Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Cydia Updated to Version 1.1.6

It's not too often that you see Saurik on Twitter, so when he is, you pay attention. Saurik is the creator of Cydia, the widely popular 3rd party installer for iOS. Saurik (Jay Freeman in the real world) has been one of the largest contributors to the jailbreak scene, creating this platform for many other...

AppleTV2 5.0 (iOS 5.1) Jailbreak Now Available!

Firecore has released the latest version of Seas0nPass, the only jailbreak available for the AppleTV2 on the current firmware. This is a tethered jailbreak, so if you ever unplug your AppleTV, or if there's a power outage, you'll need to run the "boot tethered" part of the jailbreak. Firecore has also updated their ATVflash software,...

Virtual Store in Korea Lets You Shop with Your Smart Phone

Last year, Tesco Homeplus, a retail chain in Korea, started changing online shopping by putting up large billboards with pictures of their products, with a QR code associated with each product. You use your smartphone to scan the QR codes to fill up your cart. When you're finished shopping, you checkout online and your groceries are...

Sprint Already Has Deal in Place For 4G/LTE iPhone

In a recent conference call with investors, Joe Euteneuer, Sprint's chief financial officer, revealed that Sprint's current contract with Apple, allows them to sell the next generation 4G/LTE iPhone. Joe Euteneuer couldn't confirm that the next iPhone will be 4G/LTE, only that if it is, Sprint's contract is already set up to offer this device to their...

Safari Updated to 5.1.5. Fixes 32 Bit Compatibility

Today, Apple has released an update to Safari, bringing it to version 5.1.5. Apparently, this update fixes some issues with Safari running in 32 bit mode. Safari 5.1.4 was released just a couple of weeks ago and brought some great improvements, but suffered in 32 bit mode. Hopefully, this update will solve these issues. You...

Apple Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs

TechCrunch is reporting that Apple has put together teams to review apps and automatically reject them if they are accessing device UDIDs. A device's UDID (Unique Device Identification) is used by many app developers to track usage of their apps, and better determine further development of their products. It is some mobile ad companies only...