November 2009

MobileMe users, check this out. Google has dropped the price of their yearly storage fee and increased the amount of alotted space. This works out to Google's cheapest option of 20GB for $5 USD per year. If you're confused about why Google charges for storage, don't be. As a Gmail user, for example, you get...

There's been a lot of hoopla lately about the latest "iPhone worm" that apparently will Rickroll your iPhone. The worm makes its way to your iPhone through SSH, since the default password is "alpine" for every single install of OpenSSH. Now, before you get freaked out, you don't have much to worry about if your...

Today Apple released numerous Mac OS X fixes, among them the final release of OS 10.6.2. The update is recommended for all Mac OS 10.6/10.6.1 owners and is available via software update on your Mac. Aside from the final release of 10.6.2, Apple also released updates for Mac OS Server 10.6.2, a 10.6.2 combo update,...

Before you begin to read, this post ONLY applies to the following iPhone users: Jailbroken iPhone Baseband: 04.26 Firmware: 3.1.2 To check your baseband, on your iPhone to go Settings > General > About and scroll the the bottom beside the title "Modem Firmware". If you do not have the three points above, please stop...

With the recent release of the iPhone on Bell, customers should be made aware of the cancellation policies for their carrier. In this case, we will take a closer look at Bell. Below are five sections: 1.) Bell Cancellation Policy 2.) If you are cancelling a Voice Plan before contract maturity 3.) If you are...

In the USA right now, Verizon Wireless is on a full front assault right now on the iPhone and AT&T. They are pumping millions into a marketing campaign that is exploiting the "weaknesses" of the iPhone, but more importantly the lackluster 3G network of AT&T (oh, and also promoting the Motorola DROID). Verizon's Clever Attack...

In a surprise move, the Provincial Governments for three Canadian provinces will be charging consumers of Apple products an e-Waste fee effective November 8, 2009. This puts them on par with other provinces who are already charging a similar fee. e-Waste Fee The new e-Waste fee is a small fee automatically attached to an electronic...

Hello. RoryPiper here again. This week I've got a "how-to" Winterboard theme, that will allow you to set anything you want as your 3G logo. This will work on Mac or Windows. All you really need is some kind of image editing software, that will allow you to create and export a PNG file, with...

With the recent release of the iPhone on Telus, customers should be made aware of the cancellation policies for their carrier. In this case, we will take a closer look at Telus. Below are five sections: 1.) Telus Cancellation Policy 2.) If you are cancelling a Voice Plan before contract maturity 3.) If you are...

Have you ever played games like Pipe Mania, where you connect a series of pipes together to accomplish an overall task? If so, you'll love Gas Tycoon 2! Gas Tycoon 2 by Lemicosoft Gas Tycoon 2 is a puzzle game of sorts in which you connect a series of pipes together to accomplish a goal....

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 What's up for grabs today? Today I...

Just this past Wednesday, Bell launched their HSPA network. On Thursday, Telus followed suit and officially entered the 3G HSPA+ game too. With three networks in Canada now offering the iPhone, which one should you go with? On Thursday I had a chance to speak with reporter Ted Chernecki once again, regarding the iPhone in...