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App Store About To Hit 10 Billion Downloaded Apps, Launches Contest
Today Apple launched a new 10 Billion App Countdown promotion to mark the upcoming 10 Billionth downloaded App! The user who downloads the 10 billionth app gets a $10,000 iTunes gift card! As of today, nearly 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as the apps...
New iPhone Unlock Coming After iOS 4.3 Release
Some key players in the jailbreak community are feuding again. Members of The iPhone Dev Team and The Chronic Dev Team have been bickering back and forth about who has the best jailbreak and/or unlock for current iDevices. If you follow these folks on Twitter, you know what I'm talking about. In my opinion, this...
Apple To Bring Photo Booth To iPhone, iPod touch?
Today, a 9To5Mac report indicates that Apple may be bringing its popular Photo Booth application to iOS devices. The report further reveals solid proof of this intention found in the recent iOS 4.3 firmware files. The iOS 4.3 frameworks “PhotoBooth†and “PhotoBoothEffectsâ€, as seen below, indicates an intention to release the application for iPhone, iPod...
Rogers Completes HSPA+ 21Mbps Roll Out In Northern British Columbia
We have some great news from Rogers customers in Northern British Columbia! This week, Rogers completed their 21Mbps wireless data network roll out in Northern British Columbia! As many know, Rogers (and Fido) were the first to achieve 21Mbps wireless download speeds in North America. The initial 21Mbps roll out covered the majority of the...
Small Office In Toronto Uses iPhone To Save A Bird!
So there's a guy a named Jason who works in a small office of about 12 employees in Toronto. On Tuesday, Jason had to grab some files which were located in the window-less and low ceiling basement of their Toronto office. Upon arrival, Jason heard some interesting noises. When he turned around, a bird (as...
iPhone and iPad to Lose the Home Button on Future Models?
With the release of iOS 4.3beta1, some details about future features and hardware changes for iOS devices have been uncovered in the iOS 4.3 code. BGR is reporting that the discovery of new multigestures in the iPad firmware, suggests that Apple is moving towards getting rid of the home button. Here's what BGR reported: We...
MobileMe To Receive ‘Find My Friends’ Feature In iOS 4.3?
More digging into iOS 4.3 Beta 1 has revealed a potential new upcoming MobileMe feature called “Find My Friendsâ€. The feature is associated with the Settings.app, so it will likely have a toggle such as the Find My iPhone feature. It is clear that such a feature would be Apple's attempt at offering a location-based...
Next Generation iPhone Models Found In iOS 4.3
With the release of iOS 4.3 Beta 1, the Internet has been digging deep into the new firmware. Aside from the new found features, reports have come in that indicate that references of the next generation iPhone have been located in iOS 4.3. As seen below, the model numbers reference to yet unreleased iPhone and...
iOS 4.3 Drops Support For iPhone 3G & Second Generation iPod Touch
With the release of the first beta of iOS 4.3, it looks like Apple has dropped support for the iPhone 3G and second-generation iPod touch. As seen in the developer portal, neither the iPhone 3G or second-generation iPod touch are listed. Currently, as of iOS 4.3 Beta 1, the following devices are supported: iPad iPhone...
Confirmed: Personal Hotspot Feature Working in Canada
Update 4: @BradinToronto shows a screenshot of getting 6Mbps using Personal Hotspot on Fido in Toronto. Update 3: Confirmed to work with Bell as well, via HDStig in the comments. Update 2: More info from acfusion29: it just says wi-fi password and i have to enter a password that's at least 8 characters. no WPA/WPA2/WEP...
iOS 4.3 Adds New Messages Alert Intervals For iPhone
Another feature has been discovered in today's release of iOS 4.3 Beta 1 and it is very useful for iPhone users! Users of iOS 4.3 on the iPhone 3GS/4 now have the option to change the interval of their Messages alert sound. Currently, iPhone users can toggle on a "Repeat Alert" option in the Messages...
Fido Reduces Monthly Service Fees For CityFido Plans
Back in November 2009, Fido increased the price of their entry level CityFido plan to $45 from $40. The $60 CityFido plan remained unchanged. A month later in December 2009, Fido reduced the entry level CityFido plan back to $40 from $45. The $60 CityFido plan remained unchanged. Then in a rare move, in that...