A new Canadian carrier is getting ready to launch the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Virgin Mobile Canada announced that Apple’s smartphones are on their way and consumers will be able to get them in the following months. The carrier’s position is official and the short press release that you can find at the read link below shows that Virgin Mobile Canada is going to undoubtedly sell the iPhones in the near future. What the company fails to mention are prices and actual arrival dates so we’ll be waiting for a longer press release from Virgin Mobile Canada in the following months.

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Depending on how superstitious you may be, everyone knows that many aspiring home owners want good tidings to come into their home. And one tip to do that is through Feng Shui which normally requires the aid of some reference materials or by an actual Feng Shui specialist. The iPhone changes all that with the Life Compass App for the iPhone. With the Life Compass app you can now locate the Qi energy which will bring you good fortune as far as success, relationships, health and spiritual growth.

Additional modules are available to assist in finding a house or business that provides supportive energy for you and your family. The Life Compass iPhone app is now available at the iTunes app store for only $1.99 and should be great for people planning to settle down soon.

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A lot of are sure to be ready for the winter and majority are bound to be planning for skiing vacations. And to make sure they are ready, here is one iPhone app that should come in handy to make your skiing prowess, providing you with optimal performance for your skis and snowboards. The app is recommended by leading wax brands and gives optimal grip and glide on cross-country skis, alpine skis and snowboard regardless of the conditions. The SkiPrepper 2010 iPhone app is available at the iTunes app store for only $2.99.

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The iPhone is made for anyone and there are apps responsible as well for making it all work. This time we have the Tickle Tap Apps, a pre-school app made for kids which parents can use through their trusty Apple handset. The Tickle Tap App is designed to help out kids aged 3 to 5. Among the things kids can learn from the app include learning through sounds, number, colors and shapes. This is one app that should help out kids, particularly in their developmental stages with a simple tap. The Tickle Tap iPhone app is available at the iTunes app store for only $1.99.

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Hello Vino unveils a timely app for the coming Holidays with the latest version of the Hello Vino app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new and improved iPhone app now allows users to share pairings and make wine brand recommendations to others via leading social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. And to top it all off, once users have selected the wine of their choice, recommended food and meals suitable for the chose wine will also be suggested. The latest version of the Hello Vino iPhone app is now available at the iTunes app store for free.

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Consumers get another boost with this new alliance from Yowza and home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel. Starting today, the free downloadable Yowza app available at the iTunes app store can get free coupons on their iPhone or iPod Touch which are redeemable at all Crate & Barrel and CB2 stores in the US. Special price-offs and discounts will be available at select items which should take the pain out of having to locate and clip or print coupons to get some good deals coming your way. This should be timely as the Holiday season comes near and at a time where Christmas shopping is expected to take a feverish pitch!

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For the nature lovers, here is an app you can put in your iPhone or iPod Touch on your next nature tripping. The app is the Audobon Guides App, an app released by The National Audobon Society to provide an innovative way of providing information about the natural world at the palm of your hands. The first set of app guides cater to the birds, wildflowers, trees and mammals.

These spate of informative materials should come in handy for the people who love the outdoors or find themselves exploring nature at its finest. The four initial Audobon Guides App are available at the iTunes app store at various prices. The limited-time-only prices are $19.99 for Birds and $9.99 each for Wildflowers, Trees and Mammals.

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A new add-on for the iPhone has been released by Wireless Dynamics Inc. into the market with the launch of the iCarte 110, a NFC/RFID reader which you simply hook on to the bottom of your Apple device. With the device, you can turn your iPhone to a NFC and RFID Reader/Writer for making the usual mobile transactions such as contactless payments, transit payments and top-up prepaid credit among others. It can also be a handy add-on for people who need to manage their asset, document and security tracking needs on a commercial note. The iCarte works with iPhone 3G and 3GS with OS version 3.0 or higher and comes with a mini-USB connector that can double as a charger for the iPhone and sync your device with iTunes.

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Here is a neat new docking station that should set it apart from the other iPod docks in the market. Chinon has released the AVi, a docking station that comes with a built-in LCD monitor and built-in TV tuner. With the AVi, potential owners can now watch TV and listen to music all in one simple device. Other features of the AVi portable iPod docking station include an alarm clock, a digital picture frame, radio and TV rolled into one portable entertainment center. The AVi is now available at Chino USA for a retail price of $199.99.

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For the people looking for a great gift to your iPod-crazy friends, the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini music solutions should be a feasible one. Aiming to deliver glorious and quality audio right from your very own iPhone or iPod, this is one dock that should be greatly appreciated, a mini but powerful add-on that promises to deliver sounds with flare. They are made of 3” fiber glass drivers, dynamic equalization and two leading-edge Class D amplifiers to make sure users will get deep bass in their patented Flowport enclosure for audio even at extreme levels. The Zeppelin Mini will be available this November with a MSRP of $399.95.

