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Similar to folders on the iOS homepage, iBooks will soon be updated with "Collections" - the ability to group together your 'visual media'. You'll have the ability to name the collection what you like for easy access. Collections can be of either books or PDFs. Further enhancements apparently will include the ability to email PDFs...

It's only 1 month away from the biggest gift giving day of the year, and we at iPhone in Canada want to help our loyal readers with some last minute suggestions to add to your list to Santa, or maybe to help find that last minute gift for the iPhone lover on your Christmas list....

Update 1: We reached out to Rogers for comment. They had this to say: "We don't comment on rumours, but I can say that at Rogers we always design our products and services with the customer in mind. As a result, we test many concepts and ideas with our customers. Sometimes we're actually considering launching...

Movie buffs, this one's for you. Cineplex has just launched their iPhone app, and it will enable you to buy tickets right on your iPhone with no additional charges. It also will let SCENE point collectors check their balance and earn points on purchases, right from your phone. Theatre locations, news, trailers, and advanced search...

OK, OK - a bit of an "April Fool's" headline but beneath the crazy sounding question does indeed lie an interesting fact. Effective today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has provided Facebook with a "Notice of Allowance", which for all intents and purposes permits Facebook to trademark the word "Face". I said "Pardon?". You...

Effective today, Virgin Mobile is launching a new free 6PM early evenings promotion. As it stands, plans from Virgin Mobile already start their evenings at 7PM, so this promotion will give you an extra hour of free local talking at no cost. Normally to start your evenings earlier than 7PM, users are required to pay...

That's a common question asked by new jailbreakers, and a challenging one to articulate by master jailbreakers. The latest version of redsn0w 0.9.6b4 will jailbreak your iOS 4.2.1 device--but depending on which device you have, your jailbreak will be either tethered or untethered. Here's the following explanation from the iPhone Dev Team: Update #2:  The...

The end of this week marks Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year in the USA. That consumer fever has leaked over to Canada, and many retailers here have jumped on the craze. The purpose of this post is to list some amazing Black Friday deals to look out for. If...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 22 of The iPhone Podcast and cover some awesome apps. Check it out below! Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss on the podcast at ourblog....

With iOS 4.2 rolling out and millions of iDevices installing the new firmware, a major iPod related issue has been identified. Some iPhone users on iOS 4.2 are reporting that after installing the firmware, their iPod music libraries are empty! In other words, even though they have synced all of their music, the music library...

Here's some evening humor for you! Recently, Angus Reid conducted a survey of Canadians regarding social media and how people prefer to interact with each other. 1,524 Canadians were surveyed and the findings about wireless usage are listed below: 80% prefer face-to-face communication 44% believe it’s okay to take or make calls while on the...

The rumour mill is in full swing about Apple's plans to release iOS 4.3 in mid-December. iOS 4.2.1 was released yesterday, later than many had anticipated when Apple announced their November release date. News Corp has been working with Apple to create an iPad-only newspaper that will be pushed daily to your iPad (for only...