPad Hands on Videos Round Up
• How to Make Your Own iPad With Printouts!
• Charlie Rose Talks iPad With Mossberg, Arrington, Carr

Don’t forget to subscribe to the iPadinCanada.ca RSS feed and to follow iPadinCanada on twitter! We’re going to have the same amazing giveaways and contests, so make sure you don’t miss any updates!

iPadinCanada.ca: Canada’s Newest iPad Blog! is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

Remember back in late December, when I mentioned how iPhoneinCanada.ca was nominated for a 2009 Golden Retrevo Award? We were originally nominated under the “All Things Apple” category, but yesterday we found out we won an award under the “Mobile Gadgets” category (I sure hope that was right)!

Nevertheless, I’d like to personally thank each and every one of you that voted for us! It’s great to know that our hard work translates into helping you guys, and people actually notice our blog. Thank you. Everyone will be rewarded fairly soon!

iPhoneinCanada.ca Wins a 2010 Golden Retrevo Award! is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

Can you believe 2009 has come to an end and 2010 has come upon us?! It’s been a phenomenal year at iPhoneinCanada.ca, and our entire team thanks you for sticking around, reading, and supporting this blog.

A year ago, we had started our One Year Anniversary Giveaway. History will repeat itself, as our Two Year Anniversary is set to launch in late January. So please stay tuned for some awesome giveaways!

In the meantime, here are some top posts of 2009 according to Google Analytics (as you can see, anything related to the launch of the iPhone takes the cake):

1. New iPhone Coming at Apple WWDC 2009?
2. 2009 WWDC Predictions: New iPhone 3GS, OS 3.0 Release Date?
3. iPhone 3.0 software update; Due Summer 2009
4. Fido to Stop Selling the iPhone 3G in 2009?
5. Rogers/Fido To Release iPhone 3G “S” June 19, 2009
6. Fido to not receive new iPhone in 2009?
7. iPhone OS 3.0 Releases June 17, 2009
8. Macworld 2009 Kicks Off Today: Predictions from Apple?
9. No Jobs, iPhone at WWDC 2009
10. iPhone Boxing Day Deals for 2009

Here are some personal favorites:

• How to Setup a US iTunes Account in Canada with Vanilla MasterCard
• How to Open a US iTunes Account Without a Credit Card
• My Friday Top Five Favorite iPhone Apps
• How to Jailbreak/Unlock iPhone 2G/3G/3GS on 3.1.2 Blackra1n/Blacksn0w Guide
• How to Use Skype Over 3G on your iPhone
• BREAKING: Rogers Announces iPhone 4G with Lifetime Contracts
• SimplyTweet: The Best iPhone Twitter App To Date
• WhatsApp vs Ping! iPhone to iPhone Messaging Review
• USTREAM Live Broadcast iPhone App Released! Enables iPhone 3G Video Recording!

There’s so many more posts I could include here, such as tutorials from Rory Piper or  X1Zero. What were some of your favourite iPhoneinCanada.ca articles from 2009?

iPhoneinCanada.ca 2009 Year in Review is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

Just a short one today to wish everybody a Happy New Year! On behalf of everyone who has helped contribute to the success of this blog, thank you to YOU, our loyal readers!

2010 has finally dawned upon us and we can only hope what new goodies Apple will bring. We know that a new iPhone will be coming in the summer. Maybe an iTablet at the end of January? iPhone OS 4.0 will continue the magical evolution of the iPhone since the days of 1.0 (if you can remember that far back!).

Hope you enjoy your day and wishing everyone success and happiness in the coming year!

Happy New Year and Welcome 2010! is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you’re going to enjoy your day today! Before we continue, I just wanted to inform you that iPhoneinCanada.ca has been nominated for a 2009 Golden Retrevo Award under the All Things Apple category! We need your help if you think we’re worthy of an award.

Vote For Us With One Click Of A Button

You can vote DAILY until January 25th. All you need to vote for us is click on our voting link below.:

Click Here to Vote for iPhoneinCanada.ca

2009 Golden Retrevo Awards: Vote For iPhoneinCanada.ca! is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

Just wanted to take a quick second here to say a MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of our iPhoneinCanada.ca readers! It’s been another year and I would like to say thanks to each and every one of you for reading and supporting the past and previous sponsors of this blog! Today is Christmas, so we’re all going to take a time out away from the blog to spend with friends and family. You should do the same (please put down that iPhone for once!).

On behalf of the entire iPhoneinCanada.ca team (Rory Piper, Dusty aka the iPhone Forums King, and Nick Hesson), thanks and hope you enjoy your day!

Some words from X1Zero:

Thank you for actively supporting the iPhoneinCanada.ca community. Without you, this blog would be only words and a website. This community is so wonderfully passionate about everything that we discuss and I hope everyone has a happy holiday and gets some well deserved rest. Your regularly scheduled blogging will continue soon.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Still Craving Content Today? Read the Following Posts To Keep You Busy:

• A Few Apps To Get You Through The Holidays
• The Latest App Store Reviews
• X1Zero’s Corner’s Latest Posts

Preview of 2010: iPhoneinCanada.ca’s Two Year Anniversary Giveaway

That’s right folks–it’s that time of year again! Last year we gave away over $2000 worth of stuff (who else does that?!). This time around we hope to be able to give away just as much or more to thank each and every one of you out there for sticking around. Stay tuned!

Merry Christmas from iPhoneinCanada.ca! is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

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 graphics of the main site.

Although it doesn’t have as much to offer as the Apps available in the AppStore, it’s a definite improvement from the other mobile version, and the official blog on the subject says that they still have lots of visitors, despite all the other third-party clients out there.

In order to try out the new version, it’s best to use a WebKit browser such as Safari on the iPhone. The new mobile interface will not replace the m.twitter.com experience for the time being, but you can look for that switch to happen in the coming months.

Leland Rechis of the User Experience team writes:
What may be a less known fact is: Lots of people access Twitter on their phones via our good ol’ mobile website, and trusty ‘m’ has been delivering tweets faithfully. However, ‘m’ doesn’t fully feel like Twitter, and could probably do a bit more things for you.

‘M’ should also be fantastically innovative — naturally the best way to do that is use our own APIs. So, the mobile team here built a brand new mobile web client from scratch, using only Twitter APIs, and we’d like to share the results with you.

Screenshots from [mashable]

Twitter Releases New Mobile Interface is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

- John McCrae

[CBC]

Remembrance Day: Lest We Forget is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users

Just this past Wednesday, Bell launched their HSPA network. On Thursday, Telus followed suit and officially entered the 3G HSPA+ game too. With three networks in Canada now offering the iPhone, which one should you go with?

On Thursday I had a chance to speak with reporter Ted Chernecki once again, regarding the iPhone in Canada and the launch of the Bell/Telus HSPA+ network. Here’s the short clip of yours truly on Global’s News Hour giving his take on the launch of the new networks:

You can check out the previous Global BC interview here, and the other time when we were featured on Global National. Once again, a shout out goes to all of our amazing readers out there! Thanks for your continued support!

iPhoneinCanada.ca Featured on Global BC’s News Hour is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, News, and Tutorials for Canadian iPhone Users