June 2010

Update 1: PwnageTool updated to v4.01. This fixes an issue with iBooks 1.1. You will need to restore with another custom firmware. The iPhone Dev Team does it again. In less than 24 hours after the release of iOS 4.0 by Apple, PwnageTool 4.0 has been released to jailbreak the latest iOS. With recent updated...

The Hockey Experiment brings an unusual team of hockey players called the "Muckety Mucks" to your iPhone and iPod touch. The Hockey Experiment by Ninth Dimension Studios The game developers have a great introductory story that sets the tone rather well for the game: Tucked away on a remote planet that few people have heard...

Earlier we reported about the iPhone Dev Team releasing an update to their iPhone unlock, ultrasn0w via Cydia. This latest update will unlock all iPhone basebands. Great news for people looking to travel with their iPhones right (the iPhone 4 will be sold unlocked from Apple Store in Canada!)? redsn0w beta Updated to "hacktivate" and...

We have some breaking news from the iPhone Dev Team! They have released Ultrasn0w 0.93, which will unlock all iPhones since the 3.0 firmware. What does this mean for you? It means your iPhone can now be unlocked to use with ANY wireless carrier from around the world. Ultrasn0w 0.93 will unlock the following basebands...

When the iPad launched, one of the killer apps was iBooks and the accompanying iBookstore. Today, with the release of iOS4 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 2G, and iPod touch 3G, Apple has released iBooks (and the iBookstore) for those devices. The current version is iBooks 1.1, making iBooks a universal app for...

The day you've been waiting for is here folks: iOS 4 is now LIVE in iTunes. This latest firmware is free for all iPhones (except iPhone 2G) and iPod Touch models (2G/3G). The biggest feature awaiting users is the ability for multitasking, which is limited to the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G. Love your...

If you're thinking of getting the iPhone 4 next month (and you probably are), you'll be happy to know that FaceTime, Apple's answer to video calling, will not use your cellular minutes from your carrier when using the feature. As we saw at WWDC, FaceTime makes use of a WiFi connection to connect to another...

In Canada, Apple has 15 stores, the majority of which are in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Starting in the Summer/Fall 2010, Apple will be opening five new stores in the following cities: Quebec: Quebec City (one location) British Columbia: Richmond Centre (Richmond; one location) Ontario: Upper Canada Mall (Toronto; one location) Alberta: Chinook Centre...

Welcome to the App Store, Hotmail. Yes, that's right folks, for those that still love Hotmail your dreams have now come true. The official Windows Live Messenger iPhone app is now live in the App Store. We mentioned about leaked screenshots in late April. You'll be able to chat with your MSN buddies, upload photos...

For those looking for some of the latest iPhone discussion, be sure to check out our new podcast, The iPhone Podcast. Hosted by Justin Luey and myself, we cover the latest iPhone and iPad news. Episode 6 is now live in iTunes (iTunes link). Thanks to our listeners the podcast has been in the #2...

One of the smaller, not widely known features of iOS 4, is the ability for carriers to push out updates, over the air. Previously, this could only be done, via iTunes. This isn't Apple firmware updates, but rather carrier specific updates. The iOS 4 betas have been coming with Rogers carrier updates. Rogers 6 was...

iOS 4 is scheduled to be released on Monday (June 21), so here is a comprehensive walkthrough of what Apple has in store for us. I thought I had been following the development pretty closely, but I learned about several new features from this great article by TiPb. iOS 4 (previously iPhone OS 4 or...