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Way back in 2004, I got an invite to setup my first Gmail account. At the time I was suffering with the abysmal interface and slowness of Windows Hotmail. Well, after fully making the switch to Gmail, my life has changed for the better. IMAP, Push, and cloud computing with all those Google services make...

Hell has frozen over! If an article at the Globe & Mail is to be believed (and how can you not believe it?!), the iPhone is coming to Telus and Bell as early as November 2009! It would seem that in November Telus and Bell will have their GSM network up and running that they...

Bell, followed soon by Telus, will be launching their HSPA+ network in November. The new network is announced well ahead of schedule and is part of a collaboration with Telus. The new Bell network will have speeds up of to 21Mbps, rivaling current HSPA+ provider Rogers Wireless. On the launch of the network in November,...

It was a little quiet there for a while, but Rogers is BACK on the road to [insert word] their customers! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Effective October 5 2009, Rogers Wireless customers, both new and existing, that have Data-Only accounts will be subject to an ECF (Early Cancellation...

Unlock or lock the car with your iPhone. Then honk the horn with the iPhone. How, you say? With Zipcar! Zipcar for iPhone/iPod Touch Zipcar has zoomed it's way to the iTunes App Store! The app was originally showcased a few months ago and is now available for free in the App Store. The Zipcar...

Earlier last week we broke the news that the iPhone Dev Team had jailbroken 3.1 firmware for the iPhone 3GS. A few days later the team released PwnageTool 3.1.3, an updated version that iPhone 3GS users had been eagerly waiting for. Now, previously the Dev Team had released the jailbreak tool redsn0w for both Mac...

Hey, RoryPiper here again. Just a quick post this week. I thought I take another stab at doing an app review. If you do a lot of texting, with your iPhone, you know how annoying it is to get interrupted in the middle of a game, or while you're surfing in Safari, or while you're...

Effective October 28 2009, Rogers Wireless stores/employees will be required to re-sell any iPhone 3G/3GS devices that are returned by customers under Buyers Preference or Buyers Remorse (click here to learn about these policies). The New iPhone BRBP Policy The current policy for Rogers Wireless employees is to accept returned iPhones and send them back...

For those that may just be joining us, here is the run down about these giveaways. It is a new segment that will: Last 24 hours Only happen a couple of times a month (maybe less or maybe more) Be extremely easy to win Be posted at random (so no more 3AM internet lurking for...

How often do you use Google Maps on your iPhone? It's one of my most used applications for finding directions and locating phone numbers of businesses etc. One of the features I've been waiting to try out was "Live Traffic". The USA has had this feature for the longest time but it now looks like...

Yesterday we wrote about 3.1 firmware for the iPhone 3GS being jailbroken! Well, in the span of one day the iPhone Dev Team has released PwnageTool 3.1.3 available for download! This will enable iPhone 3GS users to jailbreak 3.1 firmware--the wait is finally over! The iPhone Dev Team just announced on their blog that they...

Yesterday we wrote about how 3.1 firmware on the iPhone 3GS has been jailbroken by the iPhone Dev Team. Well, today we have some news from the Chronic Dev Team regarding the status of the jailbreak for the iPod Touch 3rd Gen. Here's what they posted on their blog: Plans for the end product -...