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The iPhone Dev Team has written about Apple 'has stepped up their game' to prevent users from restoring to previous iOS versions via saved SHSH blobs. As of now, by using a tool like TinyUmbrella (or Cydia), users have been able to save their SHSH blobs to third party servers, allowing the ability to downgrade...

For Saskatchewan residents looking for service with an iPhone, Telus has a competing promotional offer to combat some of the SaskTel offers: Voice & Data $55 Minutes: 200 daytime Evenings/Weekends: Unlimited @ 6PM Data: 5GB Promotions: Unlimited Text/Picture/Video messages, My10 Nationwide, Free Voicemail 3 This plan is basically the same Telus plan offered to the...

Geohot, aka George Hotz is one of the 'godfathers' of jailbreaking. He recently settled his lawsuit with Sony. Later, he was challenged by p0sixninja (Joshua Hill) to help work on the iPad 2 jailbreak (which Geohot backed out of). But Geohot soon disappeared from the limelight, which is unlike his personality. Yesterday, in a @MyGreatFest...

With yesterday's release of iOS 5 Beta 2 to developers, we've been receiving lots of tips. Here are the notable changes in iOS 5 Beta 2: New iCloud icon in Settings; new Storage and Backup icon too: A new larger notification alert; 'No New Notifications' message in NC: New "All Mail" icon for Gmail accounts;...

  More and more Canadians are accessing the internet away from their traditional computers and using either Apple's iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The latest report from comScore reports a combined 83% of mobile internet traffic in Canada in May for all three devices. The report covers 13 countries over 5 continents. Canadians use their...

If you've been following our coverage of MOBiLE CLOTH microfibre cloths, and you have actually used one before, you'll be pleased to know the company has released a new version. The 'MC Nano' is a smaller 4"x 4" version of the original microfibre cloth, making it even more portable than before. Prices start at $2.99. What...

As just confirmed by @MuscleNerd on twitter, developers looking to jailbreak just-released iOS 5 Beta 2 can do so with redsn0w, the same version released two weeks ago. MuscleNerd notes: the "keep pointing at beta1 IPSW" trick should work for all the betas, due to the way redsn0w works. Unlockers stay away! As always, this...

Update: The big feature here is WiFi Sync! iTunes 10.5 Beta 2 CANNOT sync with devices on iOS 5 Beta 1 iMessage seed 2 will be unable to communicate with iMessage users on seed 1. NEW: WiFi Sync! In iOS 5.0 beta 2, wireless syncing is now available for the Mac. It requires iTunes 10.5...

In my continued search to find out more information about what will happen to my precious MobileMe account and online data, Apple has now posted an updated page answering many of the questions that users have been asking. If you have had concerns about the migration from MobileMe to iCloud, this webpage explains which existing...

With the announcement of a new iPhone looming, I came across this inforgraphic by Infographic Labs this morning and wanted to share it. It portrays what features we may see in the newest generation iPhone and what they believe the likelihood of it be implemented - I think they are quite good estimates. [C4 Universe]

Get ready Ottawa, you will be the first to bask in the goodness that is 4G a.k.a. Long Term Evolution (LTE). We brought you news that Rogers would be launching their LTE network in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto and we are getting closer to a launch date. We've talked about LTE before but here's...

In the aftermath of the riot in Vancouver after game seven of the Stanley Cup final, Vancouver recognized many citizens who attempted to protect the city against the onslaught of hooligans. One of those good citizens is Chris Ivany. Chris Ivany, a 33-year-old welder who was in downtown Vancouver during the chaos, saw rioters attempting...