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This morning, MTS announced its plans to launch the iPhone 4. On the back of that, SaskTel has now revealed that the iPhone 4 is coming soon to their network! Checking out the SaskTel homepage reveals an iPhone 4 banner with the text “coming soon”. As SaskTel continues to develop it's 3G+ network, the prospects...

Bloomberg has just reported that a source has revealed plans of Apple working on smaller, and cheaper iPhone models to compete with Android. Rumours include a $200, unlocked device with multiple band capabilities: One version would be cheaper and smaller than the most recent iPhone, said a person who has seen a prototype and asked...

An IHS iSuppli teardown of the Verizon iPhone 4 reveals that it costs Apple cheaper to make, compared to the original iPhone 4. Even though the phones are identical (aside from CDMA, a new internal vibrator, lighter battery), it looks like the power of scaled production has resulted in a cheaper phone. The original iPhone...

Just what kind of iPhone owner are you? The folks at AllAreaCodes.com created an interesting infographic about 7 types of iPhone owners. Do you fit any of these profiles? I still like this infographic on what smartphone owners think of each other better though.

Protecting the contents of your iPhone with a passcode alone is not enough. German researchers were able to reveal an iPhone's passcode in six minutes. ...the researchers first jailbreak the phone using existing software tools. They then install an SSH server on the iPhone that allows software to be run on the phone.The third step...

WhatsApp is the best cross platform messaging app and this morning it was updated with--group chat! So if you've been waiting for this feature, hit up the App Store and grab that update! What's New In Version 2.6.1 * group chat NOTE: if you are in Mexico (country code +52), do not upgrade to version...

Customers using MTS service in Canada may be surprised to hear that the company is planning to launch the iPhone 4 soon. MTS has already publicly announced that their HSPA+ network is going live on March 31, 2011. This network is the required infrastructure to support the iPhone 4. “MTS will launch iPhone 4 in...

This week, Fido announced that the wireless company will be reducing its CityFido Prepaid plan by $5.00 as of March 6, 2011. The plan is also receiving a bump in anytime minutes to 2,000 minutes, from the existing 1,000 minutes. While Fido does offer two postpaid CityFido plans, the company only offers one prepaid CityFido...

Looks like a real competitor has stepped up to the plate. This time around, instead of Palm making the announcement, it was HP. Palm was sold last April to HP for $1.2 billion. Along with that came Palm's WebOS, and today HP announced two phones (the Pre 3 and Veer) and the TouchPad to compete...

Today, citing recent competitive activity, Rogers has extended (again) their $35 Canadawide My10 plan. The plan, originally expiring on December 31, 2010, was relaunched on January 10, 2011 and then expired again on February 7, 2011. The offer has now been extended "until further notice". $35 My10 Canada-wide Plan This extended plan from Rogers is available...

Two notable updates today: iBooks and Skype for iPhone. If you've been having issues with iBooks, the update should fix bugs and have performance updates. As for Skype, the interesting thing here is you can now do video calls. Umm...yes, that's right--video calls to TV. Skype to Skype video calls already exist for iPhone 4...

In an interesting read from our friends at 9to5Mac, Nokia CEO Stephan Elop speaks candidly about Nokia's position in the smartphone market. I won't quote the whole article but at one point Elop comments, "The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don’t have a product that is close to their experience.". They go...