Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Virgin Mobile Reduces iPhone Data Add-Ons By $5

Starting today, Virgin Mobile has reduced all of their data add-ons by $5.00 per month. This is huge news for prospective and current Virgin Mobile customers. Check out the changes below: $30 Smartphone Data - 500MB Was: $30 Now: $25 SOC Code: V20355N2 $55 Smartphone Data - 3GB Was: $55 Now: $50 SOC Code: V20358N2...

Photo Booth & Image Editing Coming To iPhone?

A few weeks ago, deep in the iOS 4.3 beta files, users found references to Photo Booth. At the time, reports indicated that the popular Mac app may be coming to iPhone to give users an amusing way to manipulate their photos directly in the iPhone Camera.app. Fast-forward to today, and a patent has been...

Apple Cuts Minimum iAd Buy In Half

When Apple introduced their iAd mobile advertising platform, the company set a high bar demanding a $1 million minimum spend from prospective advertisers. Such a high amount for a new system limited the appeal of the iAd platform to big-name companies that had the operating budgets. With the first run of iAd campaigns now ended,...

Adult Swim Releases iOS App With Full Episodes

This week, the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim has released a universal app for iDevices. Like other television-based apps, there are extra features in the app such as a schedule of shows, a clock, weather forecasts, and a calendar feature (the latter three being in the iPad version). However the real bonus is that the app...

iPhone 5 Due September 2011?

With analyst claims stating that the second-generation iPad has been delayed until June 2011, Business Insider now reports that FBR Capital Markets analyst Craig Berger predicts that the iPhone 5 may be delayed until September 2011. Berger writes, "For the iPhone 5, we continue to hear that a July launch is unlikely, with various casing...

Virgin Mobile Launches New $45 Unlimited Plan

This week, to compete with Fido's new $35 Unlimited Plan, Virgin Mobile has released a new unlimited calling plan that is available on a 3-year contract for an iPhone. The plan is available to new and existing customers. With the plan and a minimum $25 data plan on a 3-year contract, customers receive promotional pricing...

Apple Working On Improved Battery Life For iDevices?

Reports today point to Apple doing some research into development techniques to maximize lithium batteries by ensuring they run longer without making the batteries physically larger. Such batteries are found in Apple's MacBook line of computers and iDevices. AppleInsider reports on an Apple patent filing called "Increasing Energy Density in Rechargeable Lithium Battery Cells". The technique...

UPS App For iPhone Now Available In Canada!

Previously available only on the Blackberry and Android platforms, the UPS app for iPhone is now available in Canada. If you've been using the UPS app on a Blackberry or Android device, the iPhone version has the same functions, such as calculating shipping rates, creating and tracking shipments, finding the closest UPS location, and much more!...

Apple Looking To Use OLED In Future Products?

This week, reports indicate that Apple may be looking, via sent job listings, to use OLED display technology in future products. Apple reportedly sent out similar job listings in mid-2008 during their focus on AMLCD displays for future iPhone and iPad products. Now Apple is looking for flat panel display engineers that specialize in OLED...