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We've had a deal in the works for the past while now, and we're happy to announce that we've managed to rebrand iPhoneinCanada.ca to a new domain that reflects the current state of Apple products. We're not just about the iPhone anymore. When the Change Will Take Affect Starting at 6PM PST today, iPhoneinCanada.ca will...

The facebook iPhone app is one of the easiest ways to surf online and cyber-creep your friends. The facebook iPhone app has improved since its release, but for those using the mobile version, it's downright painful. There were many versions of facebook mobile for different devices, and updating each site took lots of time and...

Google has just vastly improved how stock ticker searches appear in mobile Safari on the iPhone, as announced on their Google Mobile Blog. When you search for any stock ticker, results are now easier to read, include a larger graph, and includes multi touch gestures. By swiping to the left, you'll be able to access...

Amazon quietly launched their Cloud Music and Locker Player late last night, beating out Apple and Google to the market. This new service is a freemium model enabling free cloud storage (starting at 5 GB), but if you purchase any album you'll get 20 GB for a year. Not too shabby. Users will be able...

Update 1: Here's our interview with Gavin Michael Booth, the video's director/producer: Who came up with the idea to use FaceTime for a video? The idea was mine. Ever since I had an iPhone 4 I knew I wanted to explore some FaceTime filming was just a matter of finding the right band and the...

Kik is the successful messaging app that was sued by RIM for patent infringement. The founder, Ted Livingston, recently donated $1 million to The University of Waterloo's VeloCity Residence. This startup program is to develop young entrepreneurs in Canada, and the University of Waterloo will be matching his donation as well. Livingston sold his personal...

Horace Dediu of Asymco breaks down the number of days it takes to sell out developer events, comparing Google I/O to Apple's WWDC: After the iPhone SDK was launched, the WWDC took on a new dimension. It became a mobile development event. As a result, 2008 was the first year when WWDC sold out. Attendance...

Justin Luey and myself discuss the international launch of iPad 2 on Episode 32 of The iPhone Podcast. Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss at our blog. Apps Discussed: Gary’s Picks: coming soon Justin’s Picks: coming soon Episode 32 is brought to you by Audible...

If you're a Netflix user in Canada worried about usage-based billing (UBB) and exceeding your bandwidth, you can worry a little less now. Netflix just sent the following email out to its users, emphasizing shows in Canada will now use two-thirds less data without degrading the quality of your video: Dear Gary, Starting today, watching...

Apple announced the dates for WWDC 2011 this morning, and it looks like the event is sold out. By the time some people have read about WWDC 2011 (and the lack of iPhone 5 announcement, which I mentioned I'm okay with)--it has already been sold out. Yes, in less than 10 hours, all the tickets...

Earlier today Apple announced the dates for their Worldwide Developer Conference, set for June 6-10. If you're a developer and you want the hottest ticket in town, it's going to cost you $1599 (the event will sell out once again in days). In the WWDC events in the past, Apple has unveiled new iPhones for...

Today, The Loop's Jim Dalrymple reports that Apple is not planning to introduce any new iPhone hardware at WWDC this June. Give it a second for the panic to settle in. Traditionally, WWDC has been the venue to introduce new iPhone hardware, with Apple sometimes introducing other hardware as well. Even Apple's press release this...