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Cineplex TimePlay: Connects iPhone to the Theatre Screen to Get Interactive
If you haven't tried it yet, Cineplex has an app called TimePlay to allow movie goers with iPhones to connect to the silver screen to play games and engage in other social participation, while you wait for your movie to start. Most of the time this waiting period can be boring but TimePlay aims to...
City of Calgary Road Conditions iOS App: Real-Time Info and Traffic Cameras
With winter in full swing it's always better to be well-informed and prepared if you're a traveller. If you live in Calgary, the city has created a free app to provide its citizens with real-time traffic updates and also views of traffic cameras as well: The City of Calgary Road Conditions app is designed to...
Rovio Had 263 Million Monthly Active Users in December
Rovio has announced some more incredible numbers for December. This time, the Finnish company has noted they had 263 million active users last month, to go along with their other 2012 milestones: 2012 was a milestone year for us: More than 1 billion downloads (30 million during Christmas week alone), and we had more than...
Jailbreak Expert pod2g Releases “podDJ” DJing App for iPad [VIDEO]
iOS hacker and jailbreak expert @pod2g has released his first iOS app called podDJ, a djing app for iPad which will be hitting the App Store on January 12 (already available in the New Zealand App Store). The app claims to be the fastest scratching app in the App Store that transforms your iPad into a real mixing engine....
Apple’s Free App of the Week: KooZac by Square Enix
This week's free App of the Week from Apple is the puzzle game KooZac, made by Square Enix. The concept of KooZac is simple: position the falling blocks on top of each other to create the target numbers. The game features 60 levels with three different modes and can be described as Tetris-like arithmetic game...
Ding Free ATM Locator App Launched by Canadian Credit Unions
If your financial institution is a credit union member, the Credit Union Central of Canada has officially announced the release of their ding free ATM locator iPhone app. The app allows users to find any credit union member ATM nationwide to ensure surcharge-free transaction. Belonging to a national ATM network means you can bank ding...
Apple Clamps Down on App Screenshots to Prevent Spam in the App Store
A popular tactic used by scammers to thwart Apple's App Store approval process was to submit an app, get approval, then swap the screenshots with those from a similar app. The process would result in tricking people into downloading what they thought were legitimate apps, but actually just fake garbage apps. According to this afternoon's...
Angry Birds Space “Pig Dipper” Update Coming Soon [VIDEO]
Rovio has announced Angry Birds Space will soon receive a "Pig Dipper" update which will feature 30 new galactic-aquatic levels: Pig Dipper will also introduce never-before-seen power-ups (be sure to check out the Pig Puffer!) along with extra power-up specific leaderboards. Excited? Then yell "I GOT MA RUBBER DUCKY!!!!" repeatedly in the mirror while you...
ESPN SportsCenter Feed – Delivers You Sports News In Real-Time [Review]
If you like keeping up to date with the latest news in sports, you should check out the ESPN Sports Center Feed (SC Feed). SC Feed combines all news, scores, audio, and video from ESPN, and delivers them to you in real-time. From the navigation bar, you can select to view all articles, just the...
Apps Generate About a Third of All iTunes Revenue
After Apple announced that the App Store has reached another milestone -- 40 billion downloads -- and that over 2 billion unique downloads were recorded in December alone, Horace Dediu of Asymco took a closer look at the iTunes economy and what the App Store and iTunes as a whole means in term of costs...
Waze Announces Total Userbase Hit 34 Million in 2012
Waze announced last night (the post has since randomly been taken down) it had hit a total user base of 34 million people using their app in 2012. Along with their announcement, the company stressed again their goal was to save every Wazer 5 minutes per day in commute times. They estimate Waze will be...
Apple Rejects Syrian Civil War iOS Game
Despite being an innovative and interactive exploration of the ongoing civil war in Syria, Apple rejected the iOS game called Endgame: Syria, according to io9 (via The Verge). (more…)