Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Unless you have been living under a rock, most consumers know that an iPhone device is due every summer since 2007. The Original iPhone hit June 29 2007 (US, not Canada), the iPhone 3G hit July 11 2008, the iPhone 3GS hit June 19 2009, and the recent iPhone 4 hit July 30 2010. In...

This week, Telus announced that the wireless company will be unlocking their IDEN/HSPA+ devices as of February 15, 2011 for a $50 fee. At first glance, this seems similar to the Rogers/Fido unlocking policy, but there is one major difference. The Telus unlocking policy is more flexible, not requiring customers to be on their contract...

In November 2010, Telus introduced “Flex Data” to its existing iPhone plans. Then, Telus expanded the Flex Data to their, at the time, Student 55 iPhone plan. Student $55 iPhone plan The Student $55 iPhone voice & data plan with flex data was a very competitive plan with some great features such as My10, Unlimited...

Today, Virgin Mobile has launched a new $60 Smartphone plan for iPhone. $60 Smartphone Combo Plan With this plan on a 3-year contract, Virgin Mobile customers qualify for an iPhone at promotional pricing of $159/$269. For reference, the $60 plan is detailed below: Minutes: 200 daytime Evenings/Weekends: Unlimited @ 6PM Data: 1GB Promotions: Unlimited International...

As we begin February 2011, various Rogers/Fido promotions are changing. The summary of changes is below: Rogers 6PM Early Evening Calling - Expiring February 7, 2011 To qualify, new or existing customers must sign or renew on a 3-year term in-market plan. $35 Activation Fee Waived - On-going When starting up an account, Rogers customers...

Earlier this week, the Chronic Dev-Team released the latest version of Greenpois0n, the popular iDevice jailbreaking tool. The latest version features an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1. This means that users who jailbreak with Greenpois0n will be able to turn their iDevice off and on without having to tether their device to a computer upon reboot...

Today, MacStories reports that it has heard from a "reliable source" that Apple is planning a February 14, 2011 public release for iOS 4.3 at 10AM PST. According to several reports surfaced earlier this week, Apple is targeting a release of the next major iOS update, version 4.3, in two weeks. We just got word...

Update 1: Click here for our Greenpois0n Windows jailbreak guide. Looking to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad or iPod Touch 3G/4G? You have come to the right place! NOTE: THIS GUIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK YOUR iPHONE (guide coming soon to preserve baseband) Read Me Before Continuing: Use at your own risk, we are...

Update 4/5: Greenpoison for Mac updated to RC5.4. Click here to download. Also, Greenpois0n for Windows released! Click here to download RC5.4. Update 3: Greenpois0n RC5.2 released! Official link is here. Unofficial download links here or here. Update 2: Are you on tethered 4.2.1 via redsn0w? You can just jump straight into greenpois0n to untether your jailbreak, as...

This week, MyWi, the popular app available in Cydia that allows users to turn their 3G-capable iDevice into a mobile hotspot for Internet tethering, was updated to include a new feature called “On Demand” and a completely new user interface. The On Demand feature allows 3G-capable iPhones and iPads to “understand” when the mobile hotspot...

With the recent reviews of the Verizon iPhone 4, one review seems to have stood out from the rest. NYTimes’ David Pogue did a review of the Verizon iPhone 4, which as far as reviews go, was your typical technology review. However, looking a little closer revealed some key information. The following block of text...

This week, Rogers/MTS announced that the two wireless companies are going live with HSPA+ coverage in Manitoba on March 31, 2011. This brings up to 21Mbps wireless data speeds to the province. The press release states that the joint venture between Rogers and MTS will now bring expanded wireless voice and data across Manitoba. The...