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Sing in the Year 2008 with TuneWiki!

Are you ready to countdown 2007 and welcome in the year 2008? Well, if you are you can now sing in the year 2008 with the latest 3rd party application for your iPhone, called TuneWiki. This unique application searches for lyrics and displays them in step with the music, allowing you to turn your iPhone...

Screenshots of Upcoming iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware?

If you haven't heard, GearLive has posted a screenshot gallery of the leaked iPhone 1.1.3 firmware. Their servers seem to be hit pretty hard from all the traffic so it may take a while for their page to load. I have managed to grab some of the pictures from another site. Here they are for...

Update on Unlocking 1.1.2 iPhones for Canada

If you haven't been keeping track of the iPhone Status Document, you should! It is a source that is constantly updated to reflect the various unlocks available for each version of iPhone firmware out there. I've received numerous emails from readers asking about when the 1.1.2 unlock will be released. Today, the following updated was...

Merry Christmas Readers!

I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has visited my iPhone in Canada blog! You are the reason why I post about my iPhone in Canada journey! Without the loyal readership out there, this blog would not be what it is today. The idea for this blog started in late November...

Top iPhone Related Blogs on the Internet

If you're a new iPhone owner, there a few websites worth adding to your bookmarks, or better yet, adding to your RSS feed (aside from my blog of course! hehe). Anyways, Here are a list of the top five iPhone related blogs I periodically check out for the latest news on the iPhone. If you...

Setup Fido EDGE Settings for the iPhone

Since I posted about the Roger's EDGE settings for the iPhone yesterday, it's only fair that today I post about Fido's EDGE settings, right? Well, I never did setup EDGE on my iPhone when I was signed up with Fido's Pay As You Go. I didn't want to spend the ridiculous prices Canadian carriers charge...

The Top iPhone Optimized Websites

One of the best features by far on the iPhone is the powerful Safari browser. Finally mobile users can experience one of the best web experiences on a cell phone (I sound like Steve Jobs, haha)! Anyways, there are websites out there that are optimized for the iPhone's 480x320 resolution touch screen, whether it's in...

Buying An Unlocked iPhone From iPhoneNow.ca

Update (Feb.1/08): Authorities ask for help: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=39bd6190-0ce8-49b7-ad04-cf2e5f0313ba&k=14629 Consumers can report their dealings with iPhoneNow.ca at 1-888-564-9963 or by e-mail at info@bpcpa.ca Update: iPhoneNow.ca is in the news: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf51ae03-de31-46fb-a632-725dc8809508&k=53201 For those on the Westcoast of BC, particularly those in the Lower Mainland, you might have seen the television ads running on the TV listings channel. What...

iPhone Monthly Plans in Canada with Rogers & Fido

I've received a few emails asking about what plans can be used with an unlocked iPhone in Canada. I know there are some experts out there, but there are also some beginners just new to this "unlocking" stuff. So I'm going to try to explain everything in detail, so excuse me if you already know...

iPhone Hacking: Vocabulary and Applications Defined

As a Canadian starting out on a quest to obtain the almighty "Jesus Phone", there is some terminology you should try to understand before you jump into the scene. It may sound complicating reading about terms such as "jailbreaking", "unlocking", "firmware", "baseband", "iBrickr", etc. I'm going to try and explain the terms and applications you...

Top iPhone Tips and Tricks You Didn’t Know About

So do you have your iPhone in Canada yet? Well, if you do here are a list of iPhone tips and tricks that you may or may not know about! These have been compiled off the web, courtesy of the MacRumors forum, and Macworld. Some of these I didn't even know about! Let's get on...

Apple iPhone in Canada Release Date: January 18th?

What is up with Canada not having the iPhone already?! Like I mentioned before, as the biggest trading partner of the United States of America, wouldn't it only seem fitting that its neighbour to the north gets the almighty Apple iPhone? I would think so--yet for some reason, that is just not happening in Canada....