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By Ex on April 5th, 2009

Today we have an app review for you reading types. As many may guess these days, the idea of newspapers and books is slowly slowly dieing with the advent of e-Books and products such as the Amazon Kindle. However, today we have an iPhone application called Wattpad. Wattpad by WP Technology Inc. Continuing from the…

By Gary Ng on April 4th, 2009

I’m sure everybody out there by now knows when you hold your finger down on an icon, the icons start to “wiggle”. During this time, you can freely re-arrange icons and delete apps (you can even delete Cydia apps this way too). Along the dock of the iPhone, the default icons are Phone, Mail, Safari,…

By Gary Ng on April 2nd, 2009

The US iTunes App Store has some programs that we can’t get in Canada. Some examples are Skype, AOL Radio, and Amazon’s Kindle app. Now that I’ve told you guys and girls how to create a US iTunes account without a credit card, you’ve been able to download Skype in Canada. For those with US…

By Gary Ng on April 2nd, 2009

**Skype is now available in Canada! So just download Skype in Canada, then follow the steps below** The past couple of days we’ve dedicated some decent coverage to Skype. At first, we document how the initial Skype for iPhone launch excluded Canada, then we wrote about how to download Skype in Canada by creating a…

By Gary Ng on April 1st, 2009

Update May 30, 2010: Skype 2.0 has been updated for 3G calling. Check the App Store! Want to use Skype to make calls when you’re out of WiFi hotspots? Imagine if you could use Skype ANYTIME, ANYWHERE by using your Rogers/Fido data plan! You can do so by following the steps below… 1. Jailbreak your…

By Gary Ng on March 31st, 2009

**Skype is now available to download in Canada**!!!! Yesterday saw the launch of Skype for the iPhone–except for Canada! Talk about a frustrating experience, considering the news broke last minute that we wouldn’t be getting the Skype app. Some people aren’t even aware of the news, as I saw so many people on Twitter asking…

By Gary Ng on March 31st, 2009

Lots of people have been taking advantage of US iTunes accounts to gain access to apps and downloads not available in Canada. Such iPhone apps like the recently released Skype or AOL Radio. Previously I showed you guys how to create a US iTunes account by purchasing a MasterCard gift card from Shoppers Drug Mart….

By Gary Ng on March 23rd, 2009

The iPhone currently offers the best web surfing on any cellphone out there at the moment, hands down. Every time I get a chance to try out other mobile browsers (EG Blackberry Storm, Nokia N95, etc), I realize how lucky I am to have mobile Safari. The other browsers were extremely hard to use and…

By Gary Ng on March 10th, 2009

The iPhone’s touchscreen keyboard is one of the best in the business. Compare it to similar touchscreens and you’ll quickly realize they don’t even come close (yes, I’m talking to YOU, Blackberry Storm). The iPhone keyboard cannot be mastered in one day. Give it a week and you’ll be typing like a pro in no…

By Gary Ng on March 4th, 2009

One of the most used features on my iPhone is the camera. It’s very easy to use and sharing photos via email is a breeze. Lots of people hate on the iPhone’s camera, which in some cases their arguments have merit. But on the whole, the iPhone camera does its job and does it well….