Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
App Store Hits 10 Billion Downloaded Apps!
Overnight, the App Store reached its new milestone of 10 Billion downloaded apps! Launching in 2008, the App Store has been extremely successful since day one, taking just over two and half years to reach 10 Billion downloaded apps. For comparison, it took the iTunes Music Store almost seven years from its 2003 launch to...
Chronic Dev-Team Demos Untethered Jailbreak For iOS 4.2.1
Pod2g notes that a small bug remains where the wifi icon doesn't show up. Once fixed they will package the untether for release. Here's a video demo below, released via twitter: An 'untethered' iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak is what the world has been waiting for. It would be wise to release this after iOS 4.3 is...
Apple Stores Begin To Stock Verizon-compatible iPhone 4 Bumper
With the launch of the Verizon iPhone 4, Apple slightly tweaked the design of the device to make the iPhone 4 work on a CDMA network. This design change caused a slight downward shift of the iPhone 4 silent switch. This concern immediately worried Verizon users, since most existing iPhone 4 cases would be incompatible....
14-Year-Old Canadian Begins Developing Apps; 1,500 Downloads In 4 Days
A 14-year-old Canadian has reached Apple's "New and Noteworthy" app list for utilities in both Japan and Canada after creating an app called "The Universal Alarm Clock". Rony Besprozvanny, our young Canadian developer, has managed to secure himself 1,500 downloads in the first four days since the app was released on January 15 2011, shooting...
Verizon Launches Its First iPhone Commercial
This week Verizon launched their first iPhone 4 commercial. The device is due for launch on February 10, 2011. At first glance, the commercial seems a little dramatic, but considering how long Verizon customers have waited, I'd say it's justified. “To our millions of customers, who never stopped believing this day would come…†Overall, a...
Funny: The Most Patient SaskTel Customer Service Representative!
Mr. Rogers, from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, calls SaskTel customer service and meets the most patient wireless customer service representative I have ever heard. A great afternoon laugh. This definitely put a smile on my face. [mrrogersvideos]
Cydia Adds New Manage Account Feature
Users of jailbroken iOS devices would have noticed this week that Cydia, the App Store equivalent for jailbroken apps, has been updated with a new Manage Account feature that allows users to conveniently view purchased packages from the Cydia store. The Manage Account feature can be accessed from Cydia’s main screen under “Manage Account†and...
iOS 4.3 beta 2 Released to Developers
Apple has released beta 2 of iOS 4.3 to developers. Features include the WiFi hotspot, as advertised on the Verizon iPhone 4, and more should be revealed as developers open it up and take a look. If you are a developer wanting to test this firmware, the minimum system version required for iOS 4.3 development...
The Hidden Secrets Within iOS & Mac Icons
We all use apps on our iDevices and on our Mac computers, but something that many of us may not know (I sure didn't!) was that these icons hold deep and dark secrets! It is without a doubt that Apple makes great products, which includes the icons for their various applications. This week, Electricpig has...
Apple Reports Record Q1 2011 Financial Results: $6 Billion Profit, 16 Million iPhones Sold
Today, Apple announced its financial results for its first fiscal quarter of 2011. As expected, Apple did tremendously well. For the quarter, a summary of financials are detailed below: General Financials Apple posted revenue of $26.74 billion Net quarterly profit of $6 billion ($3.38 billion in profit in Q1 2010) Gross margin was 38.5% (40.9%Â margin...
White iPhone 4 Found In Best Buy’s Inventory System, February 27 Launch?
This morning, an internal screen shot of Best Buy's (USA) inventory system has revealed spots for both the 16GB and 32GB white iPhone 4 models. The devices are further listed with expected in-stock dates of February 27, 2011. The SKU and model numbers associated with the entries are reportedly the same as to those used...
AirView: Turn Your iPhone into an AirPlay Receiver
There have been some tweaks released, in the jailbreak community, to enable AirPlay to work with 3rd party apps. With the beta release of iOS 4.3, we now know that Apple plans to open up this feature to developers, so that they can add it to there own apps. The are still some cool apps...