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Previously available for $1.99 as a universal binary for iPhone and iPad, National Geographic's award winning World Atlas app has just gone free in the App Store. It's not yet clear whether the price drop is permanent or temporary, so better get downloading right away (via AppShopper). The app has also been recently updated for 2013 with a new...

  After using Moves app for a few days, I’ve realized that I don’t walk around enough. Also, I’ve learned how useful this simple app can be. Once you turn Moves on, it will automatically track how much you move, if you're walking, running, or cycling, and the path you took from place to place....

If you're on the social network App.net, you probably want to use a killer client. Tapbots, the maker of popular Twitter client Tweetbot, has made Netbot a free download (try saying that quickly ten times). The app is normally priced at $4.99. Netbot is a full-featured iPhone (and iPod touch) App.net client with a lot...

Besides reporting a record holiday quarter, Apple's App Store is also generating 3.5 times more revenue for developers than Google Play, App Annie's latest report (via 9to5Mac) highlights. (more…)

Online backup service Backblaze is set to launch their free Backblaze Mobile iPhone app in the coming weeks, which will allow users to access files right from their iPhone. The app will allow users to do the following: See all PC and Mac computers they currently back up. Select files from these computers and their...

When Apple Maps debuted within iOS 6 it was pale in comparison to the Google Maps experience from iOS 5. The blunder caused Apple CEO Tim Cook to publicly apologize for the miscue and also resulted in iOS chief Scott Forstall being fired. The release of Google Maps for iOS in mid-December came as a...

Frank & Oak offers easy online shopping for men, where members pay to have curated menswear sent their way. The Montreal-based brand has launched an iPhone app today to bring the shopping experience mobile. The app offers high resolution images of items, in-app purchasing with seamless check-outs and members of the Hunt Club can access...

THX has announced the release of their tune-up iOS app today to allow users to calibrate their home theatre setup straight from their iPhone or iPad. The app will help adjust your TV, project and speaker setup to optimized settings according to THX standards. “By using the THX tune-up app, sports fans, movie enthusiasts, gamers...

Last week, Apple removed Toronto-based 500px's popular photo sharing app from the iTunes App Store over concerns of nudity. However, the app has today made its return into the App Store with warning for mature content and a new “Report Photo” button to help users quickly tag things they find offensive for potential removal from the network...

If you like retro-games, especially spaceship and aliens shooter games from the 80s, you’re in for a treat if you have an iPhone or an iPad. On Friday, January 25, the ghost of the long lost MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) was reincarnated in the form of the free Gridlee game. Gridlee was originally an...

Facebook for iOS has been updated to include the ability to send voice messages and video clips. Also improved is the 'Nearby' tab to help you discover places close by and to see where your friends have visited. What's New in Version 5.4 Share your moments with voice messages and video recordings right in the...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority this morning released the results of their collaborative investigation into popular third party messaging app, WhatsApp. "Our Office is very proud to mark an important world-first along with our Dutch counterparts, especially in light of today's increasingly online, mobile and borderless...