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MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev Team has announced the release of redsn0w 0.9.9b2 for Mac/PC, to jailbreak iOS 5 GM, which was seeded to developers today. Update #10: Version 0.9.9b2 has been released with fixes and enhancements related to: Verizon iPhone4 firmware detection, Fix Recovery, Stitching, and blob processing. If you encountered a problem with...

Update 3: A tweet from @graymccarty, Apple's Retail Marketing Coordinator states: @iMikeBeas I should clarify - Siri will be turned on in Canada, but is not optimized for Canadian English or any regional accents unlike Update 2: Macgasm has heard from Apple, and this is what Apple's PR Manager had to say: “There is not a Canadian...

Apple has dropped the prices of unlocked units of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 for Canada. As shown on Apple.ca, an unlocked 8GB iPhone 4 is now $549 (available in black or white and ships by October 14th), while an 8GB iPhone 3GS is $375 (available now). The iPhone 4 was never available in...

Apple has posted its unlocked pricing for the iPhone 4S for Canada on its website. The price is at $649 unlocked for the 16GB model, with orders to take place October 7th. The October 14th launch will take place at 8AM outside all Apple Retail Stores.

Apple has released iOS 5 GM seed to developers, as promised today within their 'Let's Talk iPhone' media event, where they introduced the new iPhone 4S. Check developer centre for the download. Here are some notes we received: Xcode 4.2 GM seed can now be used to submit iOS 5 applications to the App Store...

Update 1: Apple.ca lists the iPhone 4S for $649 for pre-orders on October 7th, I am assuming this is a 16GB unlocked version. There's no reason it wouldn't be unlocked from Apple.ca. Also, the iPhone 3GS has dropped to $375 unlocked, and the iPhone to $549 unlocked. Both are 8GB models. Apple has announced during its 'Let's...

Apple has announced a new app called Find my Friends (this was heard about in January). As mentioned on stage by Eddy Cue, this app will allow you to share your location with friends. You can set time limits on your location, and there will be simple privacy controls. Essentially, Apple is stealing away people...

Apple has just announced iOS 5 will be available October 12th, so that just in over a week. It will be available for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, and 3rd and 4th gen iPod touch. Edit: iOS 5 GM will be available TODAY for developers! Expect the GM release to be seeded...

Looks like 9to5Mac has discovered the links to Apple's placeholder images for the next iPhones. If you check out the following links, you'll see the images refer to the iPhone 4S in both black and white, and the pics reveal the same design as the iPhone 4. If you were expecting a new design, you...

Here are some last minute rumours to fill your brain with. The Wall Street Journal has some last minute iPhone news, and that is according to their sources the next iPhone (which will be revealed in an hour) won't support 4G LTE networks: According to people familiar with the company’s plans, the hotly anticipated device...

With Apple's 'Let's Talk iPhone' media event set to launch in an hour or so, we have received a tip that mentions Rogers will carry the iPhone 5, and also the 'iPhone Lite'. Confirmation of iOS 5, iCloud, iPhone 5, and iPhone Lite The leaked internal document states Apple has confirmed its newest device 'as...

With iOS 5's imminent release, some are speculating over the future of 3rd party to-do apps, considering Reminders is baked right into iOS and OS X. An app that really flips the spotlight is Orchestra. This really is an revolutionary to-do app, and I mean it. I'm going to start with something that's important to...