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If you use Verrus, who is a company that partners with parking authorities across Canada to allow users to pay for parking via phone instead of at the meter, you will be really happy with their latest update! Verrus has now created a smartphone optimized mobile site that enables users to log in to their...

The story of the day is that your iPhone has been quietly tracking you--in the background. Are you scared? Here's what Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden from O'Reilly Radar have to say: ...your iPhone, and your 3G iPad, is regularly recording the position of your device into a hidden file. Ever since iOS 4 arrived,...

Reuters has issued a new report indicating that the iPhone 5 will begin production in July 2011 with a September 2011 release. This report corroborates recent rumors that point to a fall 2011 launch for the next iPhone. Among all of the iPhone 5 rumors, it is still unclear why Apple has chosen to change...

Alongside the SaskTel iPhone 4 announcement today, MTS has quietly revealed that it too will be launching the iPhone 4 on April 26. While the MTS website still shows the iPhone 4 as "coming soon", the information page has been updated with a brief statement: MTS is proud to be launching the iPhone 4 on...

Earlier this year, SaskTel started posting various iPhone 4 graphics on the company's website. This was followed by an information registration page that was set up for people interested in the SaskTel iPhone 4. Those SaskTel iPhone 4 graphics have now been updated to feature a launch date for the iPhone 4! According to SaskTel, the iPhone...

Yesterday it was revealed Apple had launched a lawsuit on Friday against Samsung for 'copying' the iPhone and iPad. Samsung as already responded against the suit, and will defend vigorously. With the release of that lawsuit, total sales numbers of iOS devices were also revealed. Asymco provides a breakdown of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch...

Geekaphone had just finished a "green study" of the iPhone and published their findings in a nice infographic. Apple pulls in close to 50% of total global cellphone profits by selling only 4% of all cellphones, with that kind of profit and over 100 million iPhones sold Apple is a legitimate gorilla. There are both...

With all the white iPhone 4 news lately, such as rumored launch days for April 20 or April 26, and the expected device release date this spring as announced by Apple, it seems some retailers are now preparing for the impending launch. Future Shop has started printing price tags for the 16 GB and 32...

Vietnamese site Tinhte seems to have picked up an official white iPhone 4 from Apple running a mystery build of iOS 4. To begin, the hardware of this device features 64 GB of storage instead of the current 16/32 GB. So could this be an updated iPhone 4? Maybe. For software, the device is running...

A new report indicates that Apple may be ending their $30 rebates for iWork and MobileMe purchases. When customers purchase a Mac, Apple has typically offered $30 off of MobileMe and iWork. When purchasing an iPhone or iPad, only the MobileMe rebate applies. According to an internal memo, these rebates have now ended. A quick...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 35 of The iPhone Podcast. We're currently listed in the 'What's Hot' section of the Technology podcast category in iTunes! You don't want to miss out on what we have to say, and the apps we discuss. Check it out!...

Here comes another neat update from Google for iOS users, as announced on their Mobile Blog. The latest feature is an 'undo' bar when using Gmail's mobile web app. This 'undo' feature has been available for Gmail users on desktop browsers for a while now, but now it's available for your iPhone. Now when you...