Some of the highlights include

• Improvements to the camera app
• iMessage (native Instant Messaging platform rivaling Blackebery Messenger)
• Integrated Twitter

How to perform update

1. Update your iTunes to the latest version 10.5
2. Plug your iphone into your computer and BACK UP THE the device.
3. Perform the software update.
4. Enjoy iOS 5.

Bell, Fido, Rogers, Telus and Virgin Mobile will carry the phone on their HSPA networks.

The price of the phone and plans have not been released by the carriers.

Today, we’ve found out from the Apple Store details of Rogers’s data plan offering.

Obviously $35 a month for a 5 GB data plan is no where close to what ATT is offering in the United States ($30 for Unlimited iPad Data).

It appears as if Apple’s store website may have released details prematurely. The $20 add-on option is no longer available at Rogers. Only the $15 for 250MB and $35 for 5GB data options will be available upon launch. Rogers Redboard (Their Blog)

Currently, there aren’t any details of Bell and Telus’s iPad specific data plans. The wireless industry is a copy-cat industry, so don’t be surprised if Bell and Telus offer the identical data plan when they release details of their Apple iPad data plan.

It appears as if Telus will be offering the Apple iPad when it becomes available to Canadians.

In a recent interview David Fuller, Telus’s senior vice-president for product marketing said the following,

“We’re definitely going to have tablets and that mix in our lineup”

We just have to wait and see what type of Data plan Telus will be offering its Apple iPad 3G clients. Hopefully, it’s something comparable to ATT’s $30 for unlimited data plan.

Apple announced the iPad will be launched on April 3 in the US and later that month for Australia, Canada, Japan and the UK.

Pre-orders for the iPad start next week (March 12, 2010) on Apple’s website.

Apple has released an OS update for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

The newst version, 3.1.3 (7E18), will replace current OS versions on all models of iPhone and iPod touch devices.

The update is available automatically through  iTunes.

Fixes
Highlighted below are the fixes Apple has detailed in the latest OS update.

• Fix for iPhone 3GS battery level reporting
• Fix for app crashes on launch
• Fix for app crashes while using Japanese Kana Keyboard

Security
Several security fixes have also been implemented in the most recent OS update, including the following:

• Playing a maliciously crafted mp4 audio file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
• Viewing a maliciously crafted TIFF image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
• A person with physical access to a locked device may be able to access the user’s data
• Accessing a maliciously crafted FTP server could result in an unexpected application termination, information disclosure, or arbitrary code execution
• Mail may load remote audio and video content when remote image loading is disabled.

Details of Security Updates

You can pre-register to get more details as the launch date approaches.

Today, that all changes!

RIM has released Blackberry Desktop Software for MAC.

It’s available for download at the link below.

You must have a Blackberry with OS 4.2 or later. (Anything in the 8000 and 9000 series).

You can now:

• Synchronize Contacts, Calendar Appointments, Tasks and Notes (just like the PC counterpart)
• Backup and Restore you device.
• Sync your iTunes Media with Blackberry Media Sync.
• Perform Software Updates for your Blackberry

You can download it here.

For all you Blackberry fanatics, Telus Mobility released the latest device for us techno-geeks.

The Blackberry Tour supports the CDMA (EVDO Rev A), GSM (Quad Band — 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz) and HSPA (2100MHz) networks. It’s a truly world phone capable of connecting to virtually any wireless network world wide.

It posesses a brilliant 3.2Megapixel Camera — takes amazing pictures for a cellphone.

Like with all Blackberry devices, it has the bread and butter — The communication tools (email, messenger, telephone) second to none.

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/blackberrytour/