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Virgin Mobile Launches New $35 Unlimited Incoming Plus Plan
This week, Virgin Mobile has launched a new $35 Unlimited Incoming Plus plan to compete with Koodo. Virgin's new $35 Unlimited Incoming Plus plan is almost identical to their previous $30 Unlimited Incoming plan, except that the new plan has 5pm evenings vs. 7pm and caller display. This new plan from Virgin is available on...
Will Apple’s New Subscription Model Succeed or Fail?
With the announcement of Apple's new subscriptions model, there have been mixed emotions popping up left, right and center around the web. Publishers are crying fowl Apple is taking a 30% cut of subscriptions, and some have even brought up anti-trust issues against this new policy (?!). What exactly is Apple introducing here with their...
Fido Releases New $35 Unlimited CityFido Plan
Today, Fido released another bombshell plan with their new $35 Unlimited City Fido plan. Some of you may remember when Fido launched a similar unlimited calling plan for $50 back in December 2010, but that plan was not available to any smartphone customers. This new $35 Unlimited CityFido Plan also temporarily replaces the existing $35...
How to Jailbreak iPhone 4.2.1 with PwnageTool 4.2 (Mac)
If you want to jailbreak your iPhone on iOS 4.2.1, and you don't require an unlock, use Greenpois0n. However, if you want to remain at an unlockable baseband, you'll want to use PwnageTool 4.2 (Mac) or sn0wbreeze 2.2 (Windows). Here's a brief tutorial on how to jailbreak your iPhone on iOS 4.2.1 with PwnageTool. It's straightforward...
sn0wbreeze 2.2 Jailbreak for 4.2.1 Download Available
Hot on the heels of the release of the jailbreak tool PwnageTool 4.2, which allows for custom firmware restores for Mac users, sn0wbreeze 2.2r2 has been released for PC users. sn0wbreeze essentially is PwnageTool for Windows users. It also includes the latest iBook and AT2 wifi fixes. sn0wbreeze 2.2 uses the same untethered jailbreak from...
PwnageTool 4.2 Download Now Available; Fixes iBooks Issue
The iPhone Dev Team has just released PwnageTool 4.2, which will allow for iPhone unlockers to restore with a custom firmware to retain their existing baseband and unlock. They used the "feedface" untether from Greenpois0n, with permission from the Chronic Dev Team. So if you own an iPhone 4, and want to retain your baseband...
How Will Apple Manage Its War Chest of $60 Billion in Cash?
Apple topped Barron's ranking of the most respected companies, and that's due to its stock performance: Riding its soaring financial results, the company's stock zoomed 53% last year and is up nearly 11% this year, to $356.85 as of Friday. Its stock market capitalization of $328 billion is second only to Exxon Mobil's $412 billion....
The Most Expensive Bandwidth in the World: Yukon’s Northwestel
We've covered the issue of Internet usage in Canada, along with the whole usage-based billing (UBB) debate in the following articles: Get Involved and Protest Against UBB: StoptheMeter.ca Teksavvy President Busts UBB Myths Bandwidth Costs: Canada versus the World Internet Speeds: Canada versus the World Ottawa Reverses CRTC Ruling on UBB Compared to the rest...
Apple Releases App Store Subscriptions
Today, Apple announced the official release of subscriptions for the App Store. App Store subscriptions now allow developers to offer a wide range of content, including magazines, newspapers, music, and video, that may be used on a recurring billing system. Subscriptions purchased from within the App Store will be sold using the same App Store...
Manage All Your Boxcar Notifications From the Web
Boxcar, my favourite app for managing iOS notifications, can also be managed on the web. If you haven't used their online service yet, it's an excellent service for keeping track of your notifications without grabbing your iPhone. The online service is simple. You just sign in, and everything appears in your browser just like it...
Digitimes: iPhone 5 to Have 4-Inch Screen and A5 Processor
Digitimes is reporting that the next iPhone will sport a 4 inch screen, and an A5 processor. The rationale for a larger screen is to combat the larger displays of rival Android smartphones. The component suppliers noted that the production lines for Apple's next generation iPhone have begun testing, and Apple is interesting in expanding...
Rumour: iPhone 5 With Slide Out Keyboard? Hell No
Lots of iPhone rumours today. First, we heard about the iPhone Nano (check out mockups here), and now AppleInsider reports on the rumours of iPhone 5 prototypes seen with a slide out keyboard, via a Taiwanese website: The new details come from tw.apple.pro, but are the result of a rough online translation. The site's source...
