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Gasoline prices below a dollar

Gasoline prices at the pumps dipped as much as 10 cents across the country today (I’m sure you’ve all noticed) as a result of wholesale prices declining. The decline was due to speculative talks of increasing North American gasoline inventories, along with increased capacity at refineries. Importing gasoline from American refineries was also cheaper because of the rising loonie.

Motorists in Toronto stopped to pump every empty litre in their tanks today, where prices fell as low as 96.9 cents (as per gasbuddy.com). It was the first time since March that GTA drivers celebrated prices below the $1 mark.

Celebrations aren’t expected to be long, so enjoy while you can. The decrease was lead by a combination of temporary factors, including a few American refineries who resumed operations after routine maintenance and unplanned outages. Expect this as a temporary relief, as global oil prices continue to rise along with the season’s increasing gasoline demand. When and how will prices fly back up? Who knows… so my advice, keep your tanks full.

July 17th, 2007 | Posted in Commodities | No Comments



Canadian dollar rises with oil price

The Canadian loonie surged to a 30-year high today as the price of crude oil traded at an 11-month high. The dollar hit 96 cents versus the US Dollar.

July 16th, 2007 | Posted in Economy | No Comments



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iphone apps possible with the 1.1.3 release

iphone.jpgThe iPhone community is at it again! With the release of 1.1.3 firmware at MacWorld, the safest way to update to 1.1.3 firmware is bypassing iTunes (DO NOT update via iTunes) and going through Installer. For those people using iPhones that originally had firmware versions 1.0.2 and 1.1.1, your bootloader version is 3.9, whereas new OTB 1.1.2 iPhones come with 4.6 (which can be unlocked only with a StealthSIM).

Now, people with 3.9 bootloaders updating to 1.1.3 via iTunes will not change your bootloader, but you will have a problem with the jailbreak. Recently, Hackint0sh Forums user, Pajaro, posted a thread stating that the 1.1.3 bootloader 3.9 software unlock will soon be coming out. Think of it as an updated AnySIM version that will unlock your 3.9 bootloader after updating to 1.1.3 via iTunes.

So for those who have emailed about how they mistakenly updated their phones to 1.1.3 via iTunes, a solution just could be right around the corner! Let’s wait patiently and see what will arise out of this recent announcement!

March 4th, 2007 | Posted in Technology | 1 Comment



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