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Looks like iOS 4.2 has some new performance enhancements under the hood, according to Nokia Siemens. The new included tech is called Network Controlled Fast Dormancy to minimize network congestion and improve battery life. Here's what Nokia Siemens had to say: With its latest iPhone iOs 4.2 software, it looks like Apple is joining efforts...

The jailbreak community comes up with some amazing stuff. Today the latest tweak is Pull to Refresh for the iPhone's Mail app. Pull to refresh first came to the iPhone via Loren Brichter's Tweetie app. Now, that feature is commonplace amongst various iPhone apps (E.G. Facebook app). Pull to Refresh for Mail is something that...

Even though iOS 4.2. is upon us, there are still features 'missing' that everybody wants. One of those includes an improved notification system. A new tweak in Cydia, called OpenNotifier is now taking your iPhone status bar to another level. Similar to old tweak Notifier, OpenNotifier allows for more customization as there is dedicated section...

Here's an interesting Saturday read. An employee of an Apple Retail store has documented his/her 'hate' for working at Apple. The blog, titled "Welcome to the crApple Store" goes into detail about how working at the Apple Store is the worst job in the world. Now, I know a few people who do work at...

The iPhone Dev Team told us a couple days ago ultrasn0w will be released on Sunday to unlock your iPhone on 4.2.1. Dev Team member MuscleNerd tweeted tonight that ultrasn0w is working fully on 4.2.1. This is great news for those that require an iPhone unlock. As always, do not update to iOS 4.2.1 via...

Font website iOS Fonts has put together a growing list of fonts available in iOS 4.2 for iPhone and iPad. According to the list, there are 40 font families available for the iPhone and 57 font families available for the iPad. There is no mention of the iPod touch, but the available font families in...

Yesterday we posted about Apple Canada's Black Friday teaser poster, and how Apple USA revealed their sale prices. Canadians can now rejoice as Apple Canada's Black Friday sale is now live. Here's what's on sale, the notable items (there's more on the website) iMac/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air: Save $101 iPod nano: Save $21 iPod touch: Save...

Here's a little US-based Thanksgiving humor for everyone. As we all know, Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and be thankful for all of the wonderful things we have. We are thankful for family, friends, and health. But we must be especially thankful for iPhone and Android. As we can see below, there is...

Just a quick note to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to our US readers. Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend!   - iPhoneinCanada.ca Team [Image Source: TiPb]

A quick note for those keeping track, the iPhone Dev-Team has made very good progress lately on the iOS 4.2.1 unlock and according to MuscleNerd, an unlocking tool should be available by Sunday. At this time, the unlock will only support iPhone 3G/3GS. The iPhone 4 unlock will require a bit more time. From MuscleNerd:...

Alongside the iOS 4.2 launch, Apple also revealed that the latest iDevices (iPhone 4, iPod touch (2010), or iPad) could use the MobileMe Find My iPhone feature for free. While initially you had to have the latest iDevice, it was later found out that older iDevices could also use Find My iPhone for free if...

Similar to folders on the iOS homepage, iBooks will soon be updated with "Collections" - the ability to group together your 'visual media'. You'll have the ability to name the collection what you like for easy access. Collections can be of either books or PDFs. Further enhancements apparently will include the ability to email PDFs...