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Apple Releases OS X Lion Recovery Disk Assistant Download
For those new OS X Lion users out there, you might want to know Apple has released the download for the Lion Recovery Disk Assistant: Built right into OS X Lion, Lion Recovery lets you repair disks or reinstall OS X Lion without the need for a physical disc. The Lion Recovery Disk Assistant lets...
This Dude Has Already Started Waiting in Line for the iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 has been rumoured to launch in October on Telus, but right now signs still point to a September release. Most of us would consider waiting in line the night before. But some people like Rob Shoesmith (okay, only him), like to do something even crazier--wait in line before the launch date has...
Budget with Back in Black: Organize Your Purchasing Habits
There are dozens upon dozens of point-of-sale financing apps that help you organize your spending habits. Budget with Black in Black isn't much different from the rest, with the exception of its surprisingly helpful catch phrase. Featuring a much cleaner interface than other run of the mill financing applications, learning how to use the application...
Winners of the Helium Digital Facebook/Twitter Contest
A while back we held a contest sponsored by Canadian accessory maker, Helium Digital. They had recently re-designed their website for a better buying experience, and also recently released a newly designed HD-540 Boombuds headphones. The winners of the 'Like/Follow' $100 gift card contest have been contacted. Congrats to the following winners: Simon Macdonald (twitter)...
Study Reveals People Will Give Up Sex and Caffeine to Keep Their Smartphone
How much do you love your smartphone? In a recent study by TeleNav, their U.S. research revealed some interesting facts about how addicted we are to our smartphones. Here are some of the more notable stats: One-third of all respondents would be more willing to give up sex for a week than their mobile phone. Of the respondents...
Rumoured ‘iTunes Replay’ Isn’t Materializing Anytime Soon
It was reported last week Apple's streaming movie service, 'iTunes Replay' was set to launch in upcoming 'week's. Well, that won't be happening anytime soon, according to sources that spoke with CNET. Apple has yet to sign cloud agreements for feature films with at least four of the top six film studios, according to multiple...
Monday Contest: Enter to Win 1 of 5 ZAGGsparqs Chargers!
Congrats to the following winners: Blake Fisher Colleen Db199 S1c907t0t Chadley20 Who says Mondays can't be fun days? It is today, as iPhoneinCanada.ca is giving away five ZAGGsparq chargers. Why? Because we haven't had a wicked give-away recently, plus we're awesome. The ZAGGsparq retails for $99, and can charge up to two USB devices (including...
iOS 5 Beta 6 Set to Arrive Next Week/Month?
According to code digging developers, 9to5Mac notes yesterday's newly released iOS 5 Beta 5 will be released next week on Wednesday, August 17th at 5PM PDT. @iH8sn0w claims a September 14th expiry date for iOS Beta 5: How many betas will Apple release, before seeding Golden Master to developers? TiPB points out the history of iPhone OS and...
Telus: Data Plans No Longer Required For Discount iPhone Pricing
Also this week, aside from the 6GB and other new data plans, Telus made a phenomenal industry-changing update. The big news is that with Telus, data plans are no longer a requirement to get promotional pricing on various Telus devices, including the iPhone. For example, instead of having to get a $50 combined voice and...
EA Back to School iOS Sale: Up to 80% Off Games
EA is once again offering up an annual sale on iOS games, this time it's their 'Back to School' event, up to 80% off their best selling games. Here is the list of iPhone titles below: TETRIS® SCRABBLE FIFA 11 by EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Champion by EA SPORTS™ TRANSFORMERS:™ DARK OF THE MOON BATTLEFIELD:...
MobileMe Changeover to iCloud Will Result in 25GB Total Storage
Are you a MobileMe user? It now appears Apple has enabled developers to transfer over their annual allotted 20GB storage from MobileMe to iCloud, for free, according to 9to5Mac. This will result in 25GB total storage (5GB free + 20GB MobileMe) upon iCloud's launch this Fall, until June 30th, 2012. The following Apple support document...
Nuance Speech to Text Integration Revealed in iOS 5
When rumours of Nuance integration into iOS failed to materialize at WWDC, hints of speech to text have continued to show up in iOS 5. Now, with some digging screenshots have appeared of how Nuance will be integrated into iOS 5, as noted by 9to5Mac. As you can see below, all it will take is...