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One of the most hyped up navigation apps for the iPhone 3G and 3GS since the 2009 WWDC has been the TomTom navigation app. Well, wait no longer folks because it was just recently released into the iTunes App Store. TomTom has a North American version for the iPhone, which includes maps for CANADA and...

Earlier this week we reported about the mysterious 8GB iPhone 3GS from Rogers. First it showed up on the Rogers website and then was seen on the Rogers internal sales systems. After a few hours that same day, the website was amended to no longer show an 8GB option for the iPhone 3GS. Well, it...

Let's add more fuel to this fire shall we. As we reported this morning, the Rogers website had a clear indication that it was selling an 8GB iPhone 3GS (remember, the 3GS only comes in 16/32GB capacities). Below is a screen shot of that web page from Rogers.com: Yummy. Rumor Control Well everyone figured this...

Google Street View is an amazing feature of Google Maps that allows you to zoom into an intersection and move around in it from the Maps interface. The images you see on Google Street View are not live but they are real life images taken to provide a virtual tour of city streets. Well, as...

As you all know by now, Apple has released iPhone OS 3.0.1, to fix the SMS vulnerability issue. After this was released, jailbroken iPhone owners dug through the internets, to find out if they could update and re-jailbreak. News seem to pop up on Twitter, first, that redsn0w 0.8 could already jailbreak the new firmware....

As expected, Apple has released iPhone Firmware 3.0.1 (7A400) which patches the SMS vulnerability that has been getting a lot of news lately. The firmware update weighs in at 280MB and is available now through iTunes for the iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Remember to have the latest version of iTunes (8.2.1) installed. Jailbroken/Unlocked...

Back in the beginning of June, Rogers/Fido released the highly coveted $30 6GB Data Plan. At that time, the promotion was set to expire today, July 31, 2009. As expected, Rogers/Fido have extended the 6GB Data Plan until September 15, 2009. As previously, the data plan runs on a 3 year contract and must be...

Apple has made available their AppleCare Protection Plan for the iPhone 3G and 3GS via the Apple Store Canada. iPhone 3G/3GS AppleCare Protection Plan As many recall, the launch of the iPhone 3G in Canada came without a warranty and many were left with costly repairs when and if something had occured to your iPhone...

When it comes to smartphone security, the iPhone still has a long way to go to bring itself up to levels of RIM's BlackBerry. Sure, there is the new Remote Wipe feature via MobileMe, but if you're looking for security the iPhone might not make the cut. One SMS Could Take Over Your Entire iPhone...

Rogers has officially announced its plans to begin a 21Mbps HSPA+ network roll-out across Canada, making it the first wireless carrier to offer these speeds in North America (Canada wins again, in North America anyway). Rogers 21Mbps HSPA+ Network The current network speed for Rogers 3G is up to 7.2Mbps, but as many of you...

Earlier Monday (July 27), Apple pushed out the iPhone SDK 3.1 Beta 3 and the iPhone 3.1 Firmware Beta 3 (7C116a). This comes just one day shy of two weeks since the release of iPhone firmare 3.1 Beta 2 on July 14, 2009. Firmware 3.1 Beta 2 is set to expire July 28, 2009 at...

One of the recent smart phones to make iPhone owners slightly glance away from their magical devices for a second, has been the Palm Pre. The Pre is not available in Canada, yet, but is offered by Sprint in the US. It will be coming to Canada later this year, from Bell. Their web OS,...