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Still missing that good old Google Maps app on your iOS 6 device? Well, looks like we have a pretty neat alternative at our hands in the shape of a new app called ClassicMap. Except for directions and street view, you get pretty much everything offered by native Google Maps application on iOS 5. Best of all,...

Japanese blog Makotakara has gotten their hands on the latest 5th generation iPod touch and has performed an unboxing video along with some early benchmarks. Within the unboxing video, you'll see the iPod touch unit itself, the new Lightning connector cable and the new EarPods (which do not come with a microphone like the iPhone...

With a few weeks experience using iOS 6, a few of the new features are rising to the surface and showing themselves as real gems. In case you haven't had the chance to play around, or you need a good reason to stop delaying your upgrade, consider my picks for the three best features of...

If only Apple could have gone for a coffee with Google before releasing their new Maps app, they may have been able to learn about a few of the ins and outs that they could expect post-launch. The first significant Maps-related request has come from Taiwan: the country is asking that Apple blur images of...

It seems that Google has enjoyed enough success with the 7" version of their Nexus tablet that they are working on a 10" version, produced in partnership with Samsung. The larger tablet may be seen as a more direct competitor with the iPad than the previous version, something that would likely thrill Samsung even more...

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...