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(image from: Engadget) Yesterday Apple released iOS 5.0.1, its first 'delta update' which meant only necessary files were downloaded, instead of the entire iOS. Also, this update debuted over the air updates, which so far in my experience have worked exactly as described. iOS 5.0.1 was released to address iOS 5.0 battery life issues for...

Two apps you need to download today: We Remember and Veterans Matter. Let's take a minute out of our day today to remember our soldiers that have sacrificed their lives in wars and conflicts past and present. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in...

Jailbreaker @iH8Sn0w has just updated his windows exclusive sn0wbreeze custom firmware creation tool to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1. The latest version is sn0wbreeze 2.8b11 which fully supports the latest build of iOS 5.0.1 (9A405). Like previous couple of releases, this one also fixes iBooks sandbox crashing and location services issues with re-addition of iPad baseband install option...

Here comes an all new iOS app called Arrived which is simply a private and personal notification service that lets you notify your friends when you've arrived at a meeting, work place or a rendezvous point. When you arrive at a certain point, the app automatically notifies people that you've reached the spot, without the hassle...

Just a couple of days back, @pod2g of Chronic Dev Team gave a heads up warning to all those waiting for an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0 to stay put from iOS 5.0.1 update as Apple is likely to patch Charlie Miller's newly found security exploit in iOS which according to hackers, would lead to creation of a new...

The voice behind the UK English version of Siri has been revealed as Jon Briggs, a former tech journalist. Briggs formerly recorded voiceovers as 'Daniel' for the company Scansoft, that was later swallowed up by Nuance, the company whose technology Apple utilized in Siri. The notoriously secretive Apple has, it should be said, asked Briggs...

Remembrance Day is tomorrow and we should all take time out of our busy schedules to give a moment of silence to Canadian soldiers that sacrificed their lives in previous and existing wars and conflicts. We Remember Updated for 2011 Remembrance Day Events Last year, we saw Veteran Affairs Canada launch an app called We...

An interesting app for Greater Toronto Area residents. Go Transit has launched a mobile app that allows GO Transit passengers to get train and bus schedules, receive departure notifications (only from Toronto Union Station) and to browse the bus stops and stations on a map within the GTA. The app was developed in conjunction with Ryerson University...

A welcome addition to my sports app folder; The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) has released a full featured sports app. The app provides access to news headlines, real-time championship event scoring, photos, and videos. And of interested for the travelling curler, the app offers a great new way to locate curling clubs across the country. The...

Update 1: Do not update to iOS 5.0.1 if you are holding off for an untethered jailbreak. Apple has just released iOS 5.0.1 software update in order to address several bugs that Apple says are to blame for the poor battery life some users have been experiencing on iOS 5.0. As expected, the iOS 5.0.1...

Congrats to the following winners: @torontopeter JimCru @yeeitsjc Thanks to everyone for entering! ===== If you purchased the iPhone 4S, then you probably are using it in a case, naked, or with some sort of film protector. ZAGG finalized their iPhone 4S invisibleSHIELDs and sent us one for review. The new packages have an extra...

Ceridian Canada Ltd., the leading human capital management solutions provider has just released an update to its official Powerpay Mobile iOS app. In addition to approval and and review of payroll data, the latest version 2.0.0 now provides full payroll functionality on-the-go to all existing web customers of Ceridian's flexible Powerpay payroll solution. The app can be downloaded on any iPhone,...