Apple has finally launched iTunes Match in the US, along with iTunes 10.5.1. The company previously promised the cloud music service would debut in October, but that never materialized. The $24.99 annual service is a significant part of Apple's iCloud service: With iTunes Match, even songs you’ve imported from CDs can be stored in iCloud....
Ever heard of PixBits? Me neither. They're fresh out of the oven and boy are they starting with a bang. This new indie developer has recently released their first title, Junk Jack, and those of you who have played Minecraft will feel right at home, sort of. The big difference between the two is the...
Update 2: A couple more pics of cases from @mjosepha and @prytoo: Update 1: @tdotORR shares a picture of his $11 Belkin case! If you're looking for an iPhone 4 case, Rogers is offering 75% off Belkin cases when you show the following coupon in store right from your iPhone. Selection of cases will probably...
In a NYT blog post, David Pogue discusses a thoughtful feature that's available on all iOS 5 devices: something called AssistiveTouch. Turning on the feature in Settings->General->Accessibility, causes a white circle to appear on the screen that overlays apps and the homescreens. Tapping on it brings up a floating on-screen palette. Its buttons trigger Multi-Touch gestures using...
Apple has reached out to The Loop to inform users it continues to investigate some issues of battery life in iOS 5: “The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices,” an Apple spokesperson told The Loop. “We continue to investigate a few remaining...
(image from: Engadget) Yesterday Apple released iOS 5.0.1, its first 'delta update' which meant only necessary files were downloaded, instead of the entire iOS. Also, this update debuted over the air updates, which so far in my experience have worked exactly as described. iOS 5.0.1 was released to address iOS 5.0 battery life issues for...
Two apps you need to download today: We Remember and Veterans Matter. Let's take a minute out of our day today to remember our soldiers that have sacrificed their lives in wars and conflicts past and present. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in...
The voice behind the UK English version of Siri has been revealed as Jon Briggs, a former tech journalist. Briggs formerly recorded voiceovers as 'Daniel' for the company Scansoft, that was later swallowed up by Nuance, the company whose technology Apple utilized in Siri. The notoriously secretive Apple has, it should be said, asked Briggs...
Remembrance Day is tomorrow and we should all take time out of our busy schedules to give a moment of silence to Canadian soldiers that sacrificed their lives in previous and existing wars and conflicts. We Remember Updated for 2011 Remembrance Day Events Last year, we saw Veteran Affairs Canada launch an app called We...
An interesting app for Greater Toronto Area residents. Go Transit has launched a mobile app that allows GO Transit passengers to get train and bus schedules, receive departure notifications (only from Toronto Union Station) and to browse the bus stops and stations on a map within the GTA. The app was developed in conjunction with Ryerson University...
A welcome addition to my sports app folder; The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) has released a full featured sports app. The app provides access to news headlines, real-time championship event scoring, photos, and videos. And of interested for the travelling curler, the app offers a great new way to locate curling clubs across the country. The...
Congrats to the following winners: @torontopeter JimCru @yeeitsjc Thanks to everyone for entering! ===== If you purchased the iPhone 4S, then you probably are using it in a case, naked, or with some sort of film protector. ZAGG finalized their iPhone 4S invisibleSHIELDs and sent us one for review. The new packages have an extra...
