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Recent rumors have pointed to the white iPhone 4 being released this Spring 2011. Even Apple Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller has dropped hints about a white "iPhone" coming this spring. In the US, these rumors have led many to wonder whether Apple would first release the GSM or CDMA white iPhone 4,...

Gary and I discuss the launch of iPad 2 and iOS 4.3 on episode 30 of The iPhone Podcast Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers

SwipeTapTap is a game that is well represented in its name. The game tests your reaction time, coordination, memory, and focus. If you have ever played that game called "Bop It", you'll instantly know what SwipeTapTap is about. SwipeTapTap features nine distinct gestures depending on the shown symbol. For example, a series of symbols will...

Text the following from your phone (via Mobile Giving Foundation Canada): Text "ASIA" to 30333 to donate $5 to the Canadian Red Cross Society. Text "QUAKE" to 45678 to donate $10 to the Salvation Army in Canada. Text “WORLD” to 45678 to donate $5 to World Vision Canada. These numbers will work for Rogers, Fido, Telus,...

Google just announced a huge update to their Google Mobile App. It's now been renamed to Google Search, and includes an overhaul and new set of features. The update is now available in the App Store. Search for "Google Mobile App". What's New in Version 0.8.0.6023 New user interface with improved fast app-switching support Swipe...

The Register reports that iOS is apparently 'crippling' web applications that run from your home screen. According to developers, when apps are run from the home screen in full screen mode, the new Nitro JavaScript engine doesn't apply, and runs a different Javascript engine. "Essentially, there are two different JavaScript engines," says Alex Kessinger, a...

Jon Bon Jovi had this to say about Steve Jobs, in an interview with The Sunday Times: "Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album," he said. "And the beauty of taking your allowance...

Kevin Rose received an email from an Apple Retail Manager in Japan documenting how Apple responded to the devastating earthquake. Here's a snippet: 7 hours and 118 aftershocks later, the store was still open.  Why? Because with the phone and train lines down, taxis stopped, and millions of people stuck in the Tokyo shopping district...

Telus has announced that they will be offering free calling and texting to Japan, to help support those affected with the disaster. Telus, which donated $100,000 to the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and UNICEF to help relief efforts for Japan and is matching fundraising efforts by its employees across Canada, said today texts and...

In keeping with the recent trend, Virgin Mobile has now rebranded its wireless network to 4G. Thus far, Telus, Bell, MTS, SaskTel, and now Virgin have rebranded themselves as 4G. Rogers/Fido have yet to join the pack. For those that have not been keeping up, the reason the Canadian carriers have been rebranding themselves to...

If you live in Eastern Canada, specifically in Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, or Prince Edward Island, a Rogers dealer called "AML" has a good promotion for business customers. If you are a current or prospective business client with Rogers and are looking to set up two new lines, AML is offering a $100 activation...

...or not. I'm calling this a brilliant fake, similar to the giant iPhone table from a while back. "The way it works is pretty simple: plug in my transmitter into the headphone minijack of an iphone 4 and play back any video clip. you can play it through the ipod feature or through the camera...