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Now this is what you call the power of the iPhone. Health Canada has recently approved an app to allow doctors to diagnose a stroke--right from their iPhone. The app is called Resolution MD, developed by the University of Calgary that allows doctors to view 2D/3D brain and diagnostic images right on their iPhone. Studies...

Ever since I posted my review of ZAGG's invisibleSHIELD for the iPhone 4, I've had emails from people asking how I perform my flawless installs. To put those requests at rest, I decided to make a short video tutorial from start to finish. Filmed with a Panasonic GF2, and 20mm f/1.7 lens (watch in HD!)....

There are many retailers and online stores that offer cases for your iPhone, however if you're looking for a good quality, low cost case for your device, check out the large online selection from iThrough.com. iThrough.com Accessories I was recently contacted by the folks at iThrough.com who provide an online store that offers accesssories for...

One of the best live-streaming video applications for the iPhone is Qik. Making its debut in Cydia in the Fall of 2008, it eventually hit the App Store a year later on Christmas Eve. Qik made live instant sharing of video mainstream, and led to other similar apps like Ustream and Justin.tv to be launched....

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 37 of The iPhone Podcast. After a week hiatus, we're back in action! You don't want to miss this episode. Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss at...

With Microsoft confirming its outright purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion today (to possibly rival FaceTime), we noted last night the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was expected to gain a notable return on investment. This should come as fantastic news for Canadians. The CPPIB invested $300 million in September of 2009, with Morgan, Barclays,...

Today Fido officially announced the launch of its new customer-focused service called FidoANSWERS. The new service, which has actually been active for a few weeks now, is a major overhaul of Fido's customer care call centre process where customers will now not have to wait on long holds and go through complex voice-activated navigation menus....

If you're into leather (insert crude joke here), you might want to consider LEATHERskins from ZAGG. Currently, there is a huge blowout sale with all skins selling for over 60% off. The iPhone 4 LEATHERskin is selling for 66% off at $9.99 (regularly priced at $29.99). These are 100% genuine cattle-hide leather, not fake leather...

Late last night news broke that Microsoft had purchased Skype for a reported $7 billion dollars. That number has been confirmed to be $8.5 billion dollars, and today at a press conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer explained the reason behind Skype's acquisition. Ballmer explains: "We will move beyond email and text to rich experiences. Talking...

According to a new IHS iSuppli report, Apple's iPhone sales in Q1 propelled it to achieve double-digit growth in the smartphone market, eluding an overall decline in smartphone shipments in the first quarter. Apple shipped 18.6 million iPhones, up 14.9% (16.2 million a year ago), and their increase was the highest growth among its competitors,...

For those having trouble locating an unlocked white iPhone 4, or if you don't live near an Apple Store, the shipping times for the white iPhone 4 have dropped to 1-2 days on the Apple Canada Online Store. Available for $659/$779 for the 16/32 GB, iPhones purchased through the Apple Online Store are sold unlocked...

Track where you are, where you've been and create location-based datasets for fitness or travel with Locational for iPhone. If you need, or have been looking for, a location/GPS manager app for your iPhone, Locational provides a fantastic user interface and very simple controls. The app provides three sets of data for users through three...