Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Moshi’s Vortex Pro [Review]

      Headphones.  They’ve become the bane of my existence, given the love-hate relationship I’ve developed with the almost hundred (yes, that number is no lie) pairs that have come in and out of my life over the years. I had settled on the reliable Bose MIE2 after years of uncomfortable pairings until the...

Cellhelmet iPhone Case [Review]

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of iPhone cases on the market today. From "barely there" slim plastic wafers to industrial strength monsters that can survive a drop from 10,000 feet, there's seemingly something for everyone. And yet, the folks at CellPig believe there's room for one more, and following a successful Kickstarter campaign they've...

biteSMS 6.3 beta 10 Released With New Theme Options

Modifying the iOS experience has become quite popular, with over a million iOS users jailbreaking their devices. One of the most popular apps in Cydia is a messaging app called "biteSMS". This can replace your default Messages app, adding much more functionality. The ability to "quick reply" to messages makes this a must have, for...

Solar: Weather Has Never Been Cooler [Review]

Weather apps. If I had a nickel for every weather app on the App Store I wouldn't necessarily be rich, but I'd have a lot of nickels! Into this crowded category comes Solar, a beautiful new weather app from Hollr that stands out from the fray through a combination of an attractive UI, thoughtful implementation of features,...

All New iPod Touch and iPod Nano Rumoured for This Fall

Mac Rumors is reporting that we may see all new redesigns of the iPod Touch and the iPod Nano this fall, when Apple usually refreshes their iPod line up. This information comes from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has been correct with past predictions of Apple releases. The new iPod Touch is rumoured to have...

Siri-Like Functionality Added to BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha

With the introduction of the iPhone 4S, came the introduction of Siri, the voice activated assistant. Apple featured Siri in numerous commercials for the iPhone 4S, touting it as the main selling feature. Since then, Samsung has introduced their own voice activated assisted called S-Voice, and there was much speculation as to if RIM would...

Apple Pulls “Clueful” From The App Store

  Developer BitDefender released an app called Clueful back in May of this year. The app lets you know what your other apps are up to, in regards to what info they are accessing on your devices. Developers are supposed to ask for your permission to access your data, like your location and contacts. Clueful...

Kickstarter: ChargeCard for iPhone [Video]

There's dozens of cool projects on Kickstarter. You could spend hours browsing through the various categories to see what sort of innovative ideas people have come up with. I was doing this recently and came across an interesting one. The ChargeCard for iPhone. The ChargeCard is an ultra-thin USB charging cable that's thin enough to...

Checkmark: Location Aware Reminders That Work [Review]

Geo-fencing. With their announcement of iOS 5 at WWDC 2011, Apple had everyone talking about it. Suddenly, being alerted to call home by the new Reminders app after leaving the office was reality. Unfortunately, when iOS 5 was released the reality was that while the feature worked (sometimes) it was cumbersome to use, and after...