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Apple Launches My Support Profile to Track Warranty and Registration
Apple recently launched a new page for users to track the warranty and registration of their Apple devices. The 'My Support Profile' page lists all your registered devices, your address details, and includes support for a service called Apple VoicePass. Users sign in with their Apple IDs to keep their info up to date and...
Beluga Messenger iPhone App Review: Group Messaging Done Right
Another day, and yet another messaging app for iPhone users. Some popular cross platform 'SMS replacement' apps are Ping!, WhatsApp and Kik. Most people coming from Blackberrys to iPhones can't stop ranting about how they miss BBM. One notable feature is group chat, which hasn't been implemented well on iOS until possibly now. Enter stage...
[Updated] As Expected: VLC Finally Pulled from App Store
Update 1: VLC is now available via Cydia. According to the latest tweet sent out developer Ryan Petrich. Just add his beta repo, http://rpetri.ch/repo to your Sources within Cydia to download VLC. Thanks Ryan! VLC was released for the iPhone in late October of 2010. Soon after, there was confirmation VLC was going to be...
Extended & Expired Rogers/Fido iPhone Promotions For January 2011
As we enter 2011, it seems that Rogers/Fido see fit to extend some of their promotions. Due to "competitive activity", many of the originally expiring promotions on January 6, 2011 have been extended. Rogers Originally expiring on January 6 2011, the following Rogers promotions that apply to iPhone have been extended and expired: 6PM Early Evening Calling -...
Rovio Releases Angry Birds Free with 12 New Levels
It's safe to say that 2010 has been the year of the Angry Birds. Rovio has released Angry Birds Free, which is different from Angry Birds Lite. This free version of Angry Birds includes 12 levels not available in the full version. So if you're an addict, and want more Angry Birds this is the...
WSJ: Verizon CDMA iPhone Coming January 11th
We're lucky to have the iPhone offered from three carriers in Canada. Down the US, AT&T has had an exclusive on iPhone sales but that is coming to an end. The Verizon CDMA iPhone rumour is a reality. According to the WSJ, Verizon will offer a CDMA version of the iPhone with an announcement coming...
Create Ringtones on your iPhone with “Ringtone Studio – Professional Ringtone Maker”
When the iPhone first came out, it was quite an ordeal to create your own ringtones. You had to chop the song down to 30 seconds, make an ACC copy of it, delete it from your library, rename the extension to .m4r, and then add it back to you library. Then you still had to...
Telus Extends 6PM Early Evenings Promo & Flex Data Student Plan
This week, Telus has extended their expiring promotions until January 31, 2011. The two extensions are the 6PM Early Evenings promo and the new $55 Flex Student Plan. 6PM Early Evenings Promo For any Telus customers activating on a 3-year term, they will automatically receive free 6PM early evenings. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is...
Are These Leaked Design Drawings of Next Generation “iPhone 5”?
Earlier this week a video was released that was supposedly the iPhone 4 and next generation iPhone shell side by side. That video was removed from YouTube via Apple. Today the latest next generation rumour includes leaked design drawings, apparently from Foxconn. The sketches looks similar to the supposed next generation iPhone in the video...
Quebec Sales Tax Rate Increase Will Affect Rogers & Other Canadian Wireless Services
We received official word from Rogers that with new sales tax rate increase to 8.5% in Quebec, the new rate will apply to all Rogers services. Quebec Sales Tax Rate Increase Please note that on January 1 2011, the Quebec Government will increase the QST to 8.5%, which apply to all Rogers services. In other...
How to Delete an App from the Mac App Store
So you just installed the Mac App Store and OS X 10.6.6, eh? Installing or purchasing an App from the Mac App Store is simple if you're already familiar with the process from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. But what about deleting an app? You can't tap and hold, wait for the 'jiggle' and...
How to Fix Mac App Store “An Unknown Error Occured (100).”
We ran into some issues with trying to download a free app via the Mac App Store. The error reads: "We could not complete your App Store request. An unknown error occurred (100). There was an error in the App Store please try again later." Here's are a couple ways to fix this Mac App...