November 2009

If anyone remembers, back on October 6 2009 Bell announced that they were bringing the iPhone to Canada. Bell announced this just under a month prior to their official launch on November 4, 2009. The stunning point here is that Apple never publicly confirmed that Bell was getting the iPhone, so many figured that Bell...

Apple announced today that the App Store has hit and exceeded 100,000 apps! The last update Apple released was when the App Store hit 85,000 apps this past September. “The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said...

It is November 4, 2009 and the Bell iPhone has officially launched in Canada! Head down to your local Bell or Apple Store for all the launch day awesomeness. Stores will be busy so try to go early or hit up obscure Bell dealers in the outskirts of town! Remember, if you book an appointment...

Rogers/Fido have introduced a new data service for its existing customers called the "Data Day Pass". The new data service is not applicable to current data plan holders, but is instead targeted at customers that do not have any kind of data/mobile Internet plan. Data Day Pass The Data Day Pass is a service that...

As Fido has updated their $10 iPhone Value pack to include Name Display, Rogers has now also quietly introduced the change to its own iPhone Value packs. The iPhone 3.1 firmware update brought many new changes and updates to the iPhone but one of those changes was finally supporting Name Display. Many carrier plans include...

Looking to jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or iPod Touch? You have come to the right place! What is 'Jailbreaking'? Jailbreaking is a term used that refers to modifying the software on your iPhone/iPod Touch. These modifications essentially "free" your device from the device constraints and allow you to do...

Thanks to the efforts of Geohot, blacksn0w did trend as a topic on twitter and subsequently was released in full force to the internets! What makes this latest unlock impressive is that both PC and Mac users can use blackra1n to jailbreak immediately. No more waiting! blacksn0w Download Now Live and Ready to Unlock Your...

Well, looks like we spoke too soon. There were rumours of November 4th being the launch date of the iPhone 3GS by Bell, and today it has become confirmed. Bell Canada just made it totally official with the following email: Bam! The bottom of the email reads: You can make the most of the iPhone...

Remember when Geohot posted about unlocking the latest 05.11.07 iPhone baseband? Well, he succeeded in doing so and demonstrated to the world in a short videoclip. He announced the release was going to be on November 4th, but it looks like blacksn0w is going to be available TODAY! blacksn0w Download Will Be Available At Noon...

Are you a hockey fan? Hockey fans and iPhone converge today with asapHockey, an iPhone/iPod Touch app that displays all the Twitter information about your favorite teams. asapHockey by Charismedia asapHockey gathers all of the relevant Twitter updates for your chosen hockey team(s) and displays that information to you in realtime. Everything is integrated into...

More carriers of the iPhone are a good thing for Canadians. Yet, looking at our exclusive leaked Bell and Telus iPhone plans, one might think otherwise. Yesterday Bell issued a press release confirming their scheduled November 4th debut of their highly anticipated HSPA+ GSM network. The following excerpts are from their press release: "In two...

The iPhone 3.1 firmware update brought many new changes and updates to the iPhone but one of those changes was finally supporting Name Display. Many carrier plans include (some don't!) features such as Caller Display and Name Display but what many people do not realize is that those two features are not the same. To...