February 2010

It's that time again folks! Last year, we had a massive $2000 One Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway to celebrate this blog's one year anniversary. I started this blog in the fall of 2007, so technically the two year anniversary should've taken place in the Fall of 2009! Normally our blog anniversary giveaway takes place in...

When the iPhone was debuted back in 2007, the world was blown away at the web capabilities of mobile Safari. In terms of third party browsers on the iPhone, we haven't seen anything yet due to Apple's strict quality controls. However, that trend could change if Opera Mini for the iPhone is allowed to pass....

I've used numerous battery packs with my iPhone's over the last few years but I have never been able to find one that is very compact and adds very little bulk to the device. This week, I think I may have found one called the Primo Battery that works with both iPhone and iPod devices....

Today Apple seeded a new build of OS X 10.6.3, build 10D552. The last seed, build number 10D548, was only just released on February 5, 2010. According to reports, today's build focuses on AirPort, Graphics Drivers, and Quicktime. The build further includes: Performance improvements for 64-bit Logic Addresses compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications Includes changes...

In the last few weeks, we have seen an increasing number of Olympic related apps becoming available. Today, we have another one! Bell Cowbell by Bell Mobility Inc. Bell is one of the major sponsors for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and the company has released a Cowbell app to support Team Canada. The app showcases...

Today Google updated its Google Maps app, along with Street View, to include 130 more cities and towns across Canada. Among the update, Google has brought Street View to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. The company modified a snowmobile with cameras to capture slope-level images of many areas on the Whistler Blackcomb mountains. Some of the...

Today, Rogers and Fido released new plans and as compared to the last quarter plans, and even beyond that, the new Rogers plans especially are by far the worst they have ever done. New Rogers Plans 1.) $30, $35, $40, and $45 consumer plans received "unlimited mobile browsing" as an option add-on. (not compatible with...

The middle of December 2009 concluded what was expected to be the final round of Rogers/Fido local calling area reductions. Wrong. Effective March 15, 2010, Rogers/Fido are further reducing Local Calling Areas across Canada. What does this mean? Local Calling Areas (LCA) are invisible geographic boundaries that determine which calls are billed as local calls...

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics are just days away and we have another iPhone/iPod Touch app that users can share their national pride with! Vancouver Cheers by Absolunet Vancouver Cheers allows users to choose their country flag and share their national pride. The app flashes the chosen country flag and the word "GO" in a strobe...

The next iPhone will be released this summer. As always, leading up to the release of any Apple product, there will be so called "leaked" pictures (think of all those iPad pics). Anyways, yesterday iResQ claims to have received iPhone 4G parts and uploaded some pics for the rest of us to see. One major...

You might have already noticed, but we've been working hard behind the scenes to establish a brand new blog dedicated to Apple's latest creation, the iPad. We're super excited to announce that iPadinCanada.ca is now LIVE! The purpose of this new blog is to focus solely on the iPad in Canada, and nothing else. (logo...

You might have already read our snippet about Helium Digital's HDBT-990 Bluetooth Wristband Communicator they announced at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. I'm happy to announce that we managed to be the first on Helium Digital's list to be sent a demo for a hands on review. Let's see what the HDBT-990 is all about,...