One of the most common complaints about the iPhone OS is that Adobe’s Flash is not supported. Without Flash, you are unable watch video content on popular news sites, as it is the dominant plugin on the web. However, Flash has its shortcomings: resource-heavy (memory leaks, plugin crashes, etc), security (malware), and thirst for power consumption. It paved the path in the beginning but now it’s time to move away … Read More

After the announcement of the iPad, Apple held a Town Hall meeting and Steve Jobs took questions from his staff. According to some sources from Wired, Steve had some interesting things to say about Google, Adobe, and the next iPhone.

Here is what Jobs had to say about…

Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill … Read More

Virgin Mobile has officially launched their HSPA+ network that now supports the iPhone. Alongside the release, the company has introduced new price plans as well.

The company has launched two types of plans; Smartphone Combo plans that include a voice plan and a data plan or customers can opt to separate the two and choose a separate voice plan and separate data plan.

Note that Virgin is owned by Bell, so iPhone … Read More

Most predictions from yesterday’s Apple iPad Event was that we would see some sort of preview of the next iPhone OS–which never came. However, not all hope has been lost as Apple has updated their iPhone SDK (to support the iPad) to now allow VoIP over 3G!

iPad Skype Calls Over 3G Are Imminent

What does this mean? That means VoIP apps like Skype will now be able to Read More

Every time I read about one of these new features for the iPhone from Google, I get excited. Then, when I discover that I’m shut out because I live in Canada, I shed a small tear before crying. Google today released the Google Voice iPhone web app, that functions within Safari on the iPhone. Canadians can get an invite and register for Google Voice, but the service is not available … Read More

Apple has reported its financial results for the first quarter of its 2010 fiscal year. The numbers are staggering and Apple is now a $50+ billion dollar company. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers, which are based on a new FASB standard for revenue recognition:

$15.68 billion revenue ($11.88 billion a year ago)
$3.38 billion net quarterly profit ($2.26 billion a year ago)
International sales represent 58 percent of the … Read More

Previously we have written about how to type 40WPM on your iPhone and also tried a Swype vs iPhone speed test. But how does the iPhone’s keyboard compare to other devices, such as a pen and paper, keyboard, Apple Newton, Palm Graffiti and Treo?

Phil Gyford performed an interesting test putting all of these writing methods to the test. Surprisingly enough, from Phil’s results the iPhone … Read More

The iPhone definitely is a revolutionary device as it has certainly changed the smartphone market for the better. Even my old first gen iPhone still has some pretty strong legs, since it’s able to run 3.1.2 firmware. Other phones I’ve had in the past would never last 2.5 years and still be upgradable. That’s the beauty of the iPhone.

Of course, I’m not the only one that had taken notice to … Read More

Just yesterday the Official White House iPhone app was launched in the App Store. This innovative app provides news straight from the Obama Administration and also includes videos, photos, and live streaming of events involving President Barack Obama.

Will We Ever See an iPhone App from Ottawa?

Things works a bit differently here in Canada. Our Federal government could possibly come out with an official Canadian Parliament iPhone app, but that … Read More

Great news for the iPhone community!
Earlier today MuscleNerd annouced the realese of redsn0w 0.9Beta3. As you may know, redsn0w is a cross-platform jailbreaking, unlocking, and customizing tool for iPhones and iPod Touch which now supports FW3.1.2. (Keep in mind that this release is still BETA and you may come across some bugs)

UPDATE: Need help on how to? Check out RoryPiper guide here: Jailbreaking and Installing a … Read More