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Well, Geohot has done it again, although with a lot less enthusiasm, this time. Geohot (aka George Hotz) was the original iPhone unlocker and was all over mainstream media, for being able to hack the original iPhone to run on T-Mobile, instead of AT&T. Back then it was a pretty messy hardware hack that had...

One of the disadvantages to charging your devices, such as an iPhone, is that you typically have to tether the device to a cord, limiting the use of the device and having to fumble with cables. To improve this, in the last few years the idea of wireless charging has been introduced and while we...

We previously reported that Apple will be launching the iPhone 4 in Canada on July 23rd, as this rumoured date is when employees were not allowed to book time off. Some new developments have emerged. Our tipster has updated us that employees who had originally been denied a day off on the 23rd have now...

Sometimes I read Source Code for fun. Today I was doing just that on the Rogers iPhone 4 site and came across quite a find. Rogers must be getting ready to announce the upgrade policies for the new iPhone as their site already has all the source code to check your upgrade eligibility. Now, I'm...

By now you've probably heard of ZAGG, the company behind the popular invisibleSHIELD protective skins. I've used the invisibleSHIELD for my iPhone, iPhone 3G, and my current iPhone 3GS (and my MacBook and iPad!). I have my iPhone 4 invisibleSHIELDS on the way. ZAGG also makes other accessories too, and one of the most highly...

As we posted on our sister site iPadinCanada.ca, YouTube has made a significant upgrade to the mobile version of their site. If you visit m.youtube.com on your iPhone, you'll notice an entirely new layout. Here's what the Google Mobile Team had to say: Here's what's new about the new mobile site: * It's really fast....

When the iPhone 4 was made available for preorder in the USA, only the black model 16/32GB was available. On launch day, once again, only the black iPhone 4 was available for sale. The white iPhone 4 has been "coming soon" for a long time and has not been seen very often. This week, a...

Apple has been giving its MobileMe service a lot of attention in the last few months. In May 2010, just before the Canadian iPad launch, Apple launched a beta of an enhanced version of MobileMe Mail. That update went live in June, which alongside changing the mail app to resemble the iPad interface, also updated...

If you're looking to purchase a 16GB or 32GB iPhone 3GS, or maybe the new unlocked 8GB iPhone 3GS, from your local Apple Store, you may be out of luck. We have received numerous tips that Canadian Apple Stores have begun to run dry of their iPhone inventory with no sign of when, or if,...

With iOS 4 making its big debut for the iPhone 3G/3GS and iPhone 4, iPhone Developers are slowly updating their apps to take advantage of multitasking. iPhone users never had any free turn by turn navigation apps that have been particularly useful--until now. MapQuest 4 Mobile: Free Turn by Turn Voice Navigation MapQuest 4 Mobile...

For those looking for some of the latest iPhone discussion, be sure to check out our new podcast, The iPhone Podcast. Hosted by Justin Luey and myself, we cover the latest iPhone and iPad news. We're currently spotlighted under the "New and Noteworthy" section in iTunes and in the #4 spot under Top Charts. This...

Yesterday, reports indicated that the iPhone Dev Team had a Spirit-like jailbreak almost ready that would jailbreak all iDevices running iOS 4. This was great news for those users who have used Spirit to jailbreak 3.1.3 and were unable to jailbreak 4.0. Now, once again, Dev-team member MuscleNerd provides a new update on the progress...