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Apple recently spent $2 billion dollars to purchase Nortel's LTE patents, as part of a consortium that spent over $4.5 billion to acquire the former Canadian telecom's valuable mobile-related patents. These windfall patent sales are now faced with a possible federal review, to see if the deals bring a 'net benefit' to Canadians. Christian Paradis,...

Late last night JailbreakMe 3.0 went live around the globe, allowing all iOS devices on iOS 4.3.3 to be jailbroken. The method to jailbreak your device relies on a malware exploit via an infected PDF. This gaping security hole does not have an unofficial fix from Apple yet (it will come in the next firmware...

July 12, 2011 Update: I bought AppleCare for iPhone. My first warranty ever. As the typical June/July release window for new iPhones begins to pass, and rumours strongly suggest that the next generation iPhone is due this fall 2011, my mind has been preoccupied with the idea of AppleCare for iPhone. Warranties Let me just...

In what seems rather obvious at this point, the Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is preparing a new iPhone for a third quarter launch this year. Initial production targets are estimated at 25 million devices. The WSJ sources further reveal that the next generation iPhone will be "thinner and lighter". This counters most recent...

Still thinking about using trying JailbreakMe.com to jailbreak your device on iOS 4.3.3? The iPhone Dev Team has posted some FAQs to help clarify: Q: Which devices and firmware versions are supported? A: In this initial release, the following configurations are supported: iPad1: 4.3 through 4.3.3 iPad2: 4.3.3 iPhone3GS: 4.3 through 4.3.3 iPhone4: 4.3 through...

Comex has unleashed his latest untethered, over the air jailbreak to the world. The site is getting hammered and there were some initial caching issues, so keep trying and be patient. It will work for all iOS devices--but you must be on iOS 4.3.3. I suggest syncing your iPhone to backup before proceeding. Once that's...

Another brilliant comic from The Joy of Tech. I'd buy an Orange iPhone 5--wouldn't you? 15 million orders for the iPhone 5 have apparently been placed, and Apple continues to leverage its billions in cash to stay head of the competition. September can't come any sooner. [Joy of Tech]

It was announced in April an official Steve Jobs biography would be released in 2012. The biography is to be written by Walter Isaacson and published by Simon & Schuster. The latter decided to go with the title "iSteve: The Book of Jobs"--turns out that isn't going to fly anymore. According to Fortune, the publicity...

Based out of Toronto, our fellow friends from Helium Digital have recently re-branded and redesigned their website from the ground up. It now provides more information in a cleaner look and the shopping experience is now thoroughly improved. If you've seen their original website, this new interface is definitely a lot nicer. We've previously reviewed...

Last month, Koodo, a wireless subsidiary of Telus, added the iPhone 4 to their device lineup. At the time, the iPhone 4 was only available to a select number of Koodo stores across Vancouver and Toronto. This week, Koodo has posted to their website that the iPhone 4 will be available at all Koodo locations...

Apple's cash war chest, as of their last quarterly earnings report was sitting at $65.8 billion dollars. By the time they announce their Q3 earnings on July 19th, that number will most likely exceed $70 billion. Apple COO Tim Cook is the wizard behind the company's supply chain operations, and with all that cash in...

Two weeks ago we talked about Payfirma, a new Vancouver-based mobile payment company created to work with the iPhone and iPad. Due to our coverage and also the increased competition from fellow rival Kudos payments, Payfirma has stepped up and lowered their rates and fees across the board. This news comes straight from Payfirma's CEO,...