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Just when we thought Starbucks Canada would be offering Passbook support to its iPhone app, a customer support response has us thinking otherwise. According to the following email received by iPhoneinCanada.ca reader Ricardo, it is stated there are "no plans" to release Passbook support for the app in Canada: Hi Ricardo, My name is O_____...

Roam Mobility is headquartered in Vancouver that aims to make U.S. roaming (on the T-Mobile network) easier for Canadians. Their voice and data plans are an option for those without unlocked devices and want to setup their roaming in Canada before they embark to the U.S. For the month of October, Roam Mobility is offering...

Rogers recently offered a promotion where customers received a free bonus gigabyte of data added to their plans, and now it appears Bell, Virgin and Telus have also matched this deal, as noted by MobileSyrup. Under the promotional page for TELUS, you can see under the "Data Included" section a sticker that denotes a free...

Crazy Taxi, an extremely fun game of barreling through traffic jammed streets to get from point A to point B will finally hit our iOS devices later this month. Sega announced earlier today that Crazy Taxi would launch on the iPhone and iPad sometime during the month of October. The crazily amusing game was widely...

When it comes to Canadians making apps or products for your iDevices, we've covered a few of them. From the Pela Case to the Concept Touchscreen Gloves. There are plenty of talented and smart Canadians out there. So when I heard about Knottycase, I wanted to review their wooden iPhone cases. But I quickly found...

We've covered reports during the past on worker abuse and child labor in Apple's supplier factories, and it turns out Samsung commonly feeds off the same type of abuse. According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, Samsung operating profits jumped 91 percent; also a record breaker, then just moments later China Labor Watch (CLW) released the...

A lot of iOS users find this fact annoying that Newsstand ,which is basically a folder dedicated to App Store’s digital publications, can not be moved inside another folder. When iOS 5 came out, an easy trick was discovered that allowed users to place Newsstand in another folder and now, a rather easier solution has been...

The official Apple Store app for iOS has finally been updated to support the new iPhone 5's taller 4-inch display. You no longer get the letter boxing with the app as seen on un-optimised applications filling the display on the iPhone 5 with black bars on top and on the bottom. The update however still hasn't...

Rovio Mobile, makers of the hit Angry Birds franchise, has announced that its upcoming game Angry Birds Star Wars will be released on November 8th, adding that it will be the company's best game to date. A dedicated website for the upcoming game is now live at angrybirds.com/starwars. Here's the announcement: On November 8, the Angry Birds and Star...

Looks like some users are experiencing iPhone 5 issues with cellular data connectivity in Canada and beyond. We have heard from numerous users over the past week or so about issues connecting to 3G and LTE. The problem lies in switching between both 3G and LTE networks. When connected to the latter, switching back to...

The company best-known these days for not committing to a release date but always promising that one is coming has finally announced that their first self-branded entry into the tablet market will hit store shelves beginning on October 26. As analysts and consumers watch this release carefully, the question becomes whether Microsoft has an iPhone...

Some reports from last week pointed out that Apple's support staff is responding via emails to users complaining about a 'purple lens flare' or halo showing up in photos taken with their iPhone 5's camera, when pointed at or near bright light sources. Now, Apple has responded with a public support document addressing and explaining the issue, notes MacRumors. While...