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Being able to use Maps offline is a huge benefit, as sometimes there is no network coverage or Internet available. Offline access to Maps also can save you considerable amounts when roaming. Offline Trip Guide by Chimp Studios Offline Trip Guide allows users to use their iPhone/iPod Touch maps offline. The maps are stored locally...

For those that may just be joining us, here is the run down about these giveaways. It is a segment that will: Last 24 hours Only happen a couple of times a month (maybe less or maybe more) Be extremely easy to win Be posted at random What's up for grabs today? Today we have...

George Hotz, the original iPhone unlocker, made a quick post on his blog yesterday, showing a new jailbreak. Also known as "Geohot", this hacker is the guy who brought us Blackra1n and Blacksn0w, and also discovered an exploit that could allow for the PS3 to be rooted and modded. He always seems to pop up...

iPhone hackers iH8sn0w have released a Mac version or their popular Windows application, "f0recast". F0recast easily allows you to find out what device you have, what firmware you're running, what baseband you're on, and whether or not you can jailbreak and unlock said device. iH8sn0w released the Windows version a while ago, but now that...

In the last week, Bell has revealed some great wireless promotions. Bell has debuted a free $35 activation fee, free 6PM early evenings, and more recently, six months of unlimited local calling. Unfortunately, these Bell promotions are mostly reserved for new customers. Well existing (and new) Bell customers, Bell has some bad news for you....

Earlier this week we setup a poll asking which smartphone would be the first to fall at the 2010 CanSecWest conference currently held in Vancouver. With the security competition started, the iPhone was one of the first to fall through a mobile Safari-based exploit. Our poll resulted in the following after over 100 votes: Here's...

The folks over at MOTO labs have completed another touchscreen test involving the latest smartphones, with the iPhone trumping the competition, yet again. This time around, they went with a robot to draw the test lines on touchscreens, versus the old test which was human powered. The current round up put the following phones against...

Looks like Canadian banking on the iPhone is getting popular nowadays. CIBC was one of the first banks to launch a full featured iPhone app, but yesterday ING Direct Canada launched iPhone and Blackberry apps simultaneously. This means if you're an ING Direct customer, you'll be able to do the following: • Check your Account...

A couple of months ago, Rogers/Fido extended their tethering "promotion" to expire on May 3, 2010. As long as users had a 1GB or higher data plan, they were able to use tethering as part of their 1GB data bucket. As expected, effective today, Rogers/Fido have dumped the May 3 expiration and made tethering a...

In the last couple of months, the ability to watch live video on your iPhone has become more accessible to people. With an increase in live video apps such as Ustream and Qik, live video functionality is becoming a great feature of your iPhone. This week, we can add a new app to the live...

Do you love watching the Discovery Channel? Or maybe just watching MythBusters? If so, the Discovery Channel has released an official MythBusters app for your iPhone or iPod Touch! MythBusters: The Official Discovery Channel App The new MythBusters app is the ultimate iPhone/iPod Touch app for fans of the show. The app includes more than...

In early February news broke that a preview of Opera Mini was coming for the iPhone. Yesterday Opera announced they submitted their web browser to the App Store for approval. What's interesting is Opera has publicly announced this and has even created an Opera Mini Countup contest. Talk about putting some pressure on Apple to...