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Fido Launches $60/month 6GB Voice and Data Plan
Looks like the 6GB voice and data plans continue to roll out, this time it's from Fido, which looks to be similar to the plans offered previously by Rogers, Telus, Koodo and Bell/Virgin. According to MobileSyrup, Fido's own $60/month plan, available in contract and non-contract form will include the following: - 300 Daytime (local) -...
ScoreMobile iPhone App Receives Olympic Update for Push Medal Alerts and More
Attention London 2012 Olympic fans, ScoreMobile recently received a huge update for the upcoming Summer games. The notable feature includes push notifications for medal alerts for more than two dozen countries. Other features included are breaking news alerts and a micro site on TheScore.com (it's simple and pretty awesome) to allow you to keep up...
Rogers 2012 Q2 Results: 629K New Smartphone Activations, Along with 30% More iPhones
Rogers has announced their 2012 Q2 earnings this morning. Their numbers beat some analyst expectations and generated $3.106 billion in revenue and $1.276 billion in operating profit, both slight increases compared to the year ago quarter. As for wireless activations, Rogers noted they activated and upgraded 629,000 smartphone subscribers, one of their highest numbers in...
Zombies Help Illustrate Piracy Problem on Android
Got the urge to kill some zombies? You can now do it for free on your Android device. Madfinger Games, developer of the popular iOS and Android game “Dead Trigger”, recently dropped its price on the latter’s Google Play service. And by “dropped” we actually mean: eliminated. The game is now available for free, reduced...
Viber 2.2 Update Brings Group Messaging, New Voice Engine for Better Sound Quality
Viber has been one of our favorite free voice over IP calling apps, and now a new update makes it even better. Viber let us know the new update includes bug fixes and other various improvements. Here are a list of new features: - Group Messaging: you can now send free messages to groups of...
Martin Scorsese Stars in Latest iPhone 4S Commercial with Siri [Update]
Iconic film director Martin Scorsese stars in the latest iPhone 4S commercial using Siri in a cab in New York City. Throughout the duration of the commercial he is talking quite quickly with Siri and ends up using Find my Friends too. He joins the list of other celebrities such as Samuel L. Jackson, Zooey...
Bought a New Mac Recently? Get Your Free OS X Mountain Lion Upgrade Here [Update]
Update 1: You can claim your copy via this link on Apple's website. Did you purchase a new Mac recently, either on or after June 11, 2012? If you did, then you qualify for a free upgrade for OS X Mountain Lion, via Apple's Up-to-Date program for free. According to Apple's info page on their...
Reuters: Next iPhone to Have Smaller Dock Connector to Make Room for Headphone Jack
Looks like a smaller dock connector for the next generation 'iPhone 5' is coming, according to a report from Reuters, that also seems to confirm the long rumoured story of the headphone jack moving to the bottom of the next iPhone: The iPhone 5, Apple's next generation iPhone expected to go on sale around October,...
Report: Pegatron Has Reportedly Started Production of the Next iPhone
We have heard previous rumours about the next iPhone's production already to have started production in China, and now Digitimes notes their sources indicate Pegatron is right in the mix: Pegatron has begun production of a new version of the Apple iPhone at its factory in Shanghai, eastern China, according to industry sources in Taiwan....
Telus Launches $65/Month 6GB Promo Voice and Data Plan [Update]
Don't you love the Canadian wireless 'tango'? 6GB data plans seem to be quite popular the last week as earlier today Koodo released a $60/month plan, and now Telus has released a similar plan for its users. As noted on the Telus homepage, the $65/month 'Promo Voice and Data 65' plan includes the following: 200...
Koodo to Release $60 ‘Canada-Wide Super 6GB’ Plan
More 6GB voice and data plan deals are coming your way, and this time it's from the sub-brand of Telus, Koodo (which just recently offered iPhone unlocking). They plan on introducing the 'Canada-Wide Super 6GB' plan for $60/month starting next week until August 6th, reports MobileSyrup. The plan will include: 250 Canada Wide minutes 5PM...
Honda Canada to Unveil HondaLink iPhone Connectivity System on 2013 Accord
For Honda Accord fanatics looking forward to the debut of the 2013 model, there's one more added bonus for iPhone owners. Honda Canada recently annouced HondaLink, a new in-vehicle connectivity system that will debut in the latest 2013 model of the Honda Accord in Canada. The automotive OEM app Aha by Harman will allow drivers to...