September 2010

Today Apple released a minor update to the latest iTunes 10. The new iTunes is now version 10.0.1 and is available on a PC/Mac via Apple Software Update or from Apple's website. iTunes 10.0.1 The new iTunes 10.0.1 update primarily brings a new Ping sidebar, which is essentially a glance at your Ping friends and...

Back at the end of August, SaskTel announced that it was soon going to start selling microSIM cards. At the time, SaskTel said that the microSIM's were coming, but that they could not provide an exact date. Well, the wireless company has made good on its promise to let people know, as SaskTel is now...

About a week ago, there was this dramatic/possibly fake episode about Apple CEO Steve Jobs going to Japan, picking up some ninja throwing stars (Shuriken), and then being denied boarding his own jet due to the Japanese airport policy regarding weapons. Well, that came and went but what stuck in people's minds was why on...

This week's post is a follow-up to last week's review of scanning apps – and I hope you’ll like what I have for our iPhoneInCanada.ca readers.  Patrick Questembert of ScanBiz Mobile Solutions, the app developer of ScanBizCards has generously offered a one-month free upgrade to their full version to all of our readers!  Read on...

Remember when Facebook made a new addition, called Places? The feature is similar to Foursquare, where you can "check in" to places to inform your friends/followers where you are. This feature debuted only in the USA first but now it's live in Canada. Let me know how Places works for you. It's a great way...

With Google's Android OS taking on Apple's iOS, could we see the introduction of a third smartphone OS to compete with the big boys? Microsoft has been working on their Windows Phone 7 OS for the longest time. And when I say longest time, I mean it has been delayed many times. That has changed...

I'm Chris, the newest contributor to iPhoneinCanada.ca and I have a shameful secret and personal frustration to share with you today. I don't own an iPhone right now nor have I ever. I do however have one coming my way at some point in the near or distant future but that's my frustation; the wait is terribly long!...

Being the owner of the iPhone 4 I'm left with a dilemma. Should I use a case? I have owned all 4  generations of the iPhone, and I have had about 4 or 5 cases for each phone. I would love to use my phone "naked" as I love the look of Apples flagship device, but...

There have been a couple new updates for some of my favourite apps: Dropbox and Facebook. Dropbox 1.3 has introduced a new interface and Facebook 3.2.3 has a whole bunch of bug fixes. Less app crashes means more quality time for you to creep on your friends! If you haven't signed up for Dropbox yet,...

With yesterday's announcement of Netflix Canada, there were some questions about integration with the latest Apple TV. The Netflix Canada website makes no mention of support for Apple TV. However, Apple.ca has recently been updated to include mention of Netflix on the Apple TV portion of the website. Check out the images below from Apple.ca:...

Last day we reviewed the Sena Ultraslim case for the iPhone 4. Today we're going to take a look at another similar case from Sena, but from their Argyle pouch series. This handmade Italian leather pouch has a trendy Argyle pattern that is very light, and has another snug fit with the iPhone 4. The...

The Notes.app is great on iOS, but it may not be the best app to input personal information. While the standard Notes.app can be password locked with certain jailbroken utilities, Codebook is an app that locks your notes without jailbreaking. Codebook by Zetetic Codebook is a highly rated secure and encrypted notebook application. The app...