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Update: @i0n1c states this newest jailbreak should fix the battery drain issue with the previous PwnageTool 4.3.3/redsn0w 0.9.6rc15 jailbreak. BTW: by using the latest RedSw0w you also might decrease the battery drain. Process Priority was not restored after the kernel exploit. That might have caused some battery drain. The iPhone Dev Team has released a...

Along with the recent Fido Circle Calling announcement, Virgin Mobile has now launched its own brand of the service called "myPeeps". The new, free feature enables free local calling between people on the same Virgin Mobile account. As users add other people to their Virgin Mobile account, each with their own monthly plan starting at...

Fortune's latest issue (which is available for download on the iPad for $4.99) has a featured story titled 'Inside Apple', a 22 page story covering everything about Apple. It's an inside look written by Adam Lashinsky, and it's a fantastic read. The section that caught my attention was on the so called 'Top 100', a...

As the Canadian wireless carriers begin to rebrand their existing 3G networks to "4G", Rogers, being the last carrier to do a rebranding, has now changed the marketing of its "3G HSPA+" network to "4G HSPA+". According to an internal Rogers posting, the company states that "the Rogers network is not changing. Only the terminology...

Nuance is the company behind the powerful software Dragon Naturally Speaking for desktop computers. They also have iOS versions featuring their technology in Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search. The latest rumour according to TechCrunch is Apple will be working closely with Nuance to integrate some sort of voice recognition as part of iOS 5, which...

When the original Globe and Mail iPhone app was released, it was built by Spreed Inc and their speed reading technology. The Globe and Mail has started to release their own individual news apps, and thus this original version has become obselete. Free Press News Comes Out of Nowhere Now, what's interesting is how the...

This week, Telus has extended their $55+ Voice and Data plan for iPhone until June 30, 2011. The plan was originally set to expire on May 3, 2011. For reference, the $55+ Voice and Data plan is detailed below: Minutes: 200 daytime Evenings/Weekends: Unlimited @ 6PM Data: 1GB Promotions: Unlimited Text/Picture/Video messages, My10 Nationwide, Free...

A new tool has been released by the folks at Planet iPhones, and it's called Cydia Search. This will allow you to search for new Cydia packages on the web easily and quickly. Typically searching for packages on Cydia can be slow, and this new search makes it easy. Cydia Search is updated every hour...

Formerly known as ipswDownloader, openIPSW helps Windows users determine their jailbreak status. It helps identify your device (you should know this!), iOS version, what jailbreak tool to use, unlock status, baseband version, and status of SHSH blobs. Ryan mentioned to me on twitter that Mac/iOS support could be coming in the future. Essentially openIPSW does...

The iPhone Dev Team released updated jailbreak tools for iOS 4.3.3 today. Ultrasn0w 1.2.3 was also updated for iOS 4.3.3. This is NOT a new unlock. ultrasn0w has been updated to v1.2.3 to be compatible with iOS 4.3.3 and earlier (the ultrasn0w update does not include any new baseband support!). Please reboot your iPhone using...

If your iDevice (except iPad 2) is jailbroken or unlocked, it is now safe to update to iOS 4.3.3. The iPhone dev team has confirmed that iOS 4.3.3 is still vulnerable to the untethered jailbreak exploit that @i0n1c created for 4.3.1. This morning, PwnageTool and redsn0w have been updated and will jailbreak iOS 4.3.3 on...

BC Liquor Locator, developed by Matt Vague Designs, is an app that helps users locate the nearest BC Liquor Store to them. The app uses the current location of the iPhone to locate all of the nearby BC Liquor stores. Once located, the app organizes the stores by proximity. When the app was originally released,...