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Yesterday, CBC News unveiled a new website redesign and along with it came a new app for the iPhone and iPad!  I'm a huge fan of CBC News so I am glad they're joining many of their fellow news agencies in Canada with an app. The app contains a special edition of The National made specifically...

George Hotz, known as "geohot," is a legend when it comes to hacking. His most popular tools released include purplera1n, blackra1n, and limera1n. He was the first to unlock the original iPhone. He is seen as an "iPhone god" by many around the world. But this time around he's in some major legal trouble with...

Another week, and another podcast!  Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on another incredible Episode 27 of The iPhone Podcast. This segment focused on the latest iPhone Nano rumours, and we also break down some of the must-have app for your iPhone. You don't want to miss the...

Speculation was abound a few days ago that Netflix Canada would be slapped with broadcast fees. The argument was that TV broadcasters pay local content production fees and that it is unfair that Netflix doesn't. Here is a very interesting follow up to this story. CRTC Declares Netflix is Not a Broadcaster CRTC chairman Konrad...

A fresh, new app from the aptly named "The App Boutique" for my peeps in Toronto: Next Streetcar. While I personally don't ride the Red Rocket, I know many iPhone riders that do (well...one anyway!) and this app will definitely come in handy. Using the built-in GPS, the app finds your closest TTC streetcar stop...

IntoNow is one of the coolest apps I've run into so far. It's been making noise for a while now as the "Shazam for television". If you're familiar with how Shazam works, then you know what I'm talking about. IntoNow will identify live TV (from the last five years) and provide you with immediate information...

The NHL trade deadline is approaching soon--February 28th to be exact. What's the best way to keep track of trades in real time? Download TSN's TradeCentre Edition. This app covers all of the breaking trades you want to hear about and includes Push Notifications so you get them in real time, before your friends do....

This week, to compete with Fido's new $35 Unlimited Plan, Virgin Mobile has released a new unlimited calling plan that is available on a 3-year contract for an iPhone. The plan is available to new and existing customers. With the plan and a minimum $25 data plan on a 3-year contract, customers receive promotional pricing...

We already have an Apple TV from Apple. But what if there was an actual television from Cupertino? The latest hint comes from a job posting that explicitly lists the "next-generation power supply technology" role to focus on TVs: I don't see an actual Apple Television coming anytime soon. The TV market is a tough...

Google has just announced that Google Docs Viewer will now preview documents from Pages. 12 total new file types were included in the new preview update: Today we’re excited to launch support for 12 new file types: Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX) Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX) Apple Pages (.PAGES) Adobe Illustrator (.AI) Adobe...

Just a quick update: Greenpois0n has been updated to RC6.1. It fixes the iBooks DRM error and Apple TV2 wifi issue. If you don't want to re-jailbreak, you can just install iBooks Fix via Cydia. Don't forget to follow our Greenpois0n guides for Mac/Windows here. Click here to download.

Netflix Canada was introduced to our great country last September. I found the service to be amazing since content can be watched from my iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. For a mere $8/month, users can watch unlimited TV/movies (their library is growing, albeit slowly) every month--that is until your internet provider knocks you out....