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Did you buy an unlocked iPhone 4 from Apple? If you did, here is some very important info for you. Apparently some people who purchased unlocked iPhone 4 units have had issues of being sold locked phones. iPhoneinCanada.ca Forums user draz and iFoneHome have started some threads here and here on this issue. iFoneHome bought...

With the recent release of beta 3 of iOS 4.1, a major find was revealed regarding FaceTime on other iOS devices. The most recent iOS beta reveals a new option in the "Contacts" app that allows users to make FaceTime calls using a phone number or an email address. Currently FaceTime supports phone numbers only....

If you haven't gotten your hands on an iPhone 4 yet, it is becoming quite the challenge to acquire one. People have been waiting in line at the Apple Stores here in Vancouver, hoping that stocks have arrived for unlocked iPhones. If you're looking for an iPhone 4 from Rogers, today is the day you...

I've talked about iSkin Cases before, and how I really think that they are some of the best-quality cases out there. They have a solid product line, and it doesn't hurt that they're a Canadian Company. Yesterday they finally announced the availability of the iPhone 4 Cases that they promised back in June. Lets be...

This week, the discussion boards at Apple's online support site have seen an increasing number of users posting problems regarding iOS 4 on the iPhone 3GS. Despite the public outcry, Apple claims it has not received any reports of problems with iOS 4 on iPhone 3GS. However, after updating to iOS 4, some iPhone 3GS...

After recently using the line of X-Mini speakers, I was impressed by the sound quality coming from such a small package. After doing some additional research, I found another set of speakers from X-Mini called the "Max II". X-Mini Max II The Max II speakers, just like the previous X-Mini speakers, are a premium speaker...

In Apple's latest attempt to thwart App piracy, a new section has been added to the USA App Store. The new section is wonderfully named: Try Before You Buy. In the "Try Before You Buy" section, users will find many of the "lite" or free versions of paid apps that support a trial or lite...

When JailbreakMe.com for iOS 3.2 and higher devices was released, users were amazed at how fast and easy it was to jailbreak your iDevice. JailbreakMe.com jailbreaks a users device using only the internet and mobile Safari, with no computer required. So with a jailbreak that easy, the next thing to do is to jailbreak all...

At the end of June, evidence showcasing iWork on iPhone was coming from all over the web. Various blogs were capturing screenshots of iWork on iPhone and even Apple themselves had an iWork reference for iPhone. This whole iWork for iPhone discovery started in early June, when evidence was found that revealed the iPhone’s ability, with...

As the summer comes to a close and the back-to-school seasons arrives, the Canadian wireless carriers have started to release their Student Plans. This week, Telus has finalized their student plans with two offers, both iPhone compatible. Telus Student Plans This summer, students have, among the other Telus plans, two specific student plans available to...

**This is an opinion piece by Chris Aceto, contributing writer.** I'm heading to California next week and I thought I'd plan ahead by calling Rogers and activating a US Data Pack. On the Rogers website I noticed some interesting plans on the Smartphone Data Plan page, namely the $40 travel plan. TRAVEL PLAN $40/mo 1...

On Wednesday, it was noted that Apple was aware and investigating the vulnerability in mobile Safari that has allowed users to easily jailbreak their iDevice. The security hole, which exploits a flaw in mobile Safari, allows a remote site to gain control over a user's device. In the case of the new JailbreakMe website, the...