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Did you line up yesterday for an iPhone 4S? There was apparent pandemonium at some Apple Stores in Vancouver, notably Metrotown and Oakridge locations. According to people we talked to, some people their friends and family 'join' the line up late into the night, causing frustration for people behind them. Not only that, when doors...

The iPhone 4S launched yesterday to line ups across the country. For those that didn't line up, online pre-orders from Apple actually arrived on time (while some are still in transit). But what about iPhone 4S 'reservations' offered to customers from Rogers, Telus, and Bell? How well did these carriers and their brands handle the...

9to5Mac in collaboration with developer Steven Troughton-Smith have ported the amazing voice assistant technology a.k.a Siri from the iPhone 4S to iPhone 4. The developer successfully installed the iPhone 4S Siri and Springboard files onto an iPhone 4 allowing Siri’s interface to load up just fine on the iPhone 4, with all the features from the iPhone...

With iOS 5 and iCloud introduction, tons of new stuff can be done which previously wasn't possible. One of them is the ability to hide your previously bought applications from the App Store. This is actually pretty handy especially if you share your iTunes & App Store account with someone else, say your wife, and...

The release of the iPhone 4S has turned millions of people into instant BFFs with Siri (check out our hands on video), the new 'humble assistant'. Siri has definite character--she's sassy, helpful, and can sometimes seem down right moody. Although she is slightly held back in Canada in terms of finding restaurants and map locations,...

Back in April, Walt Mossberg had a chat with Sony's CEO that revealed the company's sensors were being made for Apple. Following the teardown tutorial by iFixit (which revealed 512MB of RAM), Chipworks has discovered the iPhone 4S camera is indeed made by Sony, by using an infrared microscope: In order to get our readers the...

Update 1: Don't forget to activate Siri in Settings first to use it. How to get Siri to read your text messages? Say 'Read my messages'. I just received my iPhone 4S from Apple via UPS, and so far, the device is awesome. What everybody is wondering about is whether Siri works in Canada. The...

Rogers has re-launched the 6GB/$30 data plan and released a new $70 promo plan. As expected, the 6GB data plan returns to coincide with the iPhone 4S launch. The new $70 voice and data plan is eerily similar to the one released yesterday by Telus. $70 Unlimited My10 and 6GB Data Plan - 200 weekday...

Most of us have already updated to iOS 5 on our iPhones / iPads and are very well aware of the new Newsstand feature. But some people seem to find it annoying that Newsstand which is basically a folder itself dedicated to App Store's digital publications, can not be moved inside another folder. Luckily, a...

Here's an interesting infographic developed by TechVibes especially for the Canadians who prefer carrying out their bank transactions on their smartphones rather than visiting the banks physically. It highlights some pretty cool facts such as approximately 36% of Canadians would buy a "latte" with their mobile phones while around 56% would be more comfortable never...

Yesterday, @MuscleNerd gave us a heads up for today's Ultrasn0w update which has just gone live on Cydia. The latest update to Dev-Team's carrier unlocking tool is Ultrasn0w 1.2.4 which is now fully compatible with iOS 5. Those who have updated to iOS 5 using a custom .IPSW file created with recent Redsn0w version can use the...

The iPhone 4S launches tomorrow in Canada (people are already in line). This post will be similar to our FAQ from last year for the iPhone 4, but with updated information. When is the iPhone 4 launching in Canada? - Friday, October 14th, 2011. Stores set to open at 8AM (Apple, Future Shop, Best Buy)....