RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis spoke yesterday at the 2010 Mobile World Congress about there needing to be a shake up in the way smartphones are consuming data. Networks are already congested and will get worse if our mobile bandwidth usage continues to skyrocket.

Here’s what he had to say, which was most likely taking aim at Apple and its competitors:

“Manufacturers had better start building more efficient applications and more efficient … Read More

In its most aggressive move yet to thwart jailbreakers and hackers, Apple seems to have begun banning Apple ID’s of offenders.

Late last week, it was reported that a possible unlock had been found for firmware 3.1.3 by iPhone hacker “Sherif Hashim”. A few days later, his Apple ID was disabled with the following message being displayed when attempting to use the App Store or iTunes:

This Apple ID has … Read More

Umm…say what?! Don’t worry, this post is safe for work. Let’s move onto the important story that’s spreading like wildfire right now: the love of handling skinny sausages by South Koreans and their iPhones. I know this isn’t related to Canada, but the weather here can get pretty darn cold. Want to hear more? Keep reading!

When It’s Too Cold To Take Your Gloves Off, Use Your Sausage Instead

We know that … Read More

Looks like the Google mobile site has been updated again. The search box is bigger and it’s a lot easier to see your search term. Also, the search button has been moved to the side, so search suggestions don’t block the button anymore. I actually noticed this a couple days ago, but yesterday the Google Mobile blog made an official blog post explaining the details:

We’re always looking for ways to … Read More

Today Google updated its Google Maps app, along with Street View, to include 130 more cities and towns across Canada.

Among the update, Google has brought Street View to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. The company modified a snowmobile with cameras to capture slope-level images of many areas on the Whistler Blackcomb mountains.

Some of the other Olympic venues include parts of Whistler Mountain, Whistler Village, the Vancouver Athletes’ Village, and Vancouver’s … Read More

Apple released firmware 3.1.3 for the iPhone and iPod Touch on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Instantly, the Dev-Team reacted and warned everyone not to upgrade to firmware 3.1.3 if they wanted to keep their iPhone or iPod Touch Jailbroken and Unlock. Dev-Team announced today the release of Pwnage Tool 3.1.5 for Mac OS X, which enables you to preserve your Jailbreak and Unlock.

I recommend everyone to read … Read More

A few days ago, Virgin Mobile officially launched its HSPA+ network (using Bell service) across Canada. Alongside the launch, Virgin announced new smartphone rates plans and that it was carrying the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS.

Until now, the only place to get Virgin Mobile service on an iPhone 3G/3GS was to visit a Virgin Mobile store. As of today however, prospective customers may get their Virgin Mobile iPhone … Read More

Every time Apple releases an update to their iPhone SDK, code hunters go straight to work. With some thorough digging, it’s possible to “predict” what could be coming next from Apple.

According to some tipsters over at Engadget, a recent discovery had resulted in the codename of the next iPhone. A set of folders were found deep within the SDK for specific models, such as the iPhone 3GS and … Read More

Apple has released firmware update 3.1.3 (7E18) for iPhone/iPod Touch.

This is a minor update to firmware 3.1.2, released on October 8 2009, and supports all iPod Touch versions (first, second, third generation) and all iPhone versions (2G, 3G, 3GS).

Firmware 3.1.3 addresses various bugs and issues with applications and also improves the accuracy of the reported battery level on the iPhone 3GS (battery icon/percentage indicator). Firmware 3.1.3 has also … Read More

Just hours ago Apple released an update to iTunes, version 9.0.3. For those out there that are in the business of jailbreaking and unlocking their iPhones, you can rest assured that this latest version of iTunes is good to go.

iTunes 9.0.3 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:

iTunes no longer ignores your “Remember password for purchases” setting.
Addresses problems with syncing some Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod.Resolves … Read More