April 2010

So Rogers had a slight delay with the release of this app, but the Rogers Navigator is finally available! The Rogers Navigator is an iPhone application that turns your iPhone 3G/3GS into a GPS navigation device. The app is powered by TeleNav and further features voice-guided turn-by-turn directions on the road, and re-routes users automatically...

Hot off the iPad launch, Apple has announced a media event for the iPhone OS 4.0 for this Thursday April 8, 2010! Apple has begun sending email invitations to select members of the media inviting them to a sneak peek event for the iPhone OS 4.0. The invitation showcases a large number “4” shadow spread...

The iPad has finally been released in the US, and it seems to be a hit. With reports of almost 700,000 units sold in the first day, (EDIT: official numbers were 300,000 the first day) it would seem Apple has another winner on it's hands. I will admit, I am one of those 700k people...

Silvio Rizzi, creator of Reeder 2.0 for the iPhone, recently sent me a copy of Reeder to test drive. Until now, the best RSS reader on my iPhone was the Google Reader Web App, despite having tried a dozen or so RSS Readers I downloaded from the App Store. Reeder 2.0 by Silvio Rizzi has...

Last month, the Fido activation fee waiver promotion expired on March 31, 2010. Effective April 2 2010, Fido is waiving their $35 activation fee for new activations (new customers) and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee "until further notice". This promotion could very well be permanent for Fido. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer...

Last month, Rogers launched a promotion that gave customers six months of unlimited local calling. The Canadian wireless carriers usually provide one month or no months of unlimited local calling, so to come out with six months is definitely a Canadian first. Last month, the promotion for Rogers came out rather late in the month...

Absolute Vintage is an application that allows users to create an Old Time vintage photo using faces of yourself or your friends. Normally $1.99, today and tomorrow the app is 50% off! Absolute Vintage by David iSoft Absolute Vintage is a really neat application and if you get creative enough, you can have a lot...

With all the iPad hoopla that's currently overwhelming the Internet, the iPhone has been neglected like a little brother/sister. Not so fast about leaving the iPhone behind, because some interesting news has popped up in the iPad filesystem. According to Boy Genius Report, their sources have discovered some file names for two new iPhones and...

Apple has launched a new iPhone commercial demonstrating how the iPhone can assist your work day. Titled "Commute", it shows how you can use the iPhone to check train schedules, access your work computer to email files, and watch the Wall Street Journal. Although the iPhone does have some hardware shortcomings compared its rivals (battery...

This one is for all you jailbreakers! A nice update to Winterboard has been released in Cydia. Winterboard is the app used to set themes and changes sounds on your iPhone or iPod Touch. It has been around for quite a while, and very rarely gets updated. Really, why should it? It has always worked fine,...

Universal apps have begun to arrive in Apple's iTunes App Store. Universal apps work on the iPad, iPhone, and the iPod Touch so you only have to download or pay for them once.  I really appreciate the developers who made their paid apps universal, many have chosen to develop a separate app so you have...

In the beginning of February, Rogers released a series of new price plans for both existing and new customers. At the end of February 2010, the company modified some of those new plans to include newer and better features. One of the more negative changes made at the beginning of February was made to the...