There are numerous broadband testing apps available in the App Store, but you don’t get much more official than a broadband test app from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The FCC Broadband Test app provides users with information regarding the quality and speed of their mobile Internet connection. Users can test their upload and download speed, as well as the latency of their broadband connection. After a test is complete, users … Read More

Absolute Vintage is an application that allows users to create an Old Time vintage photo using faces of yourself or your friends.

Absolute Vintage by David iSoft

Absolute Vintage is really neat application and if you get creative enough, you can have a lot of fun with it. The app allows users to take a new photo or get an existing one from the photo library, take the persons face … Read More

If you’re like me and have a whole heap of videos on your Mac/PC at home (legally purchased of course), then converting them into iPhone friendly .m4v files, organizing them in iTunes, and then USB syncing it to your phone (provided you have enough space) can be a rather cumbersome task.

The AirVideo app will be the best $3 you will spend. Seriously, I’ve been using this app for a few … Read More

If you live or work in Edmonton and are a software developer, whether independent or with a firm, you have a great chance at winning yourself a couple thousand dollars in prizes!

Later this month, the City of Edmonton will be holding a contest that will provide $50,000 in prize winnings to local software developers. The city is looking for methods to improve information flow to Edmonton residents, so if you … Read More

Do you send a lot of text and/or picture messages with your iPhone? Does your wireless bill add up every month from these messages? If so, take a closer look at the Pushme.to Messenger app.

Pushme.to by Treebune

Pushme.to is a messenger app that is made to send free messages from the internet to an iPhone or iPod Touch. In other words, using Pushme.to, users can send and … Read More

t was recently reported that Apple has started pulling all WiFi finder apps from the App Store, due to an issue with an undocumented, private API being used in some of these apps. Developer Aspecto Software has decided to go the jailbreak route, and release their app, WiFiFoFum in Cydia, for Free.

Looking for places nearby when you need them? Can’t find that restaurant, coffee shop, or bank machine? Check out Canada Eye!

Canada Eye by Canpages Inc.

Canpages has launched a free augmented reality iPhone app called the Canada Eye. Among searching for local businesses, the app lets users view the direction and distance to all specific business locations by utilizing augmented reality on the iPhone screen.

For those wondering what Augmented … Read More

Level 61, an iPhone application developer, is giving away their apps this weekend as part of a promotion. The giveaway is to last 61 hours, so grab the goods while they are free!

The developer is celebrating 61 weeks of Level 61 creating apps for the iPhone. As the developer has become successful, this is a way of giving back to their community and customers.

They have further set themselves a goal … Read More

In November 2009, Rogers/Fido launched apps that allowed their customers to track their wireless usage in almost real time. The apps were called “MyAccount” and provided users with great account management functionality.

After the success of the MyAccount app, Rogers may be releasing another iPhone app on March 26, 2010. The app is to be called “Rogers Navigator for iPhone” and will provide users with turn by turn directions.

It … Read More

Last week we saw the release of Final Fantasy I and II in the App Store. That was pretty exciting for longtime Final Fantasy fans as the ported iPhone version looks amazing. It looks like the App Store is getting a little retro because Capcom has officially released their trailer of Streetfighter IV for the iPhone!

I played the original Streetfighter in arcades when they actually were places to go. … Read More