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Just a reminder from a report back in January 2011 that as of March 16, 2011, that's in two days, Rogers/Fido will be increasing the per-message text message rate and all non-premium message rate to $0.20 from $0.15 per sent and received message. Texts sent above the allotment included in a text plan or add-on...

Earlier this year, Apple was rumored to include NFC (Near Field Communication) hardware in the next generation iPad and iPhone, the iPad 2 and iPhone 5. Such technology would enable users to use their iPhone to make purchases at retail stores. With the launch of the iPad 2, NFC was not included in the new...

@i0n1c, aka Stefan Esser previously revealed to the world his untethered iOS 4.3 jailbreak on his iPad. Esser has added an update via his YouTube video that the ETA for releasing his untethered jailbreak would be 'before next weekend': Because so many people are asking for an ETA: I am pretty sure that the untether...

After numerous delays and production problems with the white iPhone 4, a spring 2011 date was finally locked down earlier this year. However even then, some users had their doubts that Apple could deliver on the mystical device. One of the main reasons people doubt the release of the white iPhone 4 this spring 2011...

We've received numerous reports this weekend that after updating their iDevices to iOS 4.3, some users have experienced scroll bar glitches in mobile Safari. In specific, when users are flicking through websites in Safari, the scroll bar is temporarily visible near the center of the display, instead of at the bottom or side where it...

Effective March 12, 2011, and until further notice, Rogers has launched their free 6PM early evening add-on for all new activations and existing customers. The 6PM early evenings calling bonus is available on the following 2 and 3-year term in-market plans: Unlimited Voice plans Unlimited Voice and Data plans Student plans Family plans All new...

In response to recent price reductions from Telus and Virgin Mobile, Rogers has launched a new $55 My10 "Competitive Response" plan. The $55 plan is not actually visible on the Rogers website, as the actual plan is the $60 Smartphone plan with a $5/month discount. Note that the $5 discount must be manually applied to...

Reports this morning point to some iPhone users experiencing problems with Daylight Saving Time. So far, the problems have been USA-based, where users report that the time is not changing properly. Daylight saving time hits tonight/tomorrow morning, which means we all lose an hour of sleep —unless you have a Verizon iPhone, in which case...

Root Cases are very innovative cases made of hard, dense, and smoothly polished wood. The cases are very elegant and if you're looking for a classy case with a wood-like feel, Root Cases could be for you. The cases provide easy access to the camera, dock connector, and headphone jack. The volume rocker and sleep/wake...

Do you have Canada's worst cellphone bill? We've seen users rack up $37,000 via data roaming and others get hit with similar bills of $18,000 and $6000. CBC Marketplace once again called on Canadians to share their cellphone bill horror stories, and they've finally published their segment. Three bills related to Virgin, Bell, and Rogers...

In response to Telus recently reducing their promotional Smartphone plan by $5/month to $55/month, Virgin Mobile has now done the same. Effective today, Virgin Mobile has reduced their $60 Smartphone plan to $55/month. For reference, the plan is detailed below: Minutes: 200 daytime Evenings/Weekends: Unlimited @ 6PM Data: 1GB Promotions: Unlimited Text/Picture/Video messages, Unlimited International...

With Apple's release of the iPad 2, some of the exploits used to create jailbreak tools for iOS have been patched. According to Canadian iPhone hacker iH8sn0w, the Limera1n exploit has been closed: Muscle Nerd from the iPhone Dev Team also confirmed the SHAtter exploit has been closed by Apple as well. SHAtter was an...