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Today, BGR continues its iOS 4.3.1 story with a brief hands-on of an iPhone with iOS 4.3.1 installed. As originally reported, it seems that iOS 4.3.1 will deliver minor bug fixes but also could improve battery life. We reported the changes from iOS 4.3 a few days back, and it really does look as if...

With Telus and Virgin Mobile reducing the price of the iPhone 3GS, Bell has now done the same. This week, Bell has discounted the 8GB iPhone 3GS to $0.00 on a 3-year voice and data agreement. Purchased at a Bell Store Like Virgin and Telus, Bell is most likely trying to remove all iPhone 3GS...

Lately we've been giving away some promo codes to get new apps into the hands of iPhoneinCanada.ca readers. Promo codes are great: we get to try out apps for free and appreciate the work of developers. However, some people have never redeemed codes before, and I've been asked lots on how to do this. The...

Looks like Apple has released another update to the second generation Apple TV. The last update arrived with iOS 4.3 (introduced NBA League Pass and MLB TV), but this new minor update released today addresses the following issues: TV compatibility: Addresses issues that may cause the screen to flicker or display incorrect color on some...

If you're a fan of Viber, the free VoIP app, you'll be pleased to know version 2.0 is being released in a few days. The Viber team contacted us to inform the following new features in Viber 2.0: - OUR NEW TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE! - A very large number of bug fixes, including the most...

Reports this afternoon point to Valve considering the possibility of bringing its Steam game online distribution system to iOS. A member of the Steam forums was reportedly told this information while speaking with co-founder Gabe Newell at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. At this time, Steam is available for Windows and Mac, but their Mac...

This week, GadgetsDNA reports that the iPhone 5 has entered the trial production stage and is due for launch in Q3 2011. Additional details match recent rumors such as the iPhone 5 featuring a 4-inch display and a new metal chassis to improve the cellular antenna signal. Considering this new report, and recent rumors, it...

Every week we discuss the latest about iOS news and apps on The iPhone Podcast, and Justin Luey manages to find some nice little gems. One of those is Convore, a new app that lets you chat with others in real-time. It's essentially forums made easy on iOS. But Convore goes beyond just for chat....

In late January, it was announced Rovio was teaming up with 20th Century Fox to release Angry Birds Rio, a new version of the game based on the upcoming animated film. Angry Birds Rio went live in the App Store tonight, and it's $0.99. In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and...

For those living in the Greater Toronto Area, you mind find the following app useful. CityNews Toronto has been released in the App Store, by Rogers Media. This app provides dedicated local news stories and video clips. The CityTV iPad app is also worth checking out. Out of the newsroom and on the streets, CityNews...

The creator of Cydia, Jay Freeman aka 'Saurik', announced on twitter a couple days ago Cydia now has improved launch times. His tweaking over three months has resulted in slightly faster response times, as seen in the following graphs: Saurik accomplished this via the following: Just switched Cydia's www over to the new "CDN->ELB" stack...

Apple appears to be aggressively defending its use of the 'App Store' name. Bloomberg reports Apple filed a complained on March 18th, Amazon.com for using the term "App Store" to describe their software developer program. “We’ve asked Amazon not to copy the App Store name because it will confuse and mislead customers,” said Kristin Huguet,...