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UPDATE (July 7th, 2009): A new version of the iPhone Dev Team's "redsn0w" has been released. It now now has support for the iPhone 3GS. Winterboard has also been upgraded to work on the 3GS. Go get redsn0w here. Happy Sunday everyone. RoryPiper here. We here at iPhone in Canada, are strong supporters of the...

You might have noticed that the blog has just undergone a major revision! I thought it would be timely to keep the blog looking fresh and new, since iPhone OS 3.0 and the iPhone 3GS was released too. Also, what a fitting day to reveal the new them on July 4th from the largest Canadian...

iPhone owners were waiting long for Push Notifications to come our way. After an initial delay, iPhone OS 3.0 finally saw Push Notifications arrive! One of the best things about Push Notifications is that it can save your battery instead of having background apps running. This is especially important when it comes to instant messaging...

If you have ever played any Snake-type games that require you to simply navigate your way into picking up objectives, then the game Ms. Chuck the Ball will feel right at home! Ms. Chuck the Ball by Makeshift Games Ms. Chuck the Ball is an updated sequel of sorts from the original Chuck the Ball....

The iPhone Dev Team late last night revealed something we didn't expect so soon--a video of the iPhone 3GS being unlocked via ultrasn0w! Here's what they had to say: Our ultrasn0w program uses the at+xlog crash as an injection vector of our unlocking payload — and it does so on the 3GS in exactly the...

This week  I came across a new game called "Touch Copter" which is a classic cave helicopter game. You are a single helicopter that must dodge the cave walls and obstacles while striving to achieve the most distance/score. Touch Copter by Liquid Noise Productions Touch Copter is a very simple to learn, fun to play,...

Hey everyone, just got word of another big sale on skins to protect your new iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, first gen iPhone, or any other cellphone! The sale is happening at PhantomSkinz, a major supplier of "skin" protection for your cellphone. We've reviewed their PhantomSkinz application for the iPhone 3G in the past, click here...

Apple issued a support article outlining methods to keep your iPhone 3G and/or iPhone 3GS operating within acceptable operating temperatures. This document seemed to surface soon after a number of reports about the iPhone 3GS overheating and displaying the dreaded "Temperature!" warning. For more info hit the link.

Dare I even say it...I think we are up to number 8 now (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) in the pain Rogers Wireless is delivering to their customers. Effective July 19, 2009, Rogers Wireless will be decreasing their Buyers Preference and Buyers Remorse policies from 30 days to 15 days and decreasing their...

Since the iPhone 3GS jailbreaking tools aren't out yet (they will be once firmware 3.1 is released), your iPhone 3GS looks pretty much like any other iPhone out there. Jailbreaking allows us to download themes and apply them with Winterboard. This makes our phones look pretty neat and unique. Well, here's something I first heard...

Last night (June 30, 2009), Apple released the iPhone Software 3.1 beta and an updated 3.1 beta Software Development Kit. The 3.1 software beta update has arrived for testing just under 2 weeks since the release of the iPhone 3.0 software on June 17, 2009. The update is believed to bring small fixes and improvements...

There's a popular expression, "third time's a charm." When it comes to the iPhone, I would say the features on the latest 3GS include many that we have been longing for since the original iPhone days (EG copy and paste, MMS, video recording). When it comes to iPhone battery life, the 3GS performs better than...