March 2010

Modmyi is reporting today, that Timothy Cook, the guy who covered for Steve Jobs, while he was on medical leave, received a $5 million dollar bonus to take the reigns of Apple for fiscal 2009. These were definitely some big shoes to fill, but it seems the company was very happy with the way Tim...

Sibling site iPadinCanada.ca recently covered how Apple's latest iPad has a new battery replacement policy. This policy will cost iPad owners $99 plus shipping to get their batteries replaced. But here's the catch: Apple will replace the entire iPad (new or refurbished, we don't know yet) instead of just swapping out the battery! This differs...

If you are looking to get an iPhone 3G/3GS, you may want to consider service from Bell, as they are giving customers some lucrative credits when they buy. Bell has detailed a promotion for potential iPhone buyers that gives customers an $85 credit. At this time, the promo is available at Best Buy and Future...

Absolute Vintage is an application that allows users to create an Old Time vintage photo using faces of yourself or your friends. Absolute Vintage by David iSoft Absolute Vintage is a really neat application and if you get creative enough, you can have a lot of fun with it. The app allows users to take...

There are numerous broadband testing apps available in the App Store, but you don't get much more official than a broadband test app from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC Broadband Test app provides users with information regarding the quality and speed of their mobile Internet connection. Users can test their upload and download...

If you’re like me and have a whole heap of videos on your Mac/PC at home (legally purchased of course), then converting them into iPhone friendly .m4v files, organizing them in iTunes, and then USB syncing it to your phone (provided you have enough space) can be a rather cumbersome task. The AirVideo app will...

Effective March 12, 2010, Rogers and Fido have extended their activation fee waiver promotion and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: Mega Value Plans (All...

It is always very exciting when there is new firmware available for the iPhone, especially when the release brings many new features and enhancements. The current iPhone firmware is 3.1.3, having just recently been updated, and users are now feverishly waiting for a 4.0 release. As many may be aware, the Apple iPad, scheduled to...

With the recently updated iPhone SDK beta 4, developers have been feverishly digging deep through the updated software to find any type of hidden files regarding new features. Well, their effort has been well rewarded! Looking at the image below, developers have found new references to multitasking throughout the SDK, such as the mention of a "multitasking dialog...

Oh boy, Rogers customers are going to love this. Navigating over to the 911 fee area of the Rogers Website (or checking out your Rogers invoice), visitors will notice that effective April 12, 2010 Rogers will be increasing their monthly charged $0.50 911 fee to $0.75 per month. Rogers has given no reason for the...

How addicted are you to your iPhone? Addicted enough to express it on your fridge with some iPhone app magnets? If so, check out the iPhone App magnets from Jailbreak Toys. The magnets include the entire first iPhone home screen, including the newer "Messages" app instead of "SMS". The only two missing apps are Voice...

So far we've talked about the L5 remote, Bell PVR TV remote app, and the RedEye Mini. Being able to control all your multimedia devices with one remote is very handy. The latest patents submitted by Apple reveals that they have some sort of super remote in the works. PatentlyApple.com writes about the following: Apple...