Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Sn0wbreeze Public Beta Released, Then Retracted!

Developers iH8Sn0w had released a public beta to their upcoming jailbreak tool, "Sn0wbreeze". This is basically the iPhone Dev Team's Pwnalge Tool, ported to Windows. Sn0wbreeze will jailbreak and hacktivate iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS, except the ones with the newer bootrom, and any serial number starting with MC. It will also jailbreak iPod Touch...

TheSOSGame For iPhone/iPod Touch

iPhone/iPod Touch owners looking for a fun and quick free game should check out TheSOSGame available on the App Store. TheSOSGame by Clockwork Applications TheSOSGame is a classic remake of Noughts and Crosses. Players are presented with a 7x7 board on which the goal is to create the letter sequence "SOS". Each tile can be...

News To Go For iPhone & iPod Touch

News To Go is a 4-in-1 app that brings daily updated information to your iPhone or iPod Touch. News To Go by Tuan Ha News To Go includes daily updated gas prices, traffic, sports scores and weather. The data in the app is updated when the app is opened, so that requires an internet connection,...

Apple To Acquire LED Camera Flash Components?

According to an AppleInsider report, Apple is rumored to be shopping for LED camera flash components. This rumor comes as speculation increases about whether the next iPhone, due summer 2010, will include a better camera or even if the iPod Touch will receive a camera upgrade. People familiar with Apple's initiative claim the electronics maker...

Poynt Location-Based Application Heading To iPhone

At CES this week, a very popular and successful Blackberry (gasp!) application called Poynt was being showcased on...wait for it....an iPhone! Poynt is a location-based Blackberry application that is making its way to iPhone. The app allows users to locally search for people, businesses, movies, and restaurants. While the iPhone version will include the aforementioned...

Shop Smarter With Barcode Reader For iPhone

Have you ever walked into a Walmart or similar large retailer, picked up a product and scanned the product using a wall barcode reader? Usually it tells you the price and that is about it. Well, now you can use your iPhone to scan barcodes and get much more information than just price! Barcode Reader...

iTunes Preview Gets 30-Second Sound Samples

At the beginning of November 2009, Apple launched "iTunes Preview". With the new iTunes Preview, clicking on an iTunes link on a website opens up a new web based iTunes pane within the browser, as opposed to the actual application itself. When iTunes Preview was first released, users could only view information such as title,...

Game Review: Skipping Stones With iPhone

As the game title indicates, if you enjoy skipping stones in real life, then you will love Skipping Stones on your iPhone/iPod Touch! Skipping Stones by Complex Games Inc. Skipping Stones takes players to exotic locations where they can relax and skip stones across clear blue water. However the game also includes a few fun...

Rogers/Fido iPhone Plans Now Include Data Cancellation Fee

Just a quick note to potential Rogers/Fido iPhone customers. If you are looking to get one of the "officially" labeled "iPhone Plans" from Rogers/Fido, you will now have both the Early Cancellation Fee and Data Early Cancellation Fee attached to the plan. In other words, the official iPhone Plans now include both the ECF and...

PwnageTool Coming To Windows And Linux

In other jailbreaking news, MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has announced that a version of PwnageTool is to be ported to Windows and Linux. Previously, PwnageTool was only Mac compatible. PwnageTool allows users to build custom .IPSW, or iPhone firmware, files. This method of jailbreaking is sometimes seen as more reliable and foolproof against...

Redsn0w May Be Updated To Support iPhone/iPod Touch 3.1.2

Good news for iPhone/iPod Touch jailbreakers. MuscleNerd, a member of the iPhone Dev Team, reported that he has recovered the source code to redsn0w and is now considering updating the jailbreaking software to support iPhone OS 3.1.2. As previous redsn0w users know, the jailbreaking program is extremely simple to use to hack the iPhone 2G/3G/3GS...