Data only plans seem pretty hard to come by in Canada, but that is going to change soon. According to MobileSyrup, sources tell them Telus' discount brand, Koodo Mobile is set to offer data only plans 'in the future', with no requirement for voice or text plans. No prices were revealed, but given the fact...
More iPhone 5 rumours coming your way, this time via the Guardian. According to their sources carriers are already testing iPhone 5 units in locked and sealed boxes: my carrier sources tell me that the boxes in which the new iPhone hardware is encased have been transported to carriers for testing. This is an important...
During my time at Apple Expo, I met a lot of great people and got to network with lots of great companies. One of those included the folks from CellularFirm.ca, one of Canada's newest mobile accessory retailers, with over 4000 products in their inventory. Based out of Toronto, their background is in dealing with buying...
If you're in the market for some invisibleSHIELDs from ZAGG, today they are offering a short 50% off sale. It applies to any invisibleSHIELD, and will apply to three items within your cart. I've been using ZAGG's invisibleSHIELD since the days of my original iPhone in 2007, and have been using them since, even on...
More iPhone 5 predictions are coming from analysts, this time via RBC Capital Markets and Sterne Agree. Larger Display, Bigger Update Than Expected? According to Shawn Wu from Sterne Agree, he notes to Business Insider the next iPhone will have a larger display, a similar form factor, but with a thinner bezel. Also, the refresh...
Update: Inserted below is a screenshot of the Telus roadmap for smartphones, that includes the iPhone 5. More iPhone 5 rumours are here, and this time they're Canadian-specific. BGR is reporting the next-generation iPhone 5 will launch on October 1st, according to a 'reliable' source from Telus: We have seen seen an internal Telus document...
On top of the announcement of Apple's iCloud storage pricing scheme, they also unveiled iCloud.com Beta to the world. Once users log in here, they'll have access to Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Find My iPhone, and iWork. Reports in late April mentioned Apple had acquired iCloud.com. After logging in with your Apple ID, iCloud.com resembles an...
This afternoon, Apple has unveiled its pricing for iCloud storage, as noted by 9to5Mac. For iOS 5 beta testers, if you navigate within iCloud settings to "Buy More Storage", it will reveal the Canadian pricing scheme: 5 GB - Free Upgrade options (adds to your 5GB): 10GB - $20/year (15GB total) 20GB - $40/year (25GB...
Update: Here are a few screenshots of the new Vimeo support for Apple TV working in Canada: The latest generation Apple TV has received a new 320 MB firmware update, iOS 4.3, build 8F455, according to Daring Fireball. This version features: - the ability to watch videos from Vimeo - US-only feature: streams purchased TV...
If you're ever used JailbreakMe.com, then you've seen the miraculous work of iPhone hacker, @comex. He has managed to stay out of the limelight, but his ingenious hacking skills have not. Forbes has revealed @comex as 19 year old Nicholas Allegra, a Brown University student that lives with his parents in Chappaqua, New York: The...
Some more iPhone 5 rumours are coming your way, this time via John Paczkowski from AllThingsD. According to his sources, the iPhone 5 will be an 'October surprise' rather than be announced in September. His source refutes recent reports AT&T employees in the US received blacked out vacation periods during the end of September: “I...
Today marks the first day of August, so that means we're about a month away from the rumoured September iPhone 5 launch. We've seen a plethora of leaked silicone case designs, which have now been utilized by knock off artists to sell fake iPhone 5 units in China. According to images posted by GizChina, the...
