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Leading up the launch of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics (which we all dearly miss!), Bell and Telus worked feverishly to build a shared HSPA+ GSM network. Both companies managed to successfully complete the network early and it was fully operational for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Bell was an official sponsor and yesterday they released...

**The following is a guest post by Justin Luey from CanadaStrikesBack.com** Rogers has introduced their One Rate Plans that will allow 1GB of data to be used anywhere in Canada and the USA. One iPhoneinCanada.ca reader, Justin Luey has given his take on Rogers One Rate Plans: Rogers has just announced new North American data...

Today Apple seeded a new build of OS X 10.6.3, build 10D561. The last seed, build number 10D558, was just released on February 18, 2010. According to reports, the current build focuses on Bluetooth, Graphics Drivers, iChat, QuickTime, and USB. The build further focuses on: Compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications Performance improvements for 64-bit Logic...

It has been long rumored that a new iPhone, or the next iPhone more specifically, will include a front facing video camera used for video chat/calls. Well, this rumor may be more fact than fiction. A report from 9to5Mac has revealed information leading to iPhone video calling capabilities found deep within the iPhone SDK. Specifically,...

I remember, about 4 years ago, when I had my little Sony w810i phone, I could transfer all kinds of different files to other phones and computers. Well, MeDevil, the creators of "iBluetooth" for iPhone OS 2.x.x, have released "iBlueNova", for iPhone OS 3.x.x, which allows you to transfer ANY file from/to your jailbroken iPhone,...

According to Redmond Pie, iPhone OS 4.0 may be demoed on March 14, 2010. This would mark a major update to the iPhone/iPod Touch platform. There is no real evidence that the date is true, especially considering that March 14 is a Sunday. However anything could happen! iPhone 4.0 is highly anticipated to bring the...

MobileMe subscribers will be happy to know that the Find My iPhone now works on Mobile Safari. Apple's MobileMe support page now has the following info: Accessing me.com with your iPhone/iPod touch allows you access to the following items: * A link to setup instructions for setting up Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Find my iPhone...

Do you have a passcode on your iPhone or iPod Touch? Are you only using a numeric password? If so, it may be time to change that to a more secure password. The folks over at 9to5Mac have created an iPhone/iPod Touch profile that allows users to input an alpha-numerical passcode on their device. Inputting...

Today Apple seeded a new build of OS X 10.6.3, build 10D558. The last seed, build number 10D552, was only just released on February 9, 2010. According to reports, the current build focuses on Apple Filing Protocol, AirPort, Graphics Drivers, and Quicktime. The build further includes: Performance improvements for 64-bit Logic Addresses compatibility issues with...

Sometime this week, Apple and the Canadian wireless carriers increased the 3G file size limit for App Store downloads up to 20MB. Previously, when users were connected to 3G, they could only download apps that were up to 10MB in size. Anything greater than 10MB needed a WiFi connection. The new limit is now 20MB...

RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis spoke yesterday at the 2010 Mobile World Congress about there needing to be a shake up in the way smartphones are consuming data. Networks are already congested and will get worse if our mobile bandwidth usage continues to skyrocket. Here's what he had to say, which was most likely taking aim...

In its most aggressive move yet to thwart jailbreakers and hackers, Apple seems to have begun banning Apple ID's of offenders. Late last week, it was reported that a possible unlock had been found for firmware 3.1.3 by iPhone hacker "Sherif Hashim". A few days later, his Apple ID was disabled with the following message...