September 2009

During last week's Apple iPod Event, Steve Jobs announced the release of iPhone OS 3.1 (or three-dot-one as called by Steve Jobs). This latest firmware brought a multitude of new features, including the ability to rearrange homescreens and icons using the new iTunes 9. What About iPhone 3GS Owners + 3.1 Firmware? However, if you're...

Skype took a while to get into Canada but it has finally arrived. As of tonight it seems as though Skype has gone a bit overboard and has taken over the entire Canadian App Store. Gee, is it because it's a Sunday night or something? The US App Store seems unaffected by this. Take a...

There has always been this quest to get more stuff on your iPhone screens. As more and more great apps are released, we need more and more room to keep them on our iPhones. If you have a jailbroken iPhone, you probably know about all the tweaks to change how much fits on your screen....

About a month ago Rogers began testing a new addition to customers' Rogers.com accounts. The new addition was the ability to track your Voice and Data usage online, which meant you could track how many minutes, data and messages you have used and what remains in relation to your current billing period. The feature went...

If you are an iPhone owner, or any user of a data plan in Canada, you should know that data roaming should always be turned off. Why? Well, because if you turn it ON and surf the internet freely and liberally, you're going to get a hurt real bad. Winnipeg Student Gets $18,000 iPhone Data...

For those that may just be joining us, here is the run down about these giveaways: 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 win Be posted at random (so no more 3AM internet lurking for...

Where do you carry your iPhone, or your cellphone for that matter? Do you carry it in your pants pocket? Or maybe it hangs out on your belt in a holster all day long? With all of these wireless devices getting more powerful by the day, how are the radiation levels? iPhone Radiation Levels--Something to...

Yesterday saw a flurry of announcements (like iTunes 9, iPhone OS 3.1) by Apple in regards to their iPod line up. Some may see these changes as good, but some people are wanting more. I think the refresh is good for everyone as the prices got dropped and capacities increased. Steve Jobs Explains Why No...

A few weeks ago I was informed about a website that sold thousands of accessories for all types of products, but in particular I was informed that they had really nice iPhone cases for about $2.00. My initial impression was that that was a lie and I am also skeptical about these online shops that...

Today Apple released the firmware 3.1 (7C144) update for iPhone/iPod Touch. Below are the updates in the firmware 3.1 update: Free for iPhone owners Free for iPod Touch owners that have 3.0 firmware installed Baseband updated to 05.11.07 Tethering Data Counter underneath the Cellular Network Data counter (New order is: Battery Percentage, Time since last...

Along the release of the $150/month 15GB data plan, Rogers Wireless has increased the Data Protection Cap for all new and existing customers. At first this may sound good, but it is not good. Not at all. Therefore, it will be added to our growing list: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16...

At the beginning of June 2009, we talked about the release of a 15GB data plan for $150/month (ouch) from Rogers. Originally the data plan was to be released on June 16, 2009 but a day before the 16th, on June 15, Rogers delayed the release of the data plan until further notice. Well, the...