Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

In Apple's latest attempt to thwart App piracy, a new section has been added to the USA App Store. The new section is wonderfully named: Try Before You Buy. In the "Try Before You Buy" section, users will find many of the "lite" or free versions of paid apps that support a trial or lite...

When JailbreakMe.com for iOS 3.2 and higher devices was released, users were amazed at how fast and easy it was to jailbreak your iDevice. JailbreakMe.com jailbreaks a users device using only the internet and mobile Safari, with no computer required. So with a jailbreak that easy, the next thing to do is to jailbreak all...

At the end of June, evidence showcasing iWork on iPhone was coming from all over the web. Various blogs were capturing screenshots of iWork on iPhone and even Apple themselves had an iWork reference for iPhone. This whole iWork for iPhone discovery started in early June, when evidence was found that revealed the iPhone’s ability, with...

As the summer comes to a close and the back-to-school seasons arrives, the Canadian wireless carriers have started to release their Student Plans. This week, Telus has finalized their student plans with two offers, both iPhone compatible. Telus Student Plans This summer, students have, among the other Telus plans, two specific student plans available to...

On Wednesday, it was noted that Apple was aware and investigating the vulnerability in mobile Safari that has allowed users to easily jailbreak their iDevice. The security hole, which exploits a flaw in mobile Safari, allows a remote site to gain control over a user's device. In the case of the new JailbreakMe website, the...

Ultrasn0w has been updated and it now provides unlocking to iPhone 4, 3GS, and 3G owners. Version 1.0-1 will allow users to quickly unlock their iPhone for use on multiple cellular carriers. The updated ultrasn0w includes support for iPhone 4 baseband 01.59 and iPhone 3G/3GS basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04. With the launch of...

This past weekend marked the release of a new web-based jailbreak for iOS devices that offered users a free and extremely simple method to jailbreak their iDevices. Some will remember the website JailbreakMe.com from the 2007 days of iPhone. Well, JailbreakMe.com was released again this weekend for iOS 3.2 and higher devices. The new jailbreak...

Apple today has released another version of iOS 4 to developers. iOS 4.1 Beta 3 has the following changes: The SDK is build 10M2308 and the firmware is build 8B5097d. There are five distinct downloads, one each for the iPhone 4/3GS/3G and iPod Touch 2G/3G. This latest build, which comes exactly a week since the...

Even though Canada seems to get technology last, we are definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to North American wireless speeds. Back in September 2009, Rogers (and Fido) was the first North American wireless network to launch an HSPA+ 21Mpbs network. At that time, AT&T, the exclusive iPhone provider in the USA, was...

Looks like Rogers needs to get a few more subscribers on its network, but if you help them out (*cringe*), you can score up to $500. Starting today (and expiring on September 3, 2010), any existing Rogers customers who have My5 plans or any new Rogers customers that were referred to Rogers by an existing...

When the iPhone 4 launched in Canada, Apple had only released the iPhone 4 in black. Originally, the iPhone 4 was supposed to be available in white and black, but manufacturing problems have caused massive delays in the release of the white unit. This week, an update on the white iPhone 4 delays comes from...

One of the earlier keyboard hacks that was released for the iPhone was the ability to use Emoji, or 'emoticons', when typing. Emoji allowed iPhone owners to send each other little smiley faces and other unique characters in emails, SMS, notes, and more. The stock iOS 4.0/4.0.1 firmware once again continues to disable Emoji. So,...