Lest you thought Canadians would be left out of this Wednesday, April 27 white iPhone 4 launch, TiPb Forum member Oleary54 snuck us this picture showing the near-legendary device sitting all comfy like in Bell Canada’s ordering system.

So Canadians, who is breaking open the looney bank this Wednesday?

[Thanks oleary54]

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One of MacRumors readers has supposedly managed to get an email response from Apple CEO, Steve Jobs regarding the recent location tracking controversy. 

The question:

Steve, Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone? It’s kind of unnerving knowing that my exact location is being recorded at all times. Maybe you could shed some light on this for me before I switch to a Droid. They don’t track me.

The answer:

Oh yes they do. We don’t track anyone. The info circulating around is false. Sent from my iPhone.

As if on queue, Bloomberg is now reporting that two customers from Tampa, Florida have filed a federal complaint against Apple, citing that the company is secretly recording and storing the location and movement of iPhone and iPad users.

What do you think? Is Apple in the wrong or is this another media-manufactured controversy?

[MacRumors, Bloomberg]

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Ultrasn0w has been updated by the Dev Team to include support for unlocking iOS 4.3.2. So if you’ve been holding off on upgrading and waiting patiently (or impatiently) for an unlock, you can now have your cake and eat it too! As always, you’ll need to be running a compatible baseband version (meaning don’t upgrade to 4.3.2 via iTunes!) Hit the jump for a walk-through!

What you need

• AT&T/GSM iPhone running a preserved baseband (refer below for compatibility list)
• PwnageTool – download for Mac
• Ultrasn0w (downloaded via Cydia)

Compatible Basebands

• 01.59.00
• 04.26.08
• 05.11.07
• 05.12.01
• 05.13.04
• 06.15.00

Not sure? We have a tip on how to find out what iPhone baseband you’re running. Check it out, and if yours is listed, you are okay to move on. If it isn’t, please do not attempt an unlock at this time. As you can see in the screen above, mine is not compatible. I have AT&T so I have not been concerned about preserving my baseband.

Jailbreak with PwnageTool

If you have already done this, skip ahead to the next section. If you haven’t, you will need to download PwnageTool for Mac as well as the iOS 4.3.2 IPSW file for iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS

Make sure you save the IPSW file somewhere you can easily navigate to. I always save mine on my desktop for example.

Then simply follow the instructions on screen to jailbreak via PwnageTool. Once you’re done with that and Cydia is installed, you’re ready to move on. (Not sure what that is? Check out our how to use Cydia, the Jailbreak store tip.

Unlock your iPhone with Ultrasn0w

First you will need to add the repo for Ultrasn0w. Simply tap Manage and then Sources in Cydia. Tap edit and then the “+” sign to add the Ultrasn0w repository which is http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com

Next search for Ultrasn0w in Cydia under the search tab. Ultrasn0w 1.2.2 should now pop up. Simply install it and reboot your device. You should now have an unlocked iPhone running on iOS 4.3.2!

If you run into any issues or have any questions, let us know in the comments or check out our official TiPb jailbreak and unlock forums for answers to many commonly asked questions!

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M.I.C Gadget got their hands on some photos of what could be a prototype iPhone 5 with a larger display in the white varient. The unit looks to have a 3.7″ screen with edge-to-edge glass running an unknown version of iOS and a new proximity sensor reported to be included in the official White iPhone 4. Or it could be a KIRF.

iPhone 5 rumors have been escalating recently, and this latest photo adds no real clarity to the mix. On one hand we have Joshua Topolsky’s 4-inch display with a teardrop MacBook Air-style chassis, on the other, the same design as the iPhone 4 with a faster processor and better graphics? Or neither?

Your guess is as good as ours at this point. Check out the pics after the break and let us know — real, fake, or really, really fake!

[MIC Gadget]

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TiPb’s developer spotlights are like DVD/iTunes Extras for the App Store — a weekly look behind the scenes at the programers and designers that bring you the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games you love. This week Rene talks with James Thomson of TLA Systems, and PCalc fame.

What’s your name? James Thomson

What’s your company called? TLA Systems – and yes, that does stand for “Three Letter Acronym”. It was originally a fake company name I made up with friends to get us into trade shows while we were still students. I kept using it, and now it’s a real company employing myself and my wife.

Where are you located? We’re based in my native Glasgow, on the west coast of Scotland. It can be a bit dark, cold, and wet, but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else – you need the dark to appreciate the light.

What’s your website address? http://www.tla-systems.co.uk/ and http://www.pcalc.com/

What’s your Twitter handle? I’m @jamesthomson – that’s my personal account, but I tend to use it for work too.

What are some of your apps? Our main app on iOS is the scientific calculator PCalc, which is in turn based on PCalc for Mac OS X. We’re also known for DragThing, the dock app that pre-dates Mac OS X.

What other apps do you currently like? NanoStudio is great for writing music on the move – it’s more powerful than GarageBand in many ways, and runs on my phone. I’m not really a musician, but I do enjoy tinkering. Shazam still seems like magic to me – it’s invaluable for identifying background music on TV and in shops. RedLaser is the best app I’ve come across for barcode and QR code scanning. The Chambers Dictionary and The Chambers Thesaurus apps are also both very good. I’m also still playing Game Dev Story – it’s a game all developers and journalists should play!

How long have you been developing? Almost 20 years – I started programming Macs while I was at university, and have been doing it professionally for at least 16.

