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Developer Steve Stroughton-Smith has revealed Apple's code names for iOS firmware all the way back from iPhone OS 1.0. The code names are from the book iOS Forensic Analysis: 1.0: Alpine (1.0.0 – 1.0.2: Heavenly) 1.1: Little Bear (1.1.1: Snowbird, 1.1.2: Oktoberfest) 2.0: Big Bear 2.1: Sugarbowl 2.2: Timberline 3.0: Kirkwood 3.1: Northstar 3.2: Wildcat...

By now, you must have seen tons of Siri related videos which can be found all over the web showing what can be achieved when Siri is combined with SiriProxy, for instance locking / unlocking and starting a car, fully controlling a television and even controlling third-party iOS apps. Now, this developer named Mark Hodder has combined SiriProxy with ioBridge, a small module...

If you're a frequent iTunes customer, here's a limited-time deal you cannot miss. You can buy an iTunes card for 25% off at Safeway. The offer is valid all across Canada. We're told that if you buy 2 of their 3 x $10 packs you get $15 off. This also beats Future Shop's deal who...

Last week, the Chronic Dev Team released a tool for iOS users to re-route their crash reports so they would be sent to them, instead of Apple. This plan was to accumulate information towards a new untethered jailbreak exploit, as existing loopholes had been closed by Apple. Joshua Hill just sent out a tweet that...

An iPhone gaming-themed music video by Australian indie-pop band Hey Geronimo has just gone viral. The song is called “Why Don’t We Do Something”, though it doesn't make much sense what the iPhone games have to do with the song. Nonetheless, the video is pretty special, a creation that portrays what the most popular iPhone games might look like...

We all know how bad the battery life sucks on all current iPhones and iPods. Even the new iPhone 4S fails to impress in this particular area. An average user has to recharge his iPhone at least twice in a 24 hour cycle. This does not include charging on-the-go such as in a car or during...

Stephen Colbert has found yet another reason to love Siri. With the recent kerfuffle over Siri’s inability to locate abortion clinics in New York City, and directing similar request in Washington, D.C. to anti-abortion centers, Colbert is using the opportunity to have some fun with Siri. (Note: Apple quickly responded to the New York Times, attributing the poor search results...

Earlier this week Bing posted their search data trends for 2011. Today Yahoo! Canada released their much-anticipated Year in Review. Based on aggregated visitor activity, Yahoo! Canada’s 2011 Year in Review editors sifted through billions of searches to uncover search trends. And, the most popular News search term in Canada was – "Apple." It's been a big year for Apple, from...

If you're a fan of racing games, here's a cool free download for the day. Electronic Art's Need for for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed is a free as part of their EA Daily Deals. The graphics look pretty stunning and are optimized for the Retina Display, while the universal download comes in at 312MB. I'm...

According to Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, there is a large surveillance industry that has increasingly gotten larger since the attacks of 9/11. Speaking at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism at the City University of London, Assange said the following: “Who here has an iPhone? Who here has a Blackberry? Who here uses Gmail? Well, you’re all...

If you're about to sign a new contract with the 'Big 3' carriers in Western Canada, you might want to take note of the following: Rogers, Telus, and Bell are offering unlimited long distance to three-year contract sign ups. Your voice and data plan must be at least $50 per month, and this promo applies...

A recent report published by Global StatCounter (via 9to5Mac) suggests that even though Google's Android OS has been showing rapid growth since the beginning of this year overtaking BlackBerry and even surpassing iOS in August (though only for the remainder of that month), it hasn't been able to catch up with the growing popularity of iOS. The statistics...