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Rogers noted the other day, that the Rogers and Fido tethering promo announced last summer will been extended. The original expiry date was set for December 31st, so that's a pretty darn good extension for the promotion. There is no official press documents on the Rogers website as of yet, but details are as follows:...

AdMob, a Mobile advertising network recently purchased by Google, has released their “Mobile Metrics Report” for November 2009, which shows some interesting data in the report about the Canadian market for iPhone usage: 50% of the unique iPhone and iPod touch devices that requested at least one ad from AdMob in November 2009 were located in...

Canadian real-time traffic provider Intellione, debuted this week ioVector, a free iPhone application delivering street-level traffic maps, trip times and local search. Traffic maps in Intellione are updated twice each minute "to show congestion as it happens on most every roadway, not just freeways", said the company. ioVector also brings instant notifications to users of a...

Metro News Canada has released Canada's first bilingual iPhone app. This application is not only the first bilingual app but the ONLY one available in the AppStore that allows users to choose between an English or French interface providing news content in either language. “Metro is quickly establishing itself as a leader in the mobile...

The University of Saskatchewan has joined in on the emerging mobile App market, becoming the first school in Canada offering courses on developing iPhone applications. Developers can create applications such as map tools or games that can be purchased for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. It's become a burgeoning industry for developers. "It's a huge...

On Tuesday, XM Radio Canada released its App called "XM Online+" giving iPhone and iPod users the ability to access XM programming from anywhere in the world. This follows suit with Sirius and their application for the iPhone. XM Online+ will have 100 channels offered initially, including commercial-free music, NHL Home Ice, talk shows, MLB...

Canadian wireless and cable provider Bell on Monday has began offering the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. The MiFi device uses Bell's recently launched HSPA network, which offers simultaneous Wi-Fi connectivity for up to five devices including computers, portable gaming devices and media players. The device, which weighs about 3 ounces, is compatible...

Remember the whole SNAFU regarding the Skype iPhone app and how it wasn't available in Canada? The only way to download Skype was to go through a US iTunes account. But that has now changed because SKYPE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE CANADIAN APP STORE! That's right folks! Skype for the iPhone is now available...

When I first purchased my iPhone 3G back in August 2008 I became obsessed with finding the best case possible. I'm a fan of the swivel clip, but I hate bulky cases, and cases that are made from cheap plastics, like a lot of the cases that are currently on the market. In October, I...