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Number 9 folks! We are up to number 9 in the Rogers pain train (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). Effective July 7, 2009, Rogers Wireless will be increasing the rate for sending text messages when you are outside of Canada from $0.60 per message to $0.75 per message. Please Note: The changes...

Below you find the latest Fido plans for iPhone 3G/3GS for July 2009. Please note that these plans will be reflective of Fido and there are five sections below detailing individual regions (prices vary between regions): 1.) BC/ALBERTA REGION 2.) MIDWEST REGION 3.) ONTARIO REGION 4.) QUEBEC REGION 5.) ATLANTIC REGION Note: The below plans...

Below you find the latest Rogers Wireless plans for iPhone 3G/3GS for July 2009. The information below will not include the specifically labeled "iPhone 3G plans" from Rogers that cost $60 and $75 per month because when compared to the other plans, they do not offer a good enough value. Please note that these plans...

As some of you may remember, I was looking at Jokes applications on the App Store in the beginning of June. The application I reviewed at that time included what I thought was a staggering 500 jokes, that is until I came across a new jokes application with 18,000 jokes (which is also the name...

UPDATE (July 7th, 2009): A new version of the iPhone Dev Team's "redsn0w" has been released. It now now has support for the iPhone 3GS. Winterboard has also been upgraded to work on the 3GS. Go get redsn0w here. Happy Sunday everyone. RoryPiper here. We here at iPhone in Canada, are strong supporters of the...

You might have noticed that the blog has just undergone a major revision! I thought it would be timely to keep the blog looking fresh and new, since iPhone OS 3.0 and the iPhone 3GS was released too. Also, what a fitting day to reveal the new them on July 4th from the largest Canadian...

iPhone owners were waiting long for Push Notifications to come our way. After an initial delay, iPhone OS 3.0 finally saw Push Notifications arrive! One of the best things about Push Notifications is that it can save your battery instead of having background apps running. This is especially important when it comes to instant messaging...

If you have ever played any Snake-type games that require you to simply navigate your way into picking up objectives, then the game Ms. Chuck the Ball will feel right at home! Ms. Chuck the Ball by Makeshift Games Ms. Chuck the Ball is an updated sequel of sorts from the original Chuck the Ball....

The iPhone Dev Team late last night revealed something we didn't expect so soon--a video of the iPhone 3GS being unlocked via ultrasn0w! Here's what they had to say: Our ultrasn0w program uses the at+xlog crash as an injection vector of our unlocking payload — and it does so on the 3GS in exactly the...

This week  I came across a new game called "Touch Copter" which is a classic cave helicopter game. You are a single helicopter that must dodge the cave walls and obstacles while striving to achieve the most distance/score. Touch Copter by Liquid Noise Productions Touch Copter is a very simple to learn, fun to play,...

Hey everyone, just got word of another big sale on skins to protect your new iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, first gen iPhone, or any other cellphone! The sale is happening at PhantomSkinz, a major supplier of "skin" protection for your cellphone. We've reviewed their PhantomSkinz application for the iPhone 3G in the past, click here...

Apple issued a support article outlining methods to keep your iPhone 3G and/or iPhone 3GS operating within acceptable operating temperatures. This document seemed to surface soon after a number of reports about the iPhone 3GS overheating and displaying the dreaded "Temperature!" warning. For more info hit the link.