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iOS 4.2 is now available in iTunes, as we announced earlier today. Check your iTunes for this update as it seems to be rolling out for everyone. The servers will definitely be under a huge load, but I'm sure they'll be able to handle it. Apple TV just got an update for iOS 4.2 as...

With this mornings announcement of iOS 4.2, Apple also made their Find My iPhone free to all current generation iDevices. Find My iPhone is designed to assist users with locating lost iOS devices using GPS. The feature is now available for free to all users of the iPad, iPhone 4, and fourth-generation iPod touch. Previously,...

Apple has formally annouced that iOS 4.2 will be released today - November 22, 2010 - at 10:00 AM PST (1:00 PM for us Toronto dwellers!) and collaborated by tech-site Gizmodo. Multi-tasking, folders, printing from the iPad (not sure what's happening with this truthfully) and more will bring all iOS platforms to the same level,...

The iPhone Dev Team remains hard at work. Yesterday they released an updated version of PwnageTool (Mac only) to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM. Today, they've updated redsn0w to 0.9.6b3 (Windows users) to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM, but this is primarily for developers who want to do testing. It does not install the newest version of...

PwnageTool has just been updated to 4.1.2 by the iPhone Dev Team. This new releases includes bug fixes involving Cydia as stated below: [Update: Version 4.1.2 should fix any issues that OS X 10.5.x users were seeing.  You only need to run this version if you’re at OS X 10.5.x and were seeing Cydia errors]...

With Apple's iAd roll out slated to go live in Europe in December, and in Japan in early 2011, Apple has recently updated their iAd page that highlights campaigns created with major brands: On Apple's iAd page, here is the creative they use to lure in high profile iAd campaigns: Passionate. Responsive. Connected. Tap into...

With the iPhone iOS 4.2 update hotly awaited, information has come to light that might support the spreading rumour that Apple could be offering free MobileMe services with the update. Error messages imbedded into both the iOS 4.2 and 4.2.1 build frameworks (specifically the AppleAccount.framework) seem to reference "maximum number of free accounts" for MobileMe...

Since we in Calgary got our first big dump of snow and the resorts in the Canadian Rockies have started to open for the season, it's time to explore those apps that help you with your skiing or snowboarding adventures. The first to be reviewed is the North Face Snow Report app. This FREE, simple...

Update 1: Scotiabank Media Communications contacted us with the following: Scotiabank manages all transactions for our iPhone services and the information is not shared with any third party.  At Scotiabank we take the security and privacy of customer information very seriously.  Our mobile banking service is protected by the highest security standards that allow us...

It's Friday--yay! Be warned that it is not iPhone-related and has nothing to do with Canada--but it is downright hilarious. I happened to be at the Bellevue Square Mall a week ago with my wife, and I was surprised to see a Microsoft Store in preparation for opening on the 18th. The interesting thing is...

Apple has just released a new GM seed of iOS for developers. iOS 4.2.1 has just been posted. Apple previously released iOS 4.2 GM, only to seed a new version for the iPad (to fix a WiFi issue). When will iOS 4.2.1 final come? Your guess is as good as mine. There's less than two...

At the recent Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie expressed his thoughts on the current app-centric model that exists in the smartphone era. Here are some interesting highlights from what he had to say: "You don't need an app for the Web," "We believe you can bring the mobile to the...