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Apple has introduced an extra service to help customers track orders made in Canada and the US. As noted by Apple Bitch, the change appears to have been introduced after the Apple Store online went down last night. Apple's Shipping and Delivery page notes the following under Text Notifications: In addition to email notifications, you can...

For this week's Starbucks Pick of the Week promo, we have New York singer Fiona Apple's single, Valentine. The song is from the album The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, released on June 19th. You can find free cards at...

Boy Genius Report has published a story that claims the next generation iPhone is not in its production phase yet, countering what we've heard from previous reports. BGR claims the an Apple product goes through various phases before it is manufactured such as “engineering verification test” stages and the “design verification test” phases. The 'iPhone 5'...

Telus introduced an unlocking policy for iPhones on June 1st (here's how the process works), and now they have offered the service to its customers on their Koodo brand for $50, reports MobileSyrup. Essentially the requirements are the same for Koodo customers (as they were for Telus): The iPhone must operate on the Koodo network. Client must have...

Roughly a week or so before iOS 6 beta 3 was released to developers, Apple enabled turn-by-turn directions read by Siri in Canada, which did not work before.. Apple describes the feature as: Find your way to your destination using turn-by-turn spoken directions, a 3D view, and real-time traffic information. As you approach a turn,...

Hot on the heels of Rogers introducing their '6GB Super Plan', we've received a tip from a reliable source Virgin plans to do the same. An internal doc states the following 6GB voice and data plan for $60: 300 daytime minutes 5pm evenings/weekends Unlimited incoming calls Unlimited text and picture messaging 6GB data plan $60/month;...

iPhoneinCanada’s Trigger Happy Summer   There are some things in life that were just meant to go together. Peanut butter and jelly…soy and lattes…Angelina and Brad… When the iPhone 4S was released, Siri was touted to be the bread to the iPhone’s butter, but over half a year since the iPhone 4S was released, it’s...

  Getting his start in the business with Toronto's CP24 as a web journalist, and co-host of WebNation (alongside Amber MacArthur), Maurice Cacho has been one of the pioneers in Canadian journalism marrying social media with real-time news. Alongside his passion for all things tech, Maurice has taken his expertise over to CTV News, as...

When iOS 6 was announced, Apple said that iOS 6 would be compatible with the iPhone 3GS, but the major features they announced seemed to be left off of the list for the older device. With the released of iOS 6 beta 3, MacRumors is reporting that the iPhone 3GS has received a couple more...

A new iPhone app called UMSkinCheck lets users self diagnose skin cancer as long as they're willing to take 23 nude photos of themselves (via The Atlantic). Developed by the University of Michigan, the app allows users to take photos of their skin, as a basis for comparison should suspicious moles or lesions be detected. The app also establishes a...

Earlier this year, cellpig.com introduced Cellhelmet™, one of the most protective iPhone 4/4S cases ever made, thanks to its invisible properties which can't be seen. What's special about the Cellhelmet™ is that each case comes with a 1 year accidental damage coverage for your handset (water damage excluded). All you need to do is register your cellhelmet case within 30 days of its purchase and if your phone breaks inside,...

Since Apple changed the smartphone game, back in 2007, all the other smartphone manufacturers have been trying to catch up, often putting out products that are very similar to Apple's iPhone and iOS. This often results in copyright and patent disputes. Today, Patently Apple published an article reporting that Apple was just granted another patent,...