Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
Pod2g Has Untethered Jailbreak for The New iPad On iOS 5.1
A quick update for you jailbreakers out there. Pod2g just posted on Twitter that he has his iPad3,1 (The New iPad) jailbroken, untethered, on iOS 5.1. Victory! The famous iOS hacker is still working on the jailbreak, saying he has to stabalize the payload. He will also be testing his jailbreak on iOS 5.1.1. It...
Facebook Announces App Center, Coming To iOS Soon.
Yesterday, Facebook announced plans to launch an "App Store" like place to get apps on Facebook. They are calling it the App Center. It will be the place to get all Facebook web, iOS, and Android apps. Similar to the App Store, each app will have it's own page detailing what the app it all...
Apple and Foxconn Will Share Costs of Improving Factory Workers’ Conditions
In a ground breaking ceremony for it's new Shaghai headquaters, Foxconn CEO, Terry Gou, announced that Foxconn and Apple will split the initial costs to improve working conditions for their factory workers, and improve the public's view of their factories as "sweatshops". In a speech today, Terry Gou said he doesn't see this as a "cost",...
Keep Your iPhone Charged For Two Weeks With The Lilliputian Portable Fuel Cell
If you're looking for a portable power solution that lasts for up to two weeks, the Lilliputian USB Portable Fuel Cell is the latest and greatest product in portable chargers. Unlike conventional portable chargers, this device uses butane-filled cartridges to provide a charge to various USB devices. On behalf of Lilliputian Systems, U.S. retailer Brookstone...
What Would You Give Up For The Internet?
The internet is a vital part of our everyday living. We use it to communicate to each other, for banking, getting our daily news, and much more. In fact, this generation of kids doesn't even know what the world would be like without the internet. Rogers Redboard recently posted an interesting info-graphic that shows the...
Redsn0w Will Soon Support Downgrading Your Firmware for iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and iPad 3
In a recent Tweet, Musclenerd, of The iPhone Dev Team, announced that an upcoming version of Redsn0w will allow iOS users to downgrade their firmware, with saved SHSH blobs. This includes iPad 2, The New iPad, and iPhone 4S. This is pretty big news for jailbreakers. Previously, there was no way to downgrade to an...
Incase Bird’s Nest Snap Case [REVIEW]
Looking at the Apple Store’s wall of iPhone cases, if you haven’t purchased one of the cases offered by Incase, you probably haven’t because you probably went for a cheaper option. Incase’s prices might seem a little steep, but I’ve experienced second-hand the quality of some of the other cases offered in the Apple...
TwitPic App Now In The App Store
TwitPic has released their very own app, in the App Store. It is a simple, free app, for taking photos and video and posting them to the popular micro blogging website Twitter. The first thing you do, after installing the app, is log in to your twitter account. If you are on iOS 5 or...
Is Apple Testing iOS-like Notification Banners In iCloud.com?
If you logged into iCloud.com earlier this morning using Safari, you may have noticed a little banner near the top of your browser. That banner may be a future feature coming to iCloud.com users. From the brief glimpse, it looks like the banner represents notifications, similar to how notifications work in iOS. At this time...
Telus Posts Device OS Upgrade Schedules For iOS & Other Devices
I'm not sure exactly how useful this is yet, but Telus has seen fit to begin posting a schedule of operating system (OS) updates for some of the devices they carry. The schedule lists the current status of various OS updates including if it's in testing, upcoming, or released. The supported devices include Android, Windows...
Source Says He Has Seen Apple’s New TV
Cult of Mac is reporting that they have a source who has seen a working prototype of Apple's new HDTV. The source claims the new HDTV looks very similar to Apple's current line up of LED displays, including a FaceTime camera. The camera, apparently, has face recognition, and can follow you around the room (creepy)....
New Apple Employees Receive This Amazing Welcome Letter
When you start a new job, it is often customary to be welcomed to your new work place. Typically, your supervisor of trainer shows you to your work space and may hand you a stuffy manual to read about the company. Apple does things different. Take a look at this note you would receive, upon...