Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Bell has launched three new price plans as a promotion during the 2010 Winter Games. The plans are available to new Bell customers on a 3-year term and also to existing Bell customers who renew on a 3-year term. The plans do not offer as much value has Bell's Smartphone/iPhone Combo plans and the 3-year...

ContactFlow made its iPhone/iPod Touch debut in Cydia. Since then, the app has now moved to the App Store and is available for free (see last paragraph) for all iPhone/iPod Touch owners! ContactFlow by Fabien FOULON Jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch users, and especially first gen iPhone owners, would have remembered ContactFlow. Maybe you're still using it?...

In November 2009, Apple introduced a new subtle feature to the iTunes ecosystem. It was called “iTunes Preview” and it was a web based preview for iTunes links that users clicked on websites to open music in iTunes. At the time, iTunes Preview only worked for music, but the functionality has now been expanded to...

SIM Cards, or Subscriber Identification Modules, are the small smart cards that sit inside our iPhones and give us our connection to the cellular network. SIM Cards also come free with a phone/device purchase. Normally SIM cards have a long life, usually in excess of five years, but sometimes they "burn out" or are defective....

CIBC has launched a mobile banking application where users can access their account, pay bills, find branches, and more. CIBC Mobile Banking by CIBC Customers of CIBC will be happy to know that CIBC now has a rather fantastic app for iPhone/iPod Touch users. The only requirement is CIBC customers must have online banking enabled...

Rogers has launched two new North American (US/Canada) Data add-ons. The new data add-ons allow customers to use the available data anywhere in Canada or the USA. In other words, you can use the data add-on in the USA without any additional data roaming fees. The new data add-ons start at $35/month and also have...

iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G owners that are or have interest in Jailbreaking their device, listen up! Today, Apple stopped signing iPhone firmware 3.1.2. What this means is that those owners of an iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch 3G who had updated to firmware 3.1.3 and who did not use Cydia to store their...

A few days ago, Virgin Mobile officially launched its HSPA+ network (using Bell service) across Canada. Alongside the launch, Virgin announced new smartphone rates plans and that it was carrying the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Until now, the only place to get Virgin Mobile service on an iPhone 3G/3GS was to visit a Virgin...

WIND Mobile was not the only carrier that bought some wireless spectrum and was planning a Canadian wireless launch. Another wireless company, at the time named "DAVE" wireless, was also prepping a Canadian launch of its own. Well DAVE wireless is almost ready to launch this Spring 2010, but the first order of business is...

Rafter is a physics based game mixed with a little problem solving wrapped in an iPhone/iPod Touch. Rafter by Emantras Inc If you enjoy iPhone games with physics based problem solving and have a keen eye for angles, you may want to check out Rafter. Features 1/2 Rafter is a physics based game that supports...

Earlier today Apple released iPhone firmware 3.1.3 and as usual, jailbreakers beware. At the same time, the iPhone Dev Team issued warnings to avoid the update if you want to have the ability to jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone/iPod Touch. A few hours later, the iPhone Dev Team announced some fantastic news. The iPhone 2G,...

Apple has released firmware update 3.1.3 (7E18) for iPhone/iPod Touch. This is a minor update to firmware 3.1.2, released on October 8 2009, and supports all iPod Touch versions (first, second, third generation) and all iPhone versions (2G, 3G, 3GS). Firmware 3.1.3 addresses various bugs and issues with applications and also improves the accuracy of...