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Some Apple products are so popular that some people will go to great lengths to steal them. However this is definitely one of the biggest Apple-related robberies. 3,000 to 4,000 iPhones have been stolen in Belgium which is about 2 million Euro worth of stolen goods. So why did the robbers act in Belgium? Well it looks like Belgium iPhones are not SIM locked which means they can be sold anywhere in the world.

The phones will probably be sold outside Belgium as most of them will be blocked from working in Belgium. It will be interesting to see if the robbers will get caught but we’ll keep you updated once we know more about this iPhone crime.

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For the fans of Britney Spears, here is your chance to get closer and be updated on your favorite icon pop star diva. Spears has launched the “It’s Britney” app for iPhones and iPod Touch owners, which now gives fans an update ranging from news, images, and a “Shake Shake Shake” feature where Britney says “ It’s Britney Bitch!” each time the device is shaken. So if you are a die-hard fan of Britney Spears, this is one app you should really have. The app is now available at the iTunes App store for $1.99.

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iPhone apps have been known to serve any industry and any purpose. And now it looks like the hospitality industry is next on the agenda as Moglumedia unveils the MogluRBN iPhone app to aid bars, nightclubs and restaurants to connect with their customers via mobile means. With the MogluRBN iPhone app, these establishments can keep their customers informed of the latest events, menus and promotions. In return, they can also use the app as an advanced way of getting feedback or even mobile ordering to make it easier for foodies to interact with their favorite restaurant or pub.

This app is now available in three subscription plans: Basic, Plus and Premium. For the cost of getting them, this would play somewhere between $45 to $195 per month. There are no initial fees needed and businesses who make use of them can choose to cancel them at any time.

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For the pregnant women and expectant mothers out there, don’t worry about letting your folks and friends know about you or your to-be-born baby’s status. There is now an app that does all that for you in the BabyBump iPhone app which comes with an integrated interface for popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. With the app, you can now post updates via your social networking account when you make use of the kick counter or contraction tracker. These two apps make sure that anything from stage of labor to contractions counts are up to date on your profile, keeping your followers updated on your progress.

The BabyBump app is from Alt12 Apps and is now available at the iTunes App Store.

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Apple really has to get its act together. This concerns policies on approving apps. Take the case of the Bobble Rep-111th Congress Addition app. Supposedly under the developer license agreement, Apple forbids ridiculing public figures. This caricature app was originally rejected but later on approved since they deem caricatures as harmless. So there are loopholes as you can see in their policies but if this was the case, why didn’t they consider that in the first place before rejecting this bobble-head app which you can now get for $0.99 at the app store? A little consistency could really save them the criticism!

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Before you go on and pass checking out the mobile device in the image above, this is not an iPhone. It carries the same looks and can deceive you in a sec, but it is really a PinPhone, another copycat to the famed Apple iPhone. It may cater to all the physical attributes of the iPhone but when it comes to accessing the iTune store, don’t bet on it. The PinPhone 3GS is living proof how the Chinese love to come out with their own imitation products and perhaps this gadget is meant to cater to people who can’t afford to get the authentic iPhone 3GS…for now of course.

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Medical transcription can be a pain at times, especially if you talk about figuring out what the doctor mapped up when he sees a patient. However we have seen technology takes its course and now the iPhone is set to change all that with the IQSpeak app which takes down healthcare dictations from IQMax. The IQ Speak app has the ability to take down dictation notes on the iPhone which provides more flexibility to physicians when it comes to jotting down their patient findings and notes. IQMax has already developed interfaces into over 60 different systems in healthcare.

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As consumers continue to tighten their belts and look for better ways of cost-friendly shopping, ShopRite has reached out to the modern consumer by unveiling the ShopRite iPhone app. With the new app, shoppers can now browse online weekly sales info and add items directly to their shopping list stored on their iPhone. The app is now available for free download at the iTunes app store.

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People who are into instant messaging and are presently integrating them with popular mobile handsets may be happy to note that the Agile Messenger for the iPhone now has a new version. Additionally, they are being offered at a discounted price of $1.99 until November 30. The Agile Messenger allows users to connect to popular instant messaging sites like AOL, Yahoo and ICQ. The new version of Agile Messenger for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch is now available for download at the iTunes app store.

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How hard is it to create a travel itinerary? Well for some, organization may not be important. But for the ones who need to make sure that they maximize the most out of their time when they are abroad, perhaps getting the chance to customize or edit existing travel itineraries via your iPhone can make life a whole lot easier. Or if you want some other means of checking them out, you can do so online at the Instant Itineraries website which once saved can also be accessed via the iPhone.

The app can be downloaded at the iTunes App Store. The first release of the Instant Itineraries iPhone travel application focuses on two popular California wine country destinations, Sonoma and Napa Valleys. Additional popular travel destinations around the globe are being added.

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