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Effective today at 8AM local time, Apple will be removing the existing iPhone 4 Reservation system for outright device purchases via "Reserve and Pickup" and reinstating the first-come, first-served system. For those unfamiliar with the matter, in March 2011, Apple created an online reservation system for iPhone 4 outright purchases. This allowed Apple to more easily...

As the white iPhone 4 arrives in various retailer inventory systems, such as Best Buy, Fido, and Bell, and with news that US-based Apple Stores have received promotional materials for the white device, the white iPhone 4 has now landed in Belgium! According to posted photos, a Belgian retailer seems to have received a shipment...

Today, SaskTel launched the iPhone 4 in Canada! Scheduled for an April 26, 2011 release, SaskTel launched right on time. As per the SaskTel website, the iPhone 4 is available on a 3-year term with promotional pricing of $159/269 for the 16/32 GB. While SaskTel did not launch any new iPhone-specific plans, at least it...

Manitobans rejoice! As MTS prepares to launch the iPhone 4, the wireless company has now released their new iPhone plans. Overall, the plans are quite good featuring such gems as unlimited data! The three new plans are for iPhone only and are available on a 3-year term. The plans on the contract also reduce the...

If you live in British Columbia, specifically in the Vancouver-Lower Mainland area, you may be happy to know that Apple will be opening a fourth store! According to the Apple Jobs website, the company is currently hiring people for a location in the Metropolis at Metrotown mall in Burnaby, BC. An Apple Store has been...

Facebook for iPhone users recently through a couple changes. First, their mobile site was unified, and secondly, the facebook iPhone app started to retrieve its newsfeed from the mobile site (allowing for new like/comment icons). This allows for the app to now receive new features and fixes without releasing an update to the app. The...

A few notable app updates were released today. Google Latitude brings better battery life (yet again), Instapaper gets bug fixes, and Vevo as well for older devices. Google Latitude: What's New In Version 2.1.2 * Fixed location reporting bug that also resulted in poor battery performance Instapaper: What's New In Version 3.0.3 - Fixed bugs...

The White iPhone 4 is rumoured to launch this Wednesday in the US. We were first to point out the white iPhone 4 placeholder showing up on Fido, but the latest evidence points towards Bell as well. The following image was posted by a forum member on TiPb: Can anyone verify its authenticity? Are you...

With the explosion of internet video, services such as Netflix Canada are prospering. The only thing stopping this is the controversy over usage-based billing (UBB). Earlier this year, Bell was caught up in a media firestorm over their plans to implement UBB to resellers such as Teksavvy. The big telecom operators in this country are...

Netflix Canada launched last September, and since then the streaming media service has seen some phenomenal growth in Canada. The latest quarterly report sent to investors revealed the following about Netflix's growth in the Great White North: 800,000+ total subscribers now in Canada Last quarter, 290,000 subscribers added in Canada (growth of 57%) By June...

Here's another 'Steve-mail' to brighten up your Easter Monday. With the whole iPhone location tracking fiasco, we haven't heard a response from Apple--until possibly now? A MacRumors reader has apparently received the following response from Steve Jobs via email (the email hasn't been proven to be authentic or not): Q: Steve, Could you please explain...

Some sketchy photos hit the web today that support the idea that future iPhones may feature a larger display. Two photos show a design with similar, if not the same, dimensions as the iPhone 4 but the display is stretched out closer to the edge of the device. The screen in this case is 3.7...