Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Google To Release Its Free Navigation App For iPhone

Google has may have confirmed plans to deliver its free turn-by-turn navigation app to other smartphones, such as the iPhone. The navigation app is currently available for free to Android phones as an update to Google Maps, but the iPhone may soon get the application as well. Unfortunately, Google did not indicate when it will...

Apple To Begin Mac OS X 10.6.4 Testing

At the end of March 2010, Apple officially released the public version of Mac OS X 10.6.3. The x.x.3 release marked the third main revision to the Mac operating system, Snow Leopard. At the time of release, the 10.6.3 update brought many enhancements: - improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X - address compatibility...

Just Mobile Xtand Go For iPhone

With the summer coming up fast and the nice weather finally coming out to play (at least in Vancouver...sort of), Canadian roads are finally becoming clear. As such, I have taken to the car and road more often as my primary mode of transportation, and of course my iPhone 3GS comes with me. However, as...

Product Review: Chromatics by Phantomskinz

Probably the most popular accessory for your iPhone is a new case or a skin. Personally, I am always on the look out for new way to show off my iPhone. Typically, I like to keep some sort of clear protection on my iPhone, but when it wears out, I like to find something fun...

iPhone Dev Team Member Gets Android Running on an iPhone

This isn't an April Fools joke, or some kid trying to get attention. This hacker, known as "planetbeing" actually got the Android operating system running on a 1st gen iPhone. Apparently, it is still real buggy, but he was able to acomplish a "dual boot" iPhone. Upon start up, you have to choose between iPhone...

Virgin Mobile To Increase 911 Fee In Saskatchewan

After just finishing a series of price increases this past April 15, effective May 20 2010, Virgin Mobile will be increasing another price, its 911 fee, for Saskatchewan-based subscribers. The current 911 fee charged by Virgin Mobile in Saskatchewan is $0.38. That amount will be increasing to $0.62 as of May, 20 2010. Virgin Mobile...

Game Review: Orion Racer

We have seen a ton of racing games come out for the iPhone and iPod Touch, but we haven't seen any official Nintendo racers, like Mariokart or F-Zero, most likely because Nintendo has their own mobile platform. Orion Racer, from Techlogica LTD, is a new racer for the iPhone that is on the style of F-Zero....

iPhone Firmware 4.0 Beta 2 Now Available To Developers

Earlier this afternoon, Apple pushed out the iPhone SDK 4.0 Beta 2 and the iPhone 4.0 Firmware Beta 2 (8A248C). This comes just under two weeks since the original release of iPhone 4.0 Beta 1 on April 8, 2010. Apple typically follows a 2-week release schedule for beta releases of iPhone firmware. The firmware 4.0...

Introducing The Next Apple iPhone

We've all been following Engadget's coverage of the mysterious new iPhone, due sometime this summer 2010. This is an iPhone that so far has had an amazing journey. It started by being lost in a bar in San Jose, cleverly disguised within an iPhone 3GS case. Once online, many could not decide whether it was...

iPhone 4th Gen Pics Real, Again?

What a roller coaster of yes/no real/fake these latest pics of a supposed fourth generation iPhone has caused. Engadget posted some pics they had received, claiming to be a new iPhone. They looked pretty good. Then some one else found a TwitPic of what looked like the same device, adding some validity to the pics....