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A few weeks back, we reported that the National Bank of Canada (Banque Nationale du Canada), had recently updated their website to support mobile devices. Since then, they've launched a dedicated banking application. The application is free. [iTunes link] The application allow users to access all their important banking information, instantly and in real-time: • Check bank balance and view activity; • Transfer between accounts;...

Another day, and another download from the annual iTunes 12 Days of Christmas. Yesterday, we received free downloads of Coldplay. Today, we have five free TV pilot episodes from Entertainment One Television: Haven: Welcome to Haven Hell On Wheels: Pilot (great series!) Rookie Blue: Fresh Paint Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Pt. 1 Almost Heroes: Terry...

The Chronic Dev Team has released Corona, a tweak available in Cydia that will untether your tethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak (built upon pod2g's untether work, which was then turned over to them). You can quickly access, download & install Corona 5.0.1 Untether (Chronic Dev team’s version, packaged in the Cydia store) for your iPhone 4,...

Jonathan S. Geller of BGR is reporting that Apple plans to launch a redesigned iPhone in the fall of 2012. The release is said to be around the same time that the iPhone 4S launched this year. The report goes on to detail that the next iPhone will utilize an aluminum back panel and use a rubber or plastic bezel...

Update 2: The iPhone Dev team has released an update to redsn0w, version 0.9.10b3: Update #3: The b3 version of redsn0w fixes a problem where re-running redsn0w over an existing jailbreak would cause MobileSubstrate-based apps to stop running until MS was installed again.  Now you can re-run the redsn0w jailbreak step without worrying about that (but...

Pod2g has been working solo on the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for A4-powered devices and finally figured it out. He passed on his completed work to the iPhone Dev Team and Chronic Dev Team to test and distribute. That day has finally come, as announced by @pod2g: Hello, as expected, the Chronic Dev Team and...

A new Siri port has emerged from Grant Paul (chpwn), Steven Troughton-Smith and Ryan Petrich, called Spire. This install is available for the following jailbroken devices on iOS 5: iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPad. What makes this port significant is that it is distributed legally (no copyright infringement here), something other ports have never...

iTunes Match launched first in the U.S., then went live in Canada and Internationally as promised by Apple. For $27.99 annually, Canadians can have access to the iCloud-powered music matching service. Apple has posted a new support page, FAQ, and video tutorial on how to setup iTunes Match. Here's how Apple describes iTunes Match: How...

Apple has launched their annual iTunes 12 Days of Christmas event in Canada (and the UK). We previously told you the event would start December 26th and go until January 6th, 2012. Last year's event started three days earlier. Customers will get 12 free downloads in total, with a new freebie appearing for 24 hours...

Last year, 15 year old Hong Kong teenager Kelvin Choi produced an epic Apple 2010 'Year in Review' video compilation. This time around, he's back with another one to cap off 2011. This one covers everything from the iPad 2, Lion OS X, the iPhone 4S, and more. Check it out below: What a year...

Image via kylerey Just wanted to take a moment to say Merry Christmas to all our readers out there in Canada, the U.S., and around the world! Here's to hoping you were on Santa's good list this year. Enjoy your day with family and friends today. Here are a couple free Santa Claus apps to...

It's still Christmas Eve here on the Westcoast and there's one little freebie worth mentioning: WhatsApp Messenger is currently a free in the App Store. Normally $0.99, WhatsApp is probably the best cross-platform messaging app to allow iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Nokia smartphones to send free SMS messages with each other in real time. You...