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Canada Apple Store iPhones Will Be Sold Unlocked

What a crazy week! First Telus announces the iPhone, followed shortly by Bell. Then we reported about the new plans coming out and for all the latest price plan information, you can check out this consolidated post here. With four carriers supporting the iPhone in Canada, there is now more choice than ever in terms...

Keep Your Springboard Organized, On the Go!

With so many awesome apps available for the iPhone, a lot of folks have the 11 pages of their springboard, all full. One of the best new features in iTunes 9, is the ability to organize your apps, right in iTunes, on your computer. What if you're one of the many jailbreakers out there, who...

blacksn0w Unlocks 05.11.07 iPhone Baseband-Coming Nov.4

Yesterday we posted about Geohot and his attempts to the unlock the latest 05.11.07 baseband. Well, it looks like Geohot has been successful in his efforts! Today he posted a video showing proof that he has indeed unlocked an iPhone on the 05.11.07 baseband. Here is the video: blacksn0w Scheduled to Be Released November 4th...

Apple Updates iPhone/iPod Touch Remote App

Along with the Apple TV and iTunes 9.0.2 updates, Apple has also updated their free iPhone/iPod Touch Remote app to version 1.3.2. The update focuses almost exclusively on Apple TV: Remote 1.3.2 provides bug fixes and compatibility with iTunes 9 and Apple TV 3. The Apple Remote app allows users to control the music on...

CRTC Sends Globalive To The Wind

Globalive (WIND Mobile), was going to be the Canadian saviour of the wireless landscape in Canada. Today they were rejected by the CRTC. I'm going to go cry now. Grab a tissue and read the release below: OTTAWA-GATINEAU, October 29, 2009 —The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today determined that Globalive Wireless Management (Globalive) does...

Apple Releases iTunes 9.0.2

Thursday afternoon Apple released the latest update to iTunes, version 9.0.2. The update comes with the release of Apple TV 3.0 software and the release notes for iTunes indicate that the 9.0.2 update is mainly for Apple TV: iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV software version 3.0, adds an option for a dark background...

Google Releases Free Turn By Turn GPS For Android, iPhone Soon?

Today Google announced a free, turn-by-turn GPS navigation application called Google Maps Navigation that makes its debut within the new Google Android 2.0 platform. The GPS app is integrated with Google Maps, provides turn-by-turn navigation and is completely free. The GPS app comes with a ton of features such as voice search, keyword search, satellite view,...

Do You Take Your iPhone Into the Washroom?

Well, do you? If you do, you're probably in the same boat as hundreds of thousands, if not millions of iPhone and iPod Touch users that take their devices with them into the washroom. Remember the days of grabbing that Archie book with you to "drop the kids off at the pool", but now that...

Gmail on iPhone: New Auto Expanding Compose Box

Sometimes when Gmail's IMAP or Push interface isn't working properly within the Mail app on the iPhone, you can always fall back on the HTML5-powered web interface on your iPhone. If you're looking to search within your Gmail, the web version is definitely your best bet. The Iterative Web App: New Auto Expanding Compose Box...

TELUS iPhone Coming November 5

As both TELUS and Bell Canada have now announced that they plan to bring their own 21 Mbps HSPA+ network to Canada in November, both companies have finally announced that the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS will also be making their debut on TELUS and Bell. Bell announced the availability of the iPhone 3G and...

TELUS to Launch HSPA+ Network On November 5

As reported at the beginning of October for Bell Canada, TELUS has now officially announced the availability of its HSPA+ network for November 5, 2009. The new TELUS HSPA+ network will have speeds up of to 21Mbps, rivaling current HSPA+ provider Rogers Wireless. Rogers just last month announced the release of their HSPA+ network, but...

The Answer to Why Ripdev Shutdown Revealed

If you've been into the whole jailbreaking game, you're probably familiar with Icy and Kate. These two apps are some of the most popular 3rd party apps created by the Ripdev Team. Here's a brief description of what Ripdev was: Ripdev was a team* dedicated to the development of innovative applications for the iPhone. Started...