Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
Rogers/Fido Begin New Data Block Policy
Effective June 2010, Rogers/Fido will no longer be honoring requests to block data on prepaid (pay as you go) and postpaid (contracts) customer accounts. Existing customers that already have data blocks are not affected until they take the block off. The new Data Block Policy states that Rogers/Fido will no longer offer Data Blocking services...
ToDoGenius For iPhone & iPod Touch
ToDoGenius is a smart ToDo List app that combines an artificial intelligence engine with a clean interface. ToDoGenius by ipanamea ToDoGenius is essentially a ToDo list but with intelligence. The AI in this case is called the "Genie" which does the thinking for users. The AI works when users go into the "Situation Room", which...
Saskatchewan Government 911 Fee Increases For Fido Customers
Effective June 2010, the Saskatchewan Government 911 Fee that Fido customers pay will be increasing to $0.62 per month from the previously charged $0.38 per month. The change will affect all Fido prepaid (Pay as you Go) customers and all Fido postpaid (contracts) customers that are being charged the system access fee/911 fee on previously...
Bell Offers “Refreshed” iPhone 3G For $9.95
If you like low prices, don't mind contracts, and don't really care for having the latest tech, then this deal from Bell may be for you. Through their Family and Friends program, Bell is offering a "refreshed" iPhone 3G for $9.95 on a 3-year agreement with a minimum $50 per month smartphone plan. The promotion...
Apple Seeds New Mac OS X 10.6.4 Build 10F566
Today Apple seeded the seventh build of OS X 10.6.4, build 10F566. The current build comes one week since the last OS X build, 10F564. According to reports, the current build focuses on Graphics Drivers, SMB, VPN, USB, and VoiceOver. The build further includes the following updates and enhancements, which are unchanged from the last...
Telus Price Increases: Caller Display, Call Forwarding, Five Favourite Numbers
Bringing themselves on par with Rogers, Telus has now increased the prices on a series of their services. This week, the company has increased pricing on the following standalone feature add-ons: Caller Display: $8.00/month (was $7) Call Forwarding: $3.00/month (was $2) Local Five Favorite Numbers (Talk/Text to five numbers): $15.00/month (was $10) Nationwide Five Favorite...
iPhone Firmware (iOS) 4.0 Gold Master Now Available To Developers
This morning at WWDC, Apple announced the release of the GM version of iOS 4.0 (8A293), otherwise known as the Gold Master version of the firmware. Apple also released a new iTunes 9.2 beta to developers. The iPhone firmware 4.0 beta, now known as iOS 4.0, began in April 2010 and has seen four beta...
Apple Posts iPhone 4 Feature Video
For those that may have missed it, Apple has now posted its feature video for the iPhone 4. The video, entitled "This changes everything. Again.", is a great roundup of the iPhone 4 device, the tech inside of it, and the device manufacturing process. The video primarily features the iPhone 4 within the context of...
iWork Apps Coming To iPhone 4?
When the iPad launched in Canada, one of the most popular apps were Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. Otherwise known as the iWork productivity suite for iPad. After the announcement of the iPhone 4 this morning at Apple's annual WWDC event, a new feature page describing the enhancements coming to the iPhone 4/iOS 4.0 Mail application...
Apple Announces iPhone 4 “Bumper” Case
Alongside the iPhone 4 announcement this morning, Apple also featured new cases for the iPhone 4 called "Bumpers". The Bumpers look like a thick silicone case that wrap around the perimeter of the iPhone 4, protecting all the sides and corners. The case does however leave the front display and back part of the iPhone...
Apple Announces iPhone 4; HD Video & Video Calling
Today at Apple's annual WWDC event, the company announced the next generation iPhone, iPhone 4. In 2007, Apple launched the original iPhone, which was followed by the iPhone 3G in 2008 (the first Canadian iPhone!) and then a year later the iPhone 3GS, which mainly brought speed enhancements and a video camera. Today, Apple announced...
Pulldown – Coming Soon to Cydia
One of the coolest things I like about Tweetie, (now Twitter for iPhone), is the way you pull down the screen to refresh your feed. It is a cool, fun way to load your newest tweets. It is almost instinctive now, as I try to do it in other apps as well, and I almost...