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Space Monkey iPhone Game: FREE for a Limited Time!

Good evening everyone! Just wanted to let you in on some fantastic news, courtesy of iPhoneinCanada.ca reader Bud Colby! The game Space Monkey is currently FREE via the App Store! Previously it was $9.99 but right now the developers are allowing everyone to download it for no charge. So if I were you I'd launch...

Podcaster: Listen/Download Podcasts on your iPhone

I've seen a lot of very interesting apps come out of the App Store lately. It's always fun to check the Top 25 and see a new app available. However, some of the best apps to date are available only via the jailbreak (I'm thinking of QIK and PDAnet). Today we're going to check out...

Fring: Skype/VoIP Calling on the iPhone is Back!

Did you ever use Fring during the jailbreak days of 1.1.4 firmware? Well, Fring was developed by an Israeli company and it allowed making Skype calls on your iPhone using WiFi. The version we reviewed at the time was pretty buggy but the concept itself was awesome. You could even call contacts on Google Talk,...

$100 Winner of the PhantomSkinz Contest!

A while back we held a promotion with our friends from PhantomSkinz. It was for 50% off any PhantomSkinz order plus a $100 giveaway. To be enter the $100 contest you had to email PhantomSkinz and tell them why you enjoyed their skin compared to other companies. The lucky $100 winner is... Christopher M. with...

Rogers 6GB/$30 Smartphone Data Plan Quietly Extended!

Hey boys and girls! After speaking to a few sources, it has been CONFIRMED that the 6GB/$30 data plan has been extended! It's not on the Rogers or Fido website, but if you head into a Rogers/Fido store and inquire about it (nicely of course!), they can still add it to your account. The option...

Tips on Choosing the BEST Rogers/Fido iPhone 3G Monthly Plan

Whoa, what happened to September? The month blew by quickly and it conveniently took away the 6GB/$30 Rogers/Fido data plan (it was extended, remember?) with it. That means if you were lazy and didn't jump on your opportunity to snag the 6GB data plan, you're out of luck READ EDIT BELOW! 6GB STILL AVAILABLE! Okay...

iTunes 8.0.1 Released: Minor App Store Improvements

If you haven't checked yet, Apple has released an update to iTunes 8. With iTunes 8.0.1, the new version fixes some bugs some people have encountered. Here is the list of the improvements: Seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius playlist. Improves syncing spoken menus to iPod Nano. Addresses an issue of...

Top 5 iPhone Cydia/Installer Applications

A few weeks ago when iPhone firmware 2.1 was released I quickly updated and VOILA! The laggy keyboard and sluggish interface from 2.0.2 had been solved. Less than a week later my iPhone was jailbroken using QuickPwn 2.1. Gaining access to customization and 3rd party apps is all the rage and glory at the moment....

Apple Removes iPhone Software Non Disclosure Agreement

A lot of iPhone software developers have been kept very quiet regarding the SDK. That means anything related to the iPhone was kept confidential, which made it very difficult for these developers to express their opinions. Well, today Apple has drastically removed the Non Disclosure Agreement from their SDK. The purpose of removing this NDA?...

Brando iPhone Powerstation Battery Backup Review

We can all agree that the battery life on the iPhone 3G is not the brightest battery out of the smartphone bunch. Part of its dismal performance is due in part to the 3.5" touchscreen, 3G, WiFi, and push notifications. Throw in a plethora of other apps, games, and websites we tend to use constantly....

Stack for iPhone 3G: Just like Mac OS X Leopard

Some App Store developers have been having difficulty getting their Apps approved by Apple. It seems like Steve Jobs and his crew are pretty adamant on their requirements of what developers can and cannot do (remember how NetShare was pulled?). Think of it as "quality control" by Apple--yet their suffocating requirements are leaving some people...