In December of last year Shaw announced they had undergone WiFi trials in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton at various malls, restaurants and other retail venues to offer free WiFi for its existing customers. You might have already downloaded this, but the Shaw Exo WiFi Finder iOS app hit the App Store a while back and...
According to Japanese blog Macotakara (via AppleInsider), Apple is planning to add Bluetooth 4.0 support to its AirPlay protocol. During a recent MFi Conference (MFi = Made for iPod / iPhone / iPad) which was held in China last week, Apple revealed that they were going to provide a new certification chip for iOS-accessories, which will allow them access to iOS devices via...
It appears iOS 5.0.1 has some WiFi issues for some people. I have received a few emails about this and I've experienced it lately on my own iPhone 4S. All signs point to being connected to WiFi, but no data is being transferred. At first I thought I was going crazy. A reset of network...
Fido has eliminated access to Rogers/Fido WiFi hotspots for its pre-paid iPhone users and now offers it exclusively to its customers on monthly plans. Previously, pre-paid Fido users could login to designated Rogers/Fido hotspot areas, such as Second Cup coffee shops, various golf courses and Denny's restaurants. Now, when users connect to a Rogers/Fido SSID,...
Skype has released a new app for iOS users, Skype WiFi (formerly known as Access). This new app will enable users to make calls at over 1 million hotspots around the globe. All that is required is Skype credit, and you pay for only the minutes you use, plus it's a pay-per-use model for getting...
WiFi provider Gogo has released a report that states the iPhone is the most popular device when it comes to using in-flight internet, according to Forbes. According to their survey data, the iPhone accounts for 65% of devices accessing Gogo's in-flight internet service. If you take into account the iPod touch, that number jumps to...
I – like a ballooning number of other iOS 4.2 users – as evidenced by this Apple Discussion Thread, seem to be having major slowdowns with WiFi browsing/download speeds with the newest update. This is eerily reminiscent of the original delay of the iOS 4.2 upgrade and the submission of the new OS Gold Master...
The latest rumours were that iOS 4.2 was set to drop today, however there seems to be a delay in its release due to a WiFi issue on the iPad. Essentially after the iPad connects to a WiFi network, it will lose its connection after a slight delay. Due to this bug in iOS 4.2...
Wouldn't it be great to not have to worry about finding your iPhone's USB cord, to sync to iTunes, to grab your latest podcats of sync some apps you just purchased? A lot of iPhone users had hoped for a wireless sync feature to be added to iPhone OS 4, but so far, there has...
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...
Universal Studios is gearing up to release the special edition Blu-Ray version of Fast & Furious at the end of the month and they've decided to make the bonus content iPhone friendly. They will be releasing an app via the App Store which will allow customers who have the Blu-Ray disc to view cars from...