How long have you been developing for iOS? Since the very first iPhone SDK was released – three years.

Do you do any mobile development besides iOS? Just the Mac. The two are similar enough that i can keep both in my head at once.

What kind of rig do you use for developing? I do almost all of my development on a 3GHz eight-core Mac Pro with a 24" LG L245WP LCD monitor, and everything else on a very broken white second-generation 2GHz MacBook which needs a complete set of new plastics. Plugged into that currently is an iPad 2, an iPhone 4, and a 2nd-generation iPod touch.

What personal iOS device(s) do you use My iPhone 4 is my main phone, so I use it throughout the day.

Do you use any non-iOS mobile devices? Not sure it counts, but I still have a 4th-generation iPod nano which I use mainly for listening to podcasts and audiobooks when I’m out and about. I like the physical controls, and it doesn’t break when I drop it. The iPhone has replaced everything else.

What’s your favorite thing about developing for iOS? Well, if I’m honest, I’d say it’s the fact that it’s possible to make a living doing it! But I think it’s having a physical device in my hand – it’s a very different feeling to developing for the desktop. And iOS is a very nice platform – more modern than Mac OS X in a lot of ways.

What’s your least favorite thing about developing for iOS? It’s something of a cliché I know, but it’s always the approval process. I certainly agree with it in principle, but it adds a layer of uncertainty which can make submitting apps a very nerve-wracking process. We haven’t had any big problems or rejections so far, but I always hold my breath when pushing the button.

What feature would you most like Apple to add to the iOS 5 SDK? It’s minor, but I’d like the ability to support hardware keyboards with PCalc – at the moment it’s not possible to use a external keyboard with an app that displays its own onscreen keyboard. Actually, the real feature I’d like to see is support for the Apple TV – I’d love to develop a new app for my TV.

What feature would you most like Apple to add to the App Store? As a customer, I’d like to be able to sort by some metric of “quality” rather than just popularity. A lot of apps with really bad reviews stay in the charts for some reason, and I’d like to be able to filter them out. Of course, since PCalc gets a lot of good reviews, that wouldn’t hurt me as a developer either!

When something goes wrong while you’re coding, what do you say?* I’d like to say that I swear entirely in obscure Scots, but in truth it’s all very traditional and Anglo-Saxon. It also depends if I’m on my own in the office…

What do you do when you’re not coding iOS apps? I like to get away from computers, but generally don’t get too far away from screens in some form. I try to get to the cinema at least once a week, and I play a lot of video games. But my ideal would be to spend time with friends!

What should we look for from you next? A gentleman never tells… I’m currently putting the finishing touches on a small PCalc update for iOS, to be followed by a corresponding Mac update soon after. After that, I’m hoping to select the “New Project…” menu item in Xcode for the first time in a good few years. Like many iOS developers who play games, I keep thinking I could write a small game myself, but that’s probably not the best plan given how many other excellent games there are out there!

Thanks James!

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Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

• Cartoonatic: Record Amazing Videos with awesome cartoon effects! [Free - iTunes link]

• Pandora: Now works with Model Year 2011 BMW vehicles equipped with the "BMW Apps" option and March 2011 production MINI Connected infotainment systems. [Free - iTunes link]

• Bird Zapper!: It’s a Spring Fling! Those crazy birds are laying special Easter eggs and giving battery gifts for a limited time only! [$0.99 - iTunes link]

• Due: Update to 1.5 includes advanced recurrence, the ability to fine-tune your notifications, four new alert sounds, and speed improvements. [$4.99 - iTunes link]

• iSharing Lite: Real-time GPS tracking App. Locating friends with nearby alerts. [Free - iTunes link]

Any other big apps or game releases or updates today? If you pick any of these up, let us know what you think!

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The TiPb forums are naturally a great place to talk, commiserate, celebrate, get help, and offer advice to your fellow iPhone users. In order to create a new thread of your own or reply to any of the existing threads, you must be a registered member. Becoming a member is easy and free so if you haven't already, head on over and register now!

• iPhone 5 Details: 3.7-inch screen, home button with gesture area, etc… – What are your thoughts on these hardware specs?

• Former Blackberry users switching to iPhones – This is a thread for the many of you coming over to an iPhone from a Blackberry device.

• Sony releases Crackle into App Store – Discuss the new app that allows for some free streaming of a limited selection of movies.

• iOS 4.2.7 update for Verizon iPhone 4 – List bugs or issues you may have encountered.

See you in the forums!

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If they’re going to call their iPhone 4 case “Bombproof”, Incipio had better bloody well mean it, because you know we’re going to test it… by putting it up against the new Verizon iPhone-friendly Otterbox Defender in another Amazing Case episode of TiPb TV!

Fortunately, real bombs bring with them real jail time (and not the kind you can break) so we tried to figure out what else we could do that involved smoke and fire and explosions and power written all over it?

Hit play above and find out!

Oh, and to be continued…

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Jailbreak app store Cydia is finally back up and running after 86 hours of downtime. The problems began when Amazon's EC2 cloud server started suffering problems. However, Saurik, (Jay Freeman), has now confirmed via twitter, that Cydia is now fully functional once more!

After 86 hours offline, Cydia is finally back! I'm eating some celebratory cake, and am looking forward to a night with >1.5 hours of sleep!

So there you go, if you held off jailbreaking your device until this was sorted out, you're now good to go.

[@saurik]

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