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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...

In other Telus news, this week the wireless company has updated their Early Cancellation Fee policy effective November 21, 2010. The new policy applies to Telus clients who activated or renewed their account on or after November 21, 2010. The new policy is based on three areas of Telus and your account: The amount of...

This week, Telus has introduced a new upgrade policy that allows Telus customers to renew their contract early and get a new device earlier than normal, however it comes with a fee. Normally, Telus customers must wait until the end of their current contract term to receive promotional pricing on a handset renewal/upgrade. Now, by...

Update 1: Download links updated with mirrors and misc. notes. Yesterday the iPhone Dev Team sent an update about "Thanksgiving with Apple". Well, in less than 24 hours they have released a jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 for OS X and Windows. From what the iPhone Dev Team wrote on their blog, the following will apply:...

Black Friday happens this week in the US, and it's one of the biggest shopping days ever. Apple has a Black Friday sale every year, which usually equates to discounts on Macs, iPods, and accessories. Typically the discounts are the equivalent of the Education Store, sometimes even more. Click here to view the Black Friday...