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If you keep up with the tech rumor mill, you might have heard some rumors that BBM could make it’s way in some form or another on iPhone or Android. I became a bit hopeful that this closed messaging protocol would finally become cross-platform, but now that I’ve done some more research, it’s probably not very likely that RIM will open this up.

I came across an interesting presentation titled Rethinking the mobile web. It brings up points that we shouldn’t disregard other mobile devices just because the iPhone has taken North America by storm. The presentation states that globally the iPhone has <4% of market share. However, I was taken aback when I came across a map which laid out the distribution of different mobile operating systems per country when it was shown that the iPhone/iPod touch has an 86% market share in Canada.

Did you ever wonder how Google specified an iPhone specific icon for their mobile Gmail Tasks application to your iPhone home screen? It turns out it’s about as simple as applying any regular favicon.

Through blog postings and forum threads, I found a way to achieve a feasible iPhone unlock solution running 2.0.2 with the new app store functionality while still being able to install unofficial apps through Cydia, and also was able to make phone calls on the Rogers network.

Note: only works with 1st gen iPhones

Today, ReportonBusiness.com has posted a Globe and Mail update mentioning that Rogers has finally announced that it has reached a deal with Apple to finally bring the iPhone to Canada sometime this year.

Synopsis:
In the middle of the night, iPod shuffle wakes up because he drank too much iced tea. He then finds a silly way to waste his time, but wakes up iBook in the process.