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Last night Apple began rolling out visual updates to its iTunes App Store (non-iPhone version). The refreshed look brings individual App Store page designs in line with the rest of iTunes 9. Some of the primary changes to the App Store are listed below: App descriptions have been cut to the first 2 lines by...

Effective December 11, 2009, Telus is waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: iPhone Clear Choice $50 iPhone Clear Choice $65 iPhone Clear Choice $80 iPhone Clear Choice $100...

Effective December 11, 2009, new Telus customers that sign up on any Clear Choice iPhone plan will receive 6PM evenings for free ($7 value). The promotion expires January 1, 2010. The bonus is available on the following 3-year term iPhone plans: Clear Choice $50 Clear Choice $65 Clear Choice $80 Clear Choice $100 All new...

At the end of October 2009, Globalive and their WIND Mobile brand was denied by the CRTC to begin operations in Canada. Well this morning, the Canadian Federal Government overruled the CRTC ruling: We have concluded through normal review that Globalive meets the Canadian ownership and control requirements For. The. Win. I would love to...

Effective December 11, 2009, new Rogers customers that sign up on any eligible in-market (currently available) plan will receive 6PM evenings for free ($7 value). The promotion expires January 1, 2010. The bonus is available on the following 3-year term plans: Mega Value Plans Mega Value Combo Smartphone & Rocket Stick plan iPhone plans Couples...

Effective December 10, 2009, Rogers and Fido are waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. Eligibility & Restrictions The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans: Mega Value Plans (All “choice of feature” plans: Unlimited Network Calling, MY5, Double Your...

Augmented reality is when an overlay showing real points of interest are layered on top of the iPhone camera view. These apps are becoming more and more popular on the iPhone and today we have a new app to add to the group. Bionic Eye Canada by Presselite Bionic Eye for the iPhone 3GS uses...

At first I thought I was losing my mind. What am I referring to? App Store updates on the iPhone of course! I'm pretty good with keeping up with app updates, as most of the time there are bug fixes and improvements. But lately, the usual reliable process of updating apps on the iPhone has...

Even with having a handful of wireless carriers in Canada that now offer the iPhone, it just seems we can't catch a break. They've got us locked in and locked down. From every angle. And now we have more to add to the list. Bell is apparently swinging the iPhone hammer, and placing some restrictions...

The residents of Kawartha Lakes are in an uproar over four new wireless cell towers being built by Rogers Wireless. The Mayor, Ric McGee, says he’s got no control or say on where the towers will be installed, as that is up to Industry Canada. "I think this is a classic representation of lack of...

Seattle-based "civic software" developer Front Seat has launched City-Go-Round, a Web site that helps visitors find public transit apps for their smartphone or computer. Walk Score, available as an iPhone app, assigns "walkability" scores for homes and neighborhoods based on the availability of nearby amenities. The app is one of 64 transit apps featured on...

Canadian real-time traffic provider Intellione, debuted this week ioVector, a free iPhone application delivering street-level traffic maps, trip times and local search. Traffic maps in Intellione are updated twice each minute "to show congestion as it happens on most every roadway, not just freeways", said the company. ioVector also brings instant notifications to users of a...