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Last week Apple seeded the GM seed of iOS 4.2, which is the last seed before the official release. While no official release date for iOS 4.2 has been set, considering the GM is out, the official build is coming very very soon. Over the weekend, German website Inside-Handy.de reported that iOS 4.2 is due...

There have been lots of Internet radio apps for the iPhone. We've covered: FlyCast, CBC Radio, Slacker Radio, and Astral Radio to name a few. These apps are great, but there's one Internet radio app that has reigned supreme: AccuRadio. This gem is free, requires no sign up, has tonnes of genres, and offer unlimited...

Another day, and another new tweak for the iPhone 3GS. Earlier in the week we profiled how you can enable 720P HD video on your 3GS. Now, you can have a semi-FaceTime experience via a new Cydia tweak called FaceIt, from iPhoneIslam.com. This free tweak will enable your iPhone 3GS to receive FaceTime calls and...

A while back the US Apple Store improved its iPhone 4 shipping times to 24 hours. Canadians that were ordering online drooled with envy. Now, it looks like Apple Canada is slowly following suit. A recent change today on Apple.ca has the iPhone 4/3GS shipping times reduced to 1 week instead of 2. Apple is...

When iPhone 3G users installed iOS 4.0, the result was an extreme slow down in performance. Simple tasks such as typing or just flicking through home screens caused major lags and a horrible user experience. Upon release of iOS 4.1, iPhone 3G performance was improved but it was still not close to the pre-iOS 4.0...

For those prepping their daily alarms, don't forget about the Daylight Savings bug in iOS 4.1. For those that are unaware, the Daylight Savings Time bug in iOS 4.0 and later will cause any repeating alarms to go off an hour later tomorrow. Apple has publicly acknowledged the bug via a support document and a...

Another week and another episode of The iPhone Podcast! I can't believe we're up to episode 20 already! Anyways, if you're looking forward to some iPhone/iPad/Apple discussion, be sure to tune into our weekly podcast hosted by myself and Justin Luey. We talk about some of the latest apps and more. Click on the links...

Being a musician and an iPhone user, I often turn to my iPhone when trying to learn new songs for the cover band that I'm in. There is a struggle to read music or tablature, on the small screen of the iPhone, while trying to play the songs at the same time. I have always...

Last week, it was announced that the jailbreak tool for iOS 4.2 would be delayed since Cydia needed an update to work on the latest iOS. However, it looks like things will be alright as iPhone Dev Team member MuscleNerd has announced via Twitter that Cydia creator Saurik and jailbreak dev Chpwn are focusing on...

Once you commit to a particular smartphone, it's easy to stereotype how you see other smartphone users. I'm talking about iPhone, Android, and Blackberry users. We all have our views about the pros and cons of each, and debates will go on forever about which is the 'best' smartphone. The folks over at C-Section Comics...

Google Instant has made searches on Google faster as results appear immediately below your query. This feature has started to go live in the US and Canada Once the feature is live you will need to enable Instant on/off on the Google homepage. Let us know if you're getting Instant on your iPhone! I'm waiting...

According to a source from BGR, Apple's policy on the acceptable number of dead pixels was recently updated. The policy guide, seen below, is used as a reference for Apple's Mac Geniuses when addressing product display problems. In other words, the guide determines whether or not to replace or repair the affected product. As seen...