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iFixit iPhone 4 Teardown in Progress

The folks at iFixit are well respected for their military precision-like teardowns of Apple devices such as iPhones and iPads. As iPhone 4 shipments have arrived early for some people in the US, it was only a matter of time before the iFixit team got their hands on the iPhone 4. They have started their teardown...

Early iPhone 4 Reviews Hit the Web

With the early arrival of some iPhone 4 shipments in the US today (click here for hands on videos/unboxing), it looks like Apple's press embargo on iPhone 4 units has been lifted. The usual suspects got their hands on an early iPhone 4 for review, and to nobody's surprise Gizmodo was left out of the...

First iPhone 4 Unboxing and Hands On Videos

With today's early arrival of iPhone 4 shipments in the US, people have been posting pictures of their latest smartphone all over the internet. With pictures come videos too, and the first iPhone 4 unboxing and hands on videos have hit the web. This seems to be the norm now with any new toy, so...

iPhone 4 Shipments Arrive Early; Canadians Still Waiting

iPhone 4 pre-orders started on June 15th in the USA. On that day, Apple had over 600,000 sales which essentially took down AT&T and Apple systems from the massive demand. The arrival date for these pre-orders was supposed to be on the official launch date of June 24th. But some lucky folks received their iPhone...

iBooks Now Available For iPhone 3G/3GS & iPod touch 2G/3G

When the iPad launched, one of the killer apps was iBooks and the accompanying iBookstore. Today, with the release of iOS4 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 2G, and iPod touch 3G, Apple has released iBooks (and the iBookstore) for those devices. The current version is iBooks 1.1, making iBooks a universal app for...

iOS 4 Direct Download Links Now Available

The day you've been waiting for is here folks: iOS 4 is now LIVE in iTunes. This latest firmware is free for all iPhones (except iPhone 2G) and iPod Touch models (2G/3G). The biggest feature awaiting users is the ability for multitasking, which is limited to the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G. Love your...

The iPhone Podcast Episode 6 Now in iTunes

For those looking for some of the latest iPhone discussion, be sure to check out our new podcast, The iPhone Podcast. Hosted by Justin Luey and myself, we cover the latest iPhone and iPad news. Episode 6 is now live in iTunes (iTunes link). Thanks to our listeners the podcast has been in the #2...

Rogers Carrier Update for iOS 4

One of the smaller, not widely known features of iOS 4, is the ability for carriers to push out updates, over the air. Previously, this could only be done, via iTunes. This isn't Apple firmware updates, but rather carrier specific updates. The iOS 4 betas have been coming with Rogers carrier updates. Rogers 6 was...

iOS 4 Complete Walkthrough

iOS 4 is scheduled to be released on Monday (June 21), so here is a comprehensive walkthrough of what Apple has in store for us. I thought I had been following the development pretty closely, but I learned about several new features from this great article by TiPb. iOS 4 (previously iPhone OS 4 or...

Elgato EyeTV Hybrid – Info and Giveaway

For my triumphant return to to iPhoneinCanada.ca I thought I'd host a little giveaway. [Update Monday June 21, 2010 7:00am ET - Congrats to mtlscream who won the EyeTV Hybrid + EyeTV 3 Software!!! Thanks to everyone who entered!!!] I recently got my hands on the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid TV Tuner Stick and was all...

More Early iPhone 4 Video and Picture Samples

It seems like some iPhone 4s have made it out into the wild and sample videos and pictures are turning up on the net. The latest iPhone 4 video samples and images come from a Czech site. Actual images of the iPhone 4, sample images from the 5MP camera, and a short video were posted...

First iPhone 4 Camper on Video: Canada Next?

The US started their iPhone 4 pre-orders on Tuesday that ended with over 600,000 sales. We all know about how eager people are to be the first to buy an iPhone 4, but one Apple fan is taking his desire to the limit (and beyond). Enter stage left, Justin Wagoner, who has already started camping...