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When Will iPhones Get Personal Hotspot and iOS 4.2.5?

The much anticipated Verizon iPhone 4 announcement in the US brought three surprises for all of us: Revised iPhone 4 antenna design Personal Hotspot feature iOS 4.2.5 In Canada, we've had USB/Bluetooth tethering since it was available in iOS. The big feature we are all craving now is Personal Hotspot, which will essentially turn your...

WSJ: Verizon CDMA iPhone Coming January 11th

We're lucky to have the iPhone offered from three carriers in Canada. Down the US, AT&T has had an exclusive on iPhone sales but that is coming to an end. The Verizon CDMA iPhone rumour is a reality. According to the WSJ, Verizon will offer a CDMA version of the iPhone with an announcement coming...

Verizon iPhone for Valentines Day?

Okay. **sighs** I know this rumour has been going around for ever and ever, and frankly I have always thought of this as wishful thinking, from AT&T users. This is not really a big deal to us Canadians, but over the past few months, there has been more and more speculation that Apple will indeed...

WSJ: CDMA iPhone Coming to Verizon; Redesign for Next iPhone

There have been countless rumours and reports of a CDMA iPhone coming to Verizon. It looks like that story has just gained some real weight as Yukari Iwatani Kane from the Wall Street Journal reports. She always seems to be the one to have the inside scoop on Apple news. Here are two key points:...

WSJ: Two iPhones Coming This Summer, Including CDMA Model

The iPhone life cycle usually starts every summer. New iPhone speculation seems to have started early as the Wall Street Journal is reporting two new iPhones are coming this summer, with one of them being a CDMA model slated for Verizon. According to "people briefed on the matter", two iPhones will be launched. The fourth...

Apple Enters AT&T vs Verizon Battle

If you have not been watching, over the last few weeks Verizon has begun a battle with AT&T over network coverage. Verizon released a series of ads that showcased how Verizon's network is better than AT&T. The Verizon ad phrase was "There's a Map for that", which is essentially mocking Apple's "There's a App for...

Verizon’s Attack Ad on the iPhone and AT&T

In the USA right now, Verizon Wireless is on a full front assault right now on the iPhone and AT&T. They are pumping millions into a marketing campaign that is exploiting the "weaknesses" of the iPhone, but more importantly the lackluster 3G network of AT&T (oh, and also promoting the Motorola DROID). Verizon's Clever Attack...

Verizon’s Negative iPhone Campaign: iPhone vs Android

In Canada, Rogers was the first wireless carrier to offer the iPhone. Recently, Telus and Bell announced they would be carrying the iPhone as well to go along with their new shared HSPA network. That brings three carriers in Canada carrying the iPhone. Canadians are very happy about this. Unfortunately our neighbours down South aren't...