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Update 1: Here's our interview with Gavin Michael Booth, the video's director/producer: Who came up with the idea to use FaceTime for a video? The idea was mine. Ever since I had an iPhone 4 I knew I wanted to explore some FaceTime filming was just a matter of finding the right band and the...

Looks like working together can make a difference. Bell has revised their controversial plan to implement usage-based billing (UBB) for their wholesale customers, such as TekSavvy. Here are Bell's revised plans: Instead BCE, which operates under the Bell brand, says it will aggregate the amount it charges wholesalers that lease bandwidth on its network based...

The official Vimeo iOS app has made its way into the App Store. Vimeo was one of the first websites to support HTML5, and now you can watch, upload, and edit videos right from your iPhone. Here are the features: An easy-to-use video editor • Capture video with focus control and grid alignment • Combine,...

Kik is the successful messaging app that was sued by RIM for patent infringement. The founder, Ted Livingston, recently donated $1 million to The University of Waterloo's VeloCity Residence. This startup program is to develop young entrepreneurs in Canada, and the University of Waterloo will be matching his donation as well. Livingston sold his personal...

Horace Dediu of Asymco breaks down the number of days it takes to sell out developer events, comparing Google I/O to Apple's WWDC: After the iPhone SDK was launched, the WWDC took on a new dimension. It became a mobile development event. As a result, 2008 was the first year when WWDC sold out. Attendance...

Justin Luey and myself discuss the international launch of iPad 2 on Episode 32 of The iPhone Podcast. Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss at our blog. Apps Discussed: Gary’s Picks: coming soon Justin’s Picks: coming soon Episode 32 is brought to you by Audible...

If you're a Netflix user in Canada worried about usage-based billing (UBB) and exceeding your bandwidth, you can worry a little less now. Netflix just sent the following email out to its users, emphasizing shows in Canada will now use two-thirds less data without degrading the quality of your video: Dear Gary, Starting today, watching...

Apple announced the dates for WWDC 2011 this morning, and it looks like the event is sold out. By the time some people have read about WWDC 2011 (and the lack of iPhone 5 announcement, which I mentioned I'm okay with)--it has already been sold out. Yes, in less than 10 hours, all the tickets...

Stefan Esser, aka @i0n1c demonstrated an untethered iOS 4.3 jailbreak earlier on his iPad. Today, he uploaded a video showing an untethered iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak on his iPod touch 4G, accomplished via sn0wbreeze 2.4. @i0n1c used sn0wbreeze for the tethered jailbreak, then installed his untether exploit via SSH. It was very unlikely that Apple also...

I've said this from day 1, Netflix Canada will continue to keep getting better and better. Netflix previously signed exclusive rights to show the much-anticipated drama 'House of Cards' first, and this includes Canada. Today on the Netflix blog, they have announced a deal with Paramount. This is awesome news for Canadians! Netflix members in...

Earlier today Apple announced the dates for their Worldwide Developer Conference, set for June 6-10. If you're a developer and you want the hottest ticket in town, it's going to cost you $1599 (the event will sell out once again in days). In the WWDC events in the past, Apple has unveiled new iPhones for...

Today, The Loop's Jim Dalrymple reports that Apple is not planning to introduce any new iPhone hardware at WWDC this June. Give it a second for the panic to settle in. Traditionally, WWDC has been the venue to introduce new iPhone hardware, with Apple sometimes introducing other hardware as well. Even Apple's press release this...