Category: Hardware

It’s been 2 weeks exactly since the (semi) worldwide launch of the iPhone 3G, and the reviews are in. Simply put, people like it. A lot. The gotta-have-it factor is off the scale, with people scrambling all over town to get one, lest The Jobs should hear of their dissention and become enraged. But is it really worth all the hype? Is it really the “God Phone” everyone’s been waiting for? Well I’ve had mine for exactly 2 weeks now, and I can tell you, the answer to that question…

First, it was a TV you could gather around in your living room. Then it was a TV you could watch in colour. Then it was a TV you could watch in big-screen glory. Then it was a TV you could hang on your wall. But how about a TV you can tape to your wall?

this is just a very quick blurb toeveryone who was at the iPhone launch on July 11 who helped make it such a great event. I’ll be posting something a little more in-depth tomorrow about the vibe, the ups and downs, some of the more memorable moments, and how a quick trip to the mall completely saved the day. That’ll be tomorrow. Now, I must sleep. Cheers 🙂 Ps: this post written on my shiny new iPhone 🙂

Hot off the Interwebz, Rogers is now offering a promotional $30/month Data plan for the iPhone 3G. $30/month will get you 6 GB of data (ED Note: for phones purchased on or before Aug 31st) You can add the $30 data plan to any existing plan. If you think that’s still a little tight, consider that AT&T’s advertised “unlimited data” plan actually includes a 5gb “soft cap“, meaning customers who go over that amount may be subject to additional fees. The intention is to avoid people thethering their phones and…

Apple officially announced today that it would not be carrying the iPhone in Canadian apple stores, finally putting to rest countless rumours and speculative blog posts regarding the device’s Canadian availability. Speculation on whether or not the iPhone would be sold in Apple’s stores ran the gamut from vague curiosity to rumours of an Apple power play to divert an allotment of iPhone stock destined for Canada to Europe.

Linspire (nee Lindows OS) is a commercial Linux platform, originating on a Debian build, but later switching to Ubuntu.  The idea behind Linspire is to create a low cost Linux operating system that would have enhanced compatibility with Microsoft Windows applications, using CNR (click and run) technology.  Linspire based machines are generally found at big box retailers such as WalMart, which is known for it’s discount prices, and an essentially free OS helps keep the cost of computer systems down. Xandros is also part of the commercial Linux world, so…

In the latest podcast, due to be online by tomorrow, we mentioned the imminent release of Nvidia’s CUDA.  CUDA is a C programming environment that allows programmers to use their graphics card’s processors to do computational tasks not neccessarily related to graphics rendering.  The toolkit is not only compatible with the new GTX series cards, but many of the 8xxx and 9xxx consumer cards from the company.  Click here for a full list of CUDA compatible cards.  It’s bigger than you think. Well, the CUDA Toolkit is now available for…

What probably started as what the creator thought might generate a few thousand signatures from Howardforums.com and iphoneincanada.ca readers has quickly snowballed over the weekend to be one of the week’s top tech stories, with one digg being the 12th highest overall digg in the past 7 days. What is more impressive to me is that this is a Canadian story, something that rarely gets much attention in the mostly US-centric tech news on the web. Ruinediphone.com now has (as of 6pm EST, June 29th) 12,725 signatures. Interestingly, as you…

This is NSFW, but if you want to send a message, along with the (as of 3.15pm June 28th) 5705 other Canadian’s who do not appreciate Rogers shafting us with the ridiculous iPhone plans they are pushing, to Rogers and Apple please visit this website… Please click here, and remember it is NSFW !