Stories by Gary Ng

Future Shop Selling the iPhone 3G Without Contract?

Remember when I posted about Future Shop selling the iPhone 3G? Eventually that rumor was validated by Rogers themselves in a press release. Well, most Future Shop locations are now selling the iPhone 3G on three year contracts, at the regular $199 price on a three year contract. Well, yesterday I received a tip from...

Vlingo iPhone App: Voice Recognition for your iPhone

Remember the excitement we all had when news broke that Google was updating their Mobile iPhone App to include voice recognition for search. When the app update finally was released, many people praised the accuracy of the voice recognition, including yours truly. The Google Mobile App was only limited to searches primarily. Some people have...

PhantomSkinz Exclusive Holiday Sale!

Guess what's coming up in less than three weeks? If you celebrate Christmas and you feel like it's your turn to give, give, and give some more, our friends from PhantomSkinz have a fantastic promotion going on right now! You can read my review of the PhantomSkinz for the iPhone 3G here. The company has...

Apple Announces the Top iPhone Apps of 2008

Since the introduction of iPhone firmware 2.0, we learned to love (or loathe) the infamous iPhone App Store, our gateway to almost 10,000 apps created by developers. Of course, for those with jailbroken iPhones your "other" App Store is none other than Cydia. Just yesterday Apple released a list of Top iPhone Apps of 2008...

Joost for the iPhone: TV, Movies, Videos, and More

I remember when Joost was still in its beta stage and was going to be the "next big thing" on the internet. After a few years of development Joost is now available for everyone and their content has improved quite a bit. Well, the Joost team has taken the time to create a much awaited...

How to Unlock your iPhone 3G: Go to Vietnam!

For those that are keen on unlocking their iPhone 3G, the Dev Team's software unlock is just around the corner (that's when they aren't spending their time porting Linux onto the iPhone!). Why unlock your iPhone 3G you ask? Well, for starters you won't be limited to either Rogers or Fido as you will be...

Linux Ported on the iPhone 3G: Wow.

We all know by now that the iPhone Dev Team does some amazing work. For example, just last week they updated the jailbreaking tools QuickPwn and PwnageTool to jailbreak the latest 2.2 firmware. Some more interesting news is coming your way because one of their members has ported Linux onto the iPhone 3G! In a...

Rogers Releases New iPhone Data Value Packs

If you were an early adopter of the iPhone 3G in Canada then you paid the price with the original Rogers' value and data packs. Well, it looks like Rogers has quietly introduced a couple new data value packs that apply to the iPhone 3G and any other cellphone. Here are the details of the...

iPhoneinCanada.ca Black Friday 1Password Giveaway!

iPhoneinCanada.ca Black Friday 1Password Giveaway! Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers! Today is Black Friday for many of our friends in the USA (it's like Boxing Day in Canada but during Thanksgiving) and they will no doubt be getting some amazing deals on electronics and other goods. What are you thankful for? I'm thankful for...

Nimbuzz: Skype, Google Talk, MSN, AOL on your iPhone

One of the best way to make free calls if you're in a WiFi area is by using Fring. However, it looks like there's a new kid on the block with similar features, called NimBuzz. This new app released a week ago allows you to use Skype for free calls, chat, messaging, and more! The...

Richard Solo 1800 for iPhone (RS001) Battery Backup Review

One issue that we continue to address is the iPhone 3G's somewhat dismal battery life. However, not all is lost as there are many backup battery solutions out there. One of my favorite secondary portable charging solutions is the Richard Solo Battery Backup. It was small, extremely portable, and it charged my iPhone 3G with...

Fido to Stop Selling the iPhone 3G in 2009?

Currently the only way to get an iPhone 3G in Canada legitimately is through Rogers, and their newly minted discount carrier, Fido. However, that could soon change as the word on the internetz is that Fido will stop selling the iPhone 3G starting in 2009. According to Kidrock23 from HowardForums, the rumor is that with...