July 2010

Effective July 28 2010, Rogers has 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. There is also an odd part to this promotion. The promotion is not being extended to Voice & Data plans, which is typically what...

Apple today has released another version of iOS 4 to developers. iOS 4.1 Beta 2 has the following changes: The SDK is build 10M2305a and the firmware is build 8B5091b. There are five distinct downloads, one each for the iPhone 4/3GS/3G and iPod Touch 2G/3G. This latest build might concentrate on fixing the proximity sensor...

Early this morning, Rogers finally updated their website to reflect the July 30 launch date for the iPhone 4. Like the other wireless carriers, there is a "Register Now" link (on the Rogers homepage) where users can sign up and receive up to date information on the iPhone 4 on Rogers. Earlier this month, Bell...

Here's an iPhone app for our local British Columbia residents! BC Liquor Locator by Matt Vague Designs BC Liquor Locator, as the name implies, helps users locate the nearest BC Liquor Store to them. Keep in mind however that the app does not find all liquor stores in the area. Instead, the app searches for...

**Update1: How to find out your iPhone 4 Fido upgrade eligibility: click here TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. Here we go again. More iPhone 4 pricing rumours, however this time around it's embedded in the Fido website source code. Here's what Adam discovered from his digging (Chantelle Joy also found some goodies before...

**Update 1: Apple has officially responded to this via Cult of Mac: “Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this...

**Update 1: it seems the Toronto Star is also stating the same pricing as the CBC. Thanks @msjpearson The iPhone 4 launches this Friday, and Apple officially reminded us today. As for pricing, the Big 3 carriers have still kept us in the dark. It can be safe to assume pricing will be similar to...

In June 2010, Apple officially released the public version of Mac OS X 10.6.4. The x.x.4 release marked the fourth main revision to the Mac operating system, Snow Leopard. At the time of release, the 10.6.4 update brought many enhancements: Resolves an issue that causes the keyboard or track-pad to become unresponsive Resolves an issue...

Earlier this morning, Apple issued a press release officially announcing the release of the iPhone 4 in 17 new countries for this Friday, July 30th. Everyone who watched the July 16 Apple press conference and has been following our reports shouldn't be surprised by this date, but it is nice to see an official statement....

We have some news regarding the iPhone 4 from Rogers. Rogers iPhone 4 Hardware Upgrade (HUP) details have been revealed in a placeholder employee training manual. This info is not "final" but take it with a grain of salt as changes will occur closer to the launch date. Our sources have provided us with the...

Just another heads up that The iPhone Podcast Episode 10 is now live in iTunes. This new podcast is currently featured in the “New and Noteworthy” in the Gadgets section in iTunes Canada, and currently in the Top 10 under the Technology and Gadgets categories. Thanks everybody for listening and giving us feedback! Please be...

The iPhone 4 release in Canada is a mere 5 days away. Are you ready for one of the biggest iPhone launches since the iPhone 3G? On July 30th, Canadians will finally get their hands on the iPhone. You will also get a free Bumper case (if they are in stock). But if you want...