August 2009

*cue theme music* THAT'S RIGHT! It's time for another giveaway! For those that do not know what this giveaway is about, this is what you need to know. It is a new segment that will: Last 24 hours Only happen a couple of times a month (maybe less or maybe more) Be extremely easy to...

Do you listen to CBC Radio? If you do and you have an iPhone, you probably already have the CBC Radio iPhone app. I first noticed the CBC Radio app when it cracked the Top 25 Free list in the App Store. The CBC Radio iPhone app is now #3 in the list and was...

Number 12. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) If you are a Rogers customer, have an iPhone 3G/3GS and use Visual Voicemail service, I have some bad news. I hope you do not rely on your voicemail storage capacities too much. Effective October 1 2009, Rogers will be reducing the storage capacity of your Visual Voicemail inbox...

If you are a Fido customer, have an iPhone 3G/3GS and use Visual Voicemail (or other voicemail) service, I hope you do not rely on your voicemail storage capacities too much. Beginning September 20 2009, Fido will be reducing the storage capacity of your Voicemail inbox in both days of storage and amount of voicemails...

Layar has announced that their second generation Reality browser is now available world wide on Android devices. For those that do not know what Layar is, Layar uses the camera on your device to display real time digital information over top of what you see through the camera lens. In other words, on top of the...

Whenever someone I know buys an iPhone they always ask me what kind of case to buy. I always tell them there are tonnes of cases out there and it's really up to their personal preference. Do you want a case that has no bulk? Try ZAGG's invisibleSHIELD. If you're looking for a decent hard...

Orbital is the latest iPhone game to take the classic break breaker concept and make it much more colorful, challenging and fun. Orbital by bitforge Ltd. Orbital is based on the online game "Gimme Friction Baby" but makes the gameplay much more exciting and engaging. The game plays exactly like a brick breaker game except...

After the horrible news this morning, I thought a giveaway might raise a few spirits. For those that do not know what this giveaway is about, this is what you need to know. It is a new segment that will: Last 24 hours Only happen a couple of times a month (maybe less or maybe...

At the end of July we reported about the release of the Rogers Student Plans. While the plans were far from great, I had noted that Rogers will announce the free 6PM student evenings overlay option and eventually a My10 option. The 6PM overlay came almost instantly and now effective August 18 2009, Rogers is...

Happy Monday morning!...Get ready to cry. Effective August 21 2009, Rogers/Fido are once again amending their Hardware Upgrade policies. The new policy now states that you can only get a hardware upgrade after 24 months (used to be 12 months). The new policy affects all consumer accounts (business accounts seem unaffected) and all devices (smartphones...

One of the most hyped up navigation apps for the iPhone 3G and 3GS since the 2009 WWDC has been the TomTom navigation app. Well, wait no longer folks because it was just recently released into the iTunes App Store. TomTom has a North American version for the iPhone, which includes maps for CANADA and...

Before I even begin this post, I want to make very clear that I know what I am about to talk about is old, old, old, old news. How do I know this? Because it has been around since June 17, 2009 and maybe even earlier. The reason I am posting this is because this...