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This weekend, we've received tips that Future Shop is selling the $50 iTunes card for $40. It seems that Future Shop has decided to discount the standalone $50 card by $10.00! The offer is in the Future Shop weekly flyer and has been confirmed in-store. The offer is not available online. Thanks to Gordun for...

We have two deals to report this Saturday, and they're pretty decent from Skype and Griffin. 15% Off Skype Subscription Plans         If you use Skype on your iPhone, it's amazing how your long distance charges can be reduced thanks to SkypeOut plans. I've been using their unlimited USA/Canada subscription plan for...

Famed iPhone hacker @Comex tweeted this afternoon a hint that alludes to the revival of JailbreakMe.com for iOS 5, and possibly even for the iPad 2 on iOS 4.3.3. If you visit JailbreakMe.com on your computer, you'll see the following image: It doesn't take a genius to figure out the exploit is going to based...

Update: Link fixed for repo fixed: http://qwertyoruiop.com/beta With the release of iOS 5 Beta, the iPhone Dev Team was quick to immediately release a tethered jailbreak via redsn0w. Just as fast as the jailbreak was released, 3rd party developers went right to work and as noted by 9to5Mac, the ability to develop notification widgets was discovered...

In direct response to Rogers' $45 Unlimited Quebec plan, and it is also a threat to Fido's $35 CityFido Plan, Bell has launched a new $45 "Unlimited BC" plan. This plan from Bell is an absolute bomb-shell, especially considering that Bell almost never releases plans like this. I really like where the Canadian wireless industry...

Earlier this week reports of FaceTime over 3G in iOS 5 popped up. Currently, FaceTime can only be officially used over WiFi, so 3G would be a major new feature update. Continuing to expand the use of 3G, it seems that YouTube on iOS 5 will now stream high quality video over 3G. Again, like...

You read our review of Georeme right? The app allows you to experience 'geofence' alerts just like the new Reminders app in iOS 5--but on your iPhone running iOS 4.3.3 today. Georeme is currently free in the App Store for a limited time. Click here to download it and let me know what you think!...

Well, it appears there already is an existing iCloud out there--iCloud Communications. They're not happy over the use of iCloud and in turn are suing Apple, according to TNW. The goods and services with which Apple intends to use the “iCloud” mark are identical to or closely related to the goods and services that have been...

I've been dreaming of a native instant messaging app for iOS for the longest time, so when iMessage was announced I was extremely pleased. iMessage is Apple's foray into the messaging scene. With the expensive rates Canadians pay for SMS, iMessages is going to make a massive dent into the lucrative SMS coffers of the...

The whole Lodsys saga continues, as Apple has filed a motion to intervene according to intellectual property activist, Florian Mueller, on his blog FOSS Patents: But for Apple's own proposed participation as an intervenor it makes sense to focus on the theory of exhaustion (meaning that Lodsys can't get paid twice for a licensed use...

As reported by Musclenerd via Twitter, the first beta of the redsn0w jailbreak tool is now available to jailbreak iOS 5 beta 1 (Apple developer account required for iOS 5 beta). redsn0w jailbreak for iOS5 beta released: http://is.gd/6eek4Y ... Mac devs only (please don't pirate Apple software!) The jailbreak tool is a Mac-only tethered jailbreak,...

As reported by 9To5Mac, it seems that a new feature of iOS 5 has been revealed! Using iOS 5, an iOS device streaming music can now reportedly transmit artist, track, and album information over Bluetooth to an audio receiver. In other words, if you have a car with Bluetooth capabilities and are streaming music to...