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Today is a great today for Canadians as the pricing for the contract and outright iPhone 4 has finally been confirmed! In the USA, France, Germany, Japan, and United Kingdom, iPhone 4 pre-orders went live on June 15, 2010 for a launch date of June 24, 2010. At the time, it was confusing to why...

This week, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is "looking into" user reports of the iPhone 3G experiencing lags and crashes when updated to iOS 4. Users of the iPhone 3G that have updated to iOS 4 will not be strangers to the complete device slow down. At the Apple support pages, numerous...

*Last updated on July 31, 2010, 1:18AM* This Friday, July 30th, is the launch of the iPhone 4 in Canada. You're excited--we know that. There has been a lot of chatter recently about pricing, Apple Store opening times, upgrades, etc. We're going to try to consolidate all that information into the following FAQ. Ready? Here...

Today, Apple finally updated the webpages for the company's retail stores to reflect the iPhone 4 launch. Canadian Apple Retail stores will open at 7AM on Friday July 30, 2010 for the iPhone 4 launch. There will be lines and it is first come, first served. As we have said previously, there is a limit...

**Update: July 28, 2010. Seems as though a Bell document leaked to BGR has verified this new 6GB/$30 data plan. This plan also includes the following: - Included tethering - $10 add on option to share data to your iPad 3G (as long as on the same account) - Unlimited Wi-Fi at Starbucks - Offer...

If you are looking for a small but quality external speaker solution for your iPhone, check out the line of X-Mini speakers. The X-Mini II and X-Mini Happy are two premium speaker products for any device that supports a 3.5mm audio port, such as a computer, mp3 player, or mobile phone. The line of X-Mini...

Effective July 28 2010, Rogers has extended their activation fee waiver promotion and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. There is also an odd part to this promotion. The promotion is not being extended to Voice & Data plans, which is typically what...

Apple today has released another version of iOS 4 to developers. iOS 4.1 Beta 2 has the following changes: The SDK is build 10M2305a and the firmware is build 8B5091b. There are five distinct downloads, one each for the iPhone 4/3GS/3G and iPod Touch 2G/3G. This latest build might concentrate on fixing the proximity sensor...

Early this morning, Rogers finally updated their website to reflect the July 30 launch date for the iPhone 4. Like the other wireless carriers, there is a "Register Now" link (on the Rogers homepage) where users can sign up and receive up to date information on the iPhone 4 on Rogers. Earlier this month, Bell...

Here's an iPhone app for our local British Columbia residents! BC Liquor Locator by Matt Vague Designs BC Liquor Locator, as the name implies, helps users locate the nearest BC Liquor Store to them. Keep in mind however that the app does not find all liquor stores in the area. Instead, the app searches for...

**Update1: How to find out your iPhone 4 Fido upgrade eligibility: click here TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. Here we go again. More iPhone 4 pricing rumours, however this time around it's embedded in the Fido website source code. Here's what Adam discovered from his digging (Chantelle Joy also found some goodies before...

**Update 1: Apple has officially responded to this via Cult of Mac: “Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this...