Stories by Gary Ng
iPhone in Canada Holiday Gift Guide
It's only 1 month away from the biggest gift giving day of the year, and we at iPhone in Canada want to help our loyal readers with some last minute suggestions to add to your list to Santa, or maybe to help find that last minute gift for the iPhone lover on your Christmas list....
Rogers to Charge Extra for ‘Data Priority Service’?
Update 1: We reached out to Rogers for comment. They had this to say: "We don't comment on rumours, but I can say that at Rogers we always design our products and services with the customer in mind. As a result, we test many concepts and ideas with our customers. Sometimes we're actually considering launching...
Cineplex Mobile iPhone App Now Available
Movie buffs, this one's for you. Cineplex has just launched their iPhone app, and it will enable you to buy tickets right on your iPhone with no additional charges. It also will let SCENE point collectors check their balance and earn points on purchases, right from your phone. Theatre locations, news, trailers, and advanced search...
FaceTime to be renamed?
OK, OK - a bit of an "April Fool's" headline but beneath the crazy sounding question does indeed lie an interesting fact. Effective today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has provided Facebook with a "Notice of Allowance", which for all intents and purposes permits Facebook to trademark the word "Face". I said "Pardon?". You...
What Does a Tethered and Untethered iPhone Jailbreak Mean?
That's a common question asked by new jailbreakers, and a challenging one to articulate by master jailbreakers. The latest version of redsn0w 0.9.6b4 will jailbreak your iOS 4.2.1 device--but depending on which device you have, your jailbreak will be either tethered or untethered. Here's the following explanation from the iPhone Dev Team: Update #2: Â The...
2010 Black Friday iPhone Deals Round Up!
The end of this week marks Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year in the USA. That consumer fever has leaked over to Canada, and many retailers here have jumped on the craze. The purpose of this post is to list some amazing Black Friday deals to look out for. If...
The iPhone Podcast Episode 22 Now Online
Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 22 of The iPhone Podcast and cover some awesome apps. Check it out below! Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss on the podcast at ourblog....
iOS 4.3 Coming in Mid-December?
The rumour mill is in full swing about Apple's plans to release iOS 4.3 in mid-December. iOS 4.2.1 was released yesterday, later than many had anticipated when Apple announced their November release date. News Corp has been working with Apple to create an iPad-only newspaper that will be pushed daily to your iPad (for only...
iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak with redsn0w 0.9.6b4 Download Available
Update 1: Download links updated with mirrors and misc. notes. Yesterday the iPhone Dev Team sent an update about "Thanksgiving with Apple". Well, in less than 24 hours they have released a jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 for OS X and Windows. From what the iPhone Dev Team wrote on their blog, the following will apply:...
Apple Black Friday Event Teaser Posted Online
Black Friday happens this week in the US, and it's one of the biggest shopping days ever. Apple has a Black Friday sale every year, which usually equates to discounts on Macs, iPods, and accessories. Typically the discounts are the equivalent of the Education Store, sometimes even more. Click here to view the Black Friday...
[Video, Updated] How to Update Apple TV 2nd Gen to iOS 4.2.1 Firmware
Update: Looks like Apple TV does in fact have iOS 4.2.1. If you click the select button a few times on your Apple TV remote, it'll show in the About screen. 4.1 is the firmware version, but 4.2.1 is the iOS version. Man, talk about confusing. Thanks to Andrez1 for the tip! With the release...
iPhone Dev Team Provides an iOS 4.2 Jailbreak Update
The iPhone Dev Team updated their blog with iOS 4.2 jailbreak news. In a post titled "Thanksgiving with Apple", they go on to say the following: The best news of all is for owners of iPhone3G, older iPhone3GS, and non-MC iPod touch 2G. Due to a combination of our original pwnage2 exploit, the arm7_go exploit,...