Last month, the CRTC ruled against Globalive and their WIND Mobile brand as becoming a wireless carrier in Canada. Globalive was one of a few new wireless carrier entrants into Canada that could have shaken up the industry.

During the recent Canadian wireless spectrum auction, Globalive spent $442 million to purchase wireless spectrum licenses and aimed to deliver cellular service to five Canadian cities in 2009 and then nationally … Read More

Less than four months ago, Google Latitude was finally released for iPhone users. Although we didn’t end up with a standalone app, the Latitude web-app does a great job, all things considering. You can see live traffic, get directions, check out satellite view, and more.

Google Latitude Now With Location History and Alerts

Our Google overlords are always working hard to make things better for us. Yesterday they announced that Latitude … Read More

Bring on the iPhone “competition” in Canada, eh! Looks like Bell has started airing their own iPhone commercials on TV. The following commercial was aired on G4 Tech TV, and was ripped by the one and only, RoryPiper. This branded iPhone commercial only shows Bell at the end, with no mention of Rogers, Fido, or Telus. Enjoy:

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In the USA right now, Verizon Wireless is on a full front assault right now on the iPhone and AT&T. They are pumping millions into a marketing campaign that is exploiting the “weaknesses” of the iPhone, but more importantly the lackluster 3G network of AT&T (oh, and also promoting the Motorola DROID).

Verizon’s Clever Attack Ad on the iPhone and AT&T: Misfit Toys

When I first saw the following … Read More

Remember when Rogers “eliminated” their System Access Fee, only to replace it with the Government Regulated Recovery Fee (GRRF), which has nothing to do with the government whatsoever? Well, today Virgin Mobile’s Chairman, Sir Richard Branson pulled out his guns to attack Rogers over this questionable and unjustified fee. I think he hit the nail on the head, so to speak:

“I’d like to congratulate Rogers for removing one fee … Read More

We’ve heard a lot lately about Verizon’s Motorola Android handset, Droid in the news. This latest device is on an all out assault on the iPhone and what it can’t do.

Well what we have here is a comparison of pictures taken by the Droid camera and that of an iPhone 3GS. The Droid sports a 5 megapixel, dual LED flash-based camera. Sounds nice right? Well, according to the Chicago … Read More

Apple announced today that the App Store has hit and exceeded 100,000 apps! The last update Apple released was when the App Store hit 85,000 apps this past September.

“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The iPhone SDK created … Read More

What a crazy week!

First Telus announces the iPhone, followed shortly by Bell. Then we reported about the new plans coming out and for all the latest price plan information, you can check out this consolidated post here.

With four carriers supporting the iPhone in Canada, there is now more choice than ever in terms of price plans from the various carriers. However, that … Read More

With so many awesome apps available for the iPhone, a lot of folks have the 11 pages of their springboard, all full. One of the best new features in iTunes 9, is the ability to organize your apps, right in iTunes, on your computer. What if you’re one of the many jailbreakers out there, who use the Five Icon Dock and/or Five Column Springboard? This feature in iTunes is not … Read More

Along with the Apple TV and iTunes 9.0.2 updates, Apple has also updated their free iPhone/iPod Touch Remote app to version 1.3.2. The update focuses almost exclusively on Apple TV:

Remote 1.3.2 provides bug fixes and compatibility with iTunes 9 and Apple TV 3.

The Apple Remote app allows users to control the music on their computer or Apple TV simply using their iPhone or iPod Touch. The … Read More