Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

iPhoneinCanada.ca December iPhone 4 Accessory Giveaway!

It’s that time again! For those that may just be joining us, here is the run down about these giveaways. It is a segment that will: Last 24 hours Only happen a couple of times a month (maybe less or maybe more) Be easy to win Be posted at random What’s up for grabs today? Today, I have THREE...

Rogers Extends No Activation Fee Until January 6, 2011

Earlier this month, Rogers started up their free $35 activation fee promotion. Originally expiring on December 31, 2010, the company has now extended the promotion until January 6, 2011. The $35 activation fee is charged when new customers start up a new account with Rogers. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year...

Untethered iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak May Miss Its Christmas Deadline

Earlier tonight, Comex of the iPhone Dev Team sent out a tweet indicating that he may miss his self-imposed untethered jailbreak deadline. I think I'm going to miss my Christmas deadline... On Tuesday the iPhone Dev-Team announced that they may have an untethered jailbreak ready by Christmas. This jailbreak would not require a restore or...

Sasktel 3G+ Network Expands To 17 New Locations

In the beginning of December, SaskTel completed their network expansion to 26 new areas across Saskatchewan. This week, the company has expanded to an additional 17 new locations! “Construction of the 3G+ network is a significant development for SaskTel and its customers in Saskatchewan,” said Bill Boyd, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. “When the network is...

New Accelerometer & Gyroscope Functions Found In Mobile Safari

After Apple released iOS 4.2, Apple also updated mobile Safari to support various new HTML5 and W3C standards. Of these updates, Apple enabled the use of an iDevices' accelerometer and gyroscope within mobile Safari. Before this find, many users assumed that the gyroscope was an app-only function and did not have support for stock iOS...

Untethered iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak Due By Christmas

At this time, the way to jailbreak your iOS 4.2 device is by using a tethered jailbreak. This means that whenever your iDevice turns off or battery dies, you have to plug the device into iTunes to reactivate. It's a decent process, but not very convenient. Earlier in December, Comex (Spirit jailbreak, JailbreakMe) indicated that...

Rogers No Activation Fee Until December 31, 2010

As is typical in the Canadian wireless landscape, what one carrier does, the others follow. Rogers is now the next wireless carrier to extended their activation fee waiver promotion and are waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to...