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With Google's Android OS taking on Apple's iOS, could we see the introduction of a third smartphone OS to compete with the big boys? Microsoft has been working on their Windows Phone 7 OS for the longest time. And when I say longest time, I mean it has been delayed many times. That has changed...

I'm Chris, the newest contributor to iPhoneinCanada.ca and I have a shameful secret and personal frustration to share with you today. I don't own an iPhone right now nor have I ever. I do however have one coming my way at some point in the near or distant future but that's my frustation; the wait is terribly long!...

There have been a couple new updates for some of my favourite apps: Dropbox and Facebook. Dropbox 1.3 has introduced a new interface and Facebook 3.2.3 has a whole bunch of bug fixes. Less app crashes means more quality time for you to creep on your friends! If you haven't signed up for Dropbox yet,...

Back in June, reports showed that Google’s Android surpassed Apple’s iOS platform to become the third most popular smartphone OS in the world. Last week, a new marketing intelligence report from comScore shows not only Apple, but RIM, Microsoft and Palm all losing ground to Android in the U.S. Yet today, Fortune Magazine reports a very...

The iPhone Dev-Team has done it again. If you're still holding on to an iPhone 3G or 2nd generation iPod Touch running 4.1, your jailbreak tools for Mac are here. It's fairly straight forward as usual with redsn0w, get on the official 4.0 or 4.1 firmware, then use redsn0w to jailbreak. Dev-Team: "IF YOU USE...

Apple announced yesterday in a PR statement that China will be officially getting the iPhone 4 on September 25. This is amazing news for people there as they will finally get the real thing, instead of pathetic looking knock offs. Here's an excerpt of the press release: CUPERTINO, California—September 19, 2010—Apple® today announced that iPhone®...

Well let me start off by mentioning that I FINALLY got what I always wanted; my very own iPhone 4! I will name it George and hug it and pet it and squeeze it, and…  Sorry guys I guess I’ve gone a little looney tunes (click for reference) waiting to get my hand on this...

With iOS 4.2 Beta 1 released to developers, there has been a lot of new feature discoveries for the iPad--but what about the iPhone? Well, look no further because some new features are coming your way, as discovered by Mark Gurman from 9to5Mac. Here is a list of what's upcoming in iOS 4.2 for iPhone:...

Looks like iOS 4.2 Beta 1 has just been released to iPhone Developers. This new beta includes AirPrint and AirPlay, two much anticipated features for iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Apple PR Announces AirPrint Feature Coming Soon Apple also released a statement revealing what AirPrint will bring to consumers: AirPrint...

We're looking for new voices on iPhoneinCanada.ca! If you're a passionate Apple news junkie when it comes to the iPhone, and can write well in English we would love your help. We have an amazing team of contributors here and we're looking for more. We are looking to expand the variety of iPhone news and...

With the App Store achieving over 6.5 billion downloads, and the number of apps reaching a quarter million, what are some common words people have used to rate apps? Marco Arment decided to figure this out, and his results should be worth some excellent advice for iOS developers. Arment created a script to analyze US...

Canadians love their iDevices. The iPhone 4 launched at the end of July and people are STILL lining up overnight to get their hands on one. Extreme shortages + a "must have" Apple device usually results in people going to the extreme. Canadians also love Canadian iPhone apps. Apple has recognized this and in iTunes...