May 2010

The Columbian iPhone repair shop, Smartphone Medic has posted a hands on video of the next iPhone's metal place, LCD, and digitizer. We know that the iPhone 4G was "leaked" by Gizmodo and with WWDC 2010 around the corner, it's inevitable that the next iPhone is coming our way. Leading up to new iPhone announcements,...

With the launch of the new "Extreme" text messaging from Rogers, the Canadian wireless carrier has also made changes to its existing Caller Display and Name Display features. Please note that the changes detailed below do not affect existing Rogers customers that are already subscribed to Caller Display and Name Display. The changes only affect...

Powerups, monsters, and the need to keep jumping delivers an amusing iPhone and iPod touch game in Mega Jump. Mega Jump by Get Set Games The goal of Mega Jump is to continually vault into the air while collecting as many points as possible while preventing the level from ending. During game play, there are...

It has been a busy week for the jailbreak community. Last week we saw the release of Spirit, a user land jailbreak, for all Apple touch devices on their current firmwares, including the iPad. With the jailbreak of the iPad, we've had some of our core jailbreak apps updated, but in turn, broke some things...

iPhone Dev Team member Planetbeing first unveiled an incredible video back in late April--he got Android OS running on the first gen iPhone! The entire world was blown away by this pet project of his. Yesterday he posted an updated video for us to watch, which showed his iPhone 3G running Android. In the demo...

Looking for some iPhone accessories? Don't forget to check out Griffin Technology for some of the best iPhone and Mac accessories around. Right now I'm using the Griffin iTrip Autopilot FM Transmitter in my car. It works great with my iPhone 3GS. Another good in-car solution is the Roadtrip that will securely hold your iPhone. Some...

For iPhone developers thinking about heading down to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2010, you're out of the luck. The event has sold out in 8 days! Taking place on June 7-11, this is where last year's iPhone 3GS was introduced. If history repeats itself, we could very well see Steve Jobs introduce the next...

Live sports on the iPhone is nothing new, but it's usually pay-per-view and it's almost always blocked in Canada. The PGA Tour app for the iPhone is free and the video actually works in Canada. App Features: (more…)

Today Apple seeded the second build of OS X 10.6.4, build 10F46. The current build comes just over one week since the last OS X build, 10F37. According to reports, the current build focuses on Graphics Drivers, SMB, VPN, USB, and VoiceOver. The build further includes the following updates and enhancements: Resolves issues with copying,...

This week, Rogers launched two new student plans and extended their existing $25 student plan offer. The wireless carrier also extended their 6PM early evenings promotion with no identified end date. The 6PM promotion originally expired on May 3, 2010. Rogers Student Plans (2010) BC/Alberta/Quebec/Ontario Regions $25 Student Plan (extended until August 3, 2010) Minutes:...

If you are currently on iPhone firmware 4.0 and want to downgrade back to iPhone firmware 3.1.3 to get different apps, to jailbreak, or what ever the reason may be, follow this guide for PC and Mac. FOR MAC Notes - Read Me Before Continuing Before we begin, please take some time to review the...

What started as a plan a few months ago as "Enhanced Text Messaging", Rogers has now officially released "Extreme" Text Messaging for new and existing customers. Extreme Text Messaging delivers numerous text messaging enhancements to Rogers customers. Features such as blockers, signatures, and distribution lists are just some of the available options. With the launch,...