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Gmail Tasks Optimized for the iPhone

I am a huge Google fan, and use many Google services such as Gmail and Google Reader. Many of these services are optimized for the iPhone, such as the Google search, Google Reader, Gmail, and previously iGoogle. Well, it looks like the Google team made up for the loss of the iPhone-optimized iGoogle homepage by...

Flash Confirmed For the iPhone: Adobe CEO

One of the biggest stories on the weekend was the confirmation of Adobe's Flash for the iPhone, leaked by Adobe CEO, Shantanu Narayen. Adobe's Flash software is what powers many video sites have use the technology to display videos, animated games, etc. Adobe's Flash is a the missing piece that would improve on mobile Safari's...

3 New iPhone Ads, 9 Featured Apps

This week Apple released 3 new iPhone Ads on their USA iPhone Gallery site. Titled "Read", "Fix" and "Check" they feature three Apps each.  I thought I'd give you an overview of the Apps featured and my impressions. Ad #1 "Read" Yelp Cost: Free Brought to you by Yelp.com, an App to find local Restaurants...

Latest iPhone battery solution on the scene – MiLi Power Pack

Hey folks. Before I begin, congrats to x00carly, Sheerluck.Holmes, and mystique for their winning entries in the HiTechTattoos.com contest. Hope your enjoy your customized tattoos on your iPhones! As we all know, one of the biggest drawbacks to the iPhone is the battery life, or lack thereof sometimes.  There are several battery backups on the...

Remember iGoogle for iPhone?

It's been a few days since Google quietly discontinued the iPhone-Optimized version of iGoogle,  and it seems that this feature has gone with a whimper, instead of bang. It was a year ago that the iGoogle for iPhone site was launched, now Google's regular iGoogle Mobile homepage loads instead. Many websites offer iPhone specific mobile...

Introducing Me, Hello!

I hope everyone is enjoying the amazing giveaways this week - and in an effort to make a great first impression I thought I'd introduce myself while everyone is on a free-swag high. I'm the newest member of the iPhoneinCanada Team! And I'm super-excited to be helping out everyone here to bring all our visitors...

Apple Q1 Report: 4.4 Million iPhones Sold

Yesterday Apple announced their Q1 earnings report and the numbers have remained staggering. Let's breakdown what was announced and you can take a few moments to soak in just what Apple was up to in the previous quarter. Apple Q1 Factsheet - Apple sold 2,524,000 Mac computers (a 9% increase from last year's quarter) -...

$2000+ iPhoneinCanada.ca One Year Anniversary Giveaway: Day 1

Good morning everyone! Monday is here and the big announcement that you all have been waiting for is finally here. I mentioned on the blog last week to stay turned because of something important to announce. I am proud to say that today will be the start of iPhoneinCanada.ca's One Year Blog Anniversary Prize Giveaway!...

Apple App Store: 500 Million Downloads and Counting

Yesterday Apple announced on their website an absolutely staggering fact: the App Store has reached 500,000,000 downloads and 15,000 applications. Just reading that makes my mind boggle. Out of those 500 million downloads, I bet the majority of them were free apps and viral apps such as iFart or iToot, or any other farting application....

iPhone 3G vs Palm Pre: Apple’s New Competition?

In terms of smartphones out there, the one and only phone you should be using at the moment is the iPhone (I can hear Blackberry, Android, Symbian, and Windows Mobile users cringing right about now). Although the latest iPhone 3G has its strengths there are features we've all been longing for (*cough* copy and paste...

Rogers Feels the Recession in Declining iPhone 3G Sales

You can't go anywhere nowadays without hearing people talk about the economy and how times are tough at the moment. During a recession people cut spending and when it comes to Rogers and the iPhone 3G, it seems as though Q4 results have echoed these exact sentiments. iPhone 3G Sales Dip in Canada Rogers reported...

yellowsn0w 0.9.6 Released: It Works This Time!

Here's an update on the iPhone 3G software unlock front: yellowsn0w 0.9.6 has been released in Cydia and...it works! After testing out the initial release on how to unlock your iPhone 3G and the subsequent updates, this latest release has been much improved. Here are the steps I followed in order to get outgoing calls...