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By Ex on March 17th, 2010

Around these parts, we consider a screen protector the most integral accessory for the iPhone. Screen protectors are a great way to prevent the iPhone display from getting scratched when storing the iPhone in a pocket, bag, or anywhere else. Well starting in May 2010, if you are planning on buying a screen protector or…

By RoryPiper on March 15th, 2010

Developer limneos has annouced a new tweak for the iPhone 3GS called “SpringBoard Rotator”. This new tweak allows you to rotate the entire springboard, including your wallpaper, in any direction, just like the iPad. Just as you would turn your iPhone to landscape mode in any application, you can turn your home screen to landscape…

By RoryPiper on March 14th, 2010

Modmyi is reporting today, that Timothy Cook, the guy who covered for Steve Jobs, while he was on medical leave, received a $5 million dollar bonus to take the reigns of Apple for fiscal 2009. These were definitely some big shoes to fill, but it seems the company was very happy with the way Tim…

By Ex on March 14th, 2010

If you are looking to get an iPhone 3G/3GS, you may want to consider service from Bell, as they are giving customers some lucrative credits when they buy. Bell has detailed a promotion for potential iPhone buyers that gives customers an $85 credit. At this time, the promo is available at Best Buy and Future…

By Ex on March 12th, 2010

It is always very exciting when there is new firmware available for the iPhone, especially when the release brings many new features and enhancements. The current iPhone firmware is 3.1.3, having just recently been updated, and users are now feverishly waiting for a 4.0 release. As many may be aware, the Apple iPad, scheduled to…

By Ex on March 12th, 2010

With the recently updated iPhone SDK beta 4, developers have been feverishly digging deep through the updated software to find any type of hidden files regarding new features. Well, their effort has been well rewarded! Looking at the image below, developers have found new references to multitasking throughout the SDK, such as the mention of a “multitasking dialog…

By Gary Ng on March 11th, 2010

So far we’ve talked about the L5 remote, Bell PVR TV remote app, and the RedEye Mini. Being able to control all your multimedia devices with one remote is very handy. The latest patents submitted by Apple reveals that they have some sort of super remote in the works. PatentlyApple.com writes about the following: Apple…

By Ex on March 10th, 2010

Yesterday Apple released beta 4 of the iPhone 3.2 SDK. Initially nothing seemed very different from the previous beta, until today when users located new gesture references. Deep within the gestures folder of the new SDK, two new types of gesture commands have been found. The gestures are not currently present in the iPhone 3.1…

By Ex on March 10th, 2010

If you live or work in Edmonton and are a software developer, whether independent or with a firm, you have a great chance at winning yourself a couple thousand dollars in prizes! Later this month, the City of Edmonton will be holding a contest that will provide $50,000 in prize winnings to local software developers….

By Gary Ng on March 8th, 2010

The 2010 Academy Awards took place yesterday and guess who was spotted on the red carpet by Wayne Sutton? None other than ‘the man’ himself, Steve Jobs. That’s right folks, he was probably there to support Pixar with the nominations Up! received. Also interesting to note was the first official iPad commercial debuted last night…