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It looks like Apple's retail expansion continues to grow. I remember being at the Vancouver Apple Store grand opening and giving up on getting a free tshirt since the lines were ridiculous. Today it is Ottawa's turn to repeat all the Apple hoopla we experienced all over again! Yahooooo! An Apple Store Finally Reaches The...

For those who travel or live overseas with their iPhones, having an unlocked iPhone is extremely valuable. You can freely pop in any SIM card from any worldwide GSM carrier and avoid roaming charges with Rogers. Currently, our iPhones in Canada are locked to either Rogers or Fido. If you're not smart about it, your...

This afternoon (July 15), Apple released a small update to iTunes. The new version is iTunes 8.2.1 and is available now for download. The update does not seem to bring any major enhancements and the release notes only state the following: "iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with...

Earlier this evening (July 14), Apple pushed out the iPhone SDK 3.1 Beta 2 and the iPhone 3.1 Firmware Beta 2 (7C106c). This comes exactly two weeks since the original release of iPhone 3.1 Beta 1 on June 30, 2009. This 2-week release schedule was common during Apple's beta releases of iPhone 3.0 firmware. The...

If you are going to read any post today, make it this one. Many of the changes that Rogers Wireless implements to its service affect only new customers that begin service with Rogers on the policy change date. Usually existing customers are unaffected. However, that is not always the case. This week on July 7,...

Ever since I laid my hands on the original first gen iPhone, I had to use various tools to activate/jailbreak/unlock my phone. It definitely requires some skills to reverse engineer and figure out ways to bypass Apple's lockdown on the iPhone. However this isn't that difficult if you're part of an elite team of "iPhone...

Looking to jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 1G, or iPod Touch 2G? You have come to the right place! What is 'Jailbreaking'? Jailbreaking is a term used that refers to modifying the software on your iPhone/iPod Touch. These modifications essentially "free" your device from the device constraints and...

The iPhone 3GS jailbreak and unlock for firmware 3.0 has arrived! Before we begin however, please take some time to review the notes below as they are very important: - Do not update to firmware 3.1 if you want to be able to unlock or jailbreak your iPhone/iPod Touch - The methods listed below can...

Apple issued a support article outlining methods to keep your iPhone 3G and/or iPhone 3GS operating within acceptable operating temperatures. This document seemed to surface soon after a number of reports about the iPhone 3GS overheating and displaying the dreaded "Temperature!" warning. For more info hit the link.

Dare I even say it...I think we are up to number 8 now (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) in the pain Rogers Wireless is delivering to their customers. Effective July 19, 2009, Rogers Wireless will be decreasing their Buyers Preference and Buyers Remorse policies from 30 days to 15 days and decreasing their...

Last night (June 30, 2009), Apple released the iPhone Software 3.1 beta and an updated 3.1 beta Software Development Kit. The 3.1 software beta update has arrived for testing just under 2 weeks since the release of the iPhone 3.0 software on June 17, 2009. The update is believed to bring small fixes and improvements...

Hey, RoryPiper here. One of the gripes most people have about thier iPhones, is the limited number of tones that come with the OS. Especially, the SMS tones, as there are only 6. Well, with this tutorial, I will show you how to create, and install, multiple SMS tones, on your iPhone. This is gonna...