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Apple's free App of the Week released on Thursday was Toca Band. This app is geared for children aged 2-9 to to explore music with their parents. The app lets your kid try out 16 characters that play their own instruments within the app, which also includes 48 fun sound loops. There is no right...

Here's some Saturday afternoon reading, courtesy of the New York Times on their piece about how Instagram has resulted in some smart entrepreneurs: These entrepreneurs have realized that they can piggyback on the popularity of Instagram, which has more than 100 million users, and create their own businesses, some of which have turned out to...

Google Maps for iOS was released a couple days ago and shortly after its release it vaulted into the number one spot under top free apps. Three Google apps are in the top 10 now: Google Maps, YouTube and Google Earth: Google is pushing its iOS maps app release hard. Even Google Maps on the...

Dropbox has announced the release of version 2.0 of its iOS app, which has received an all-new design (and new icon): We’ve packed a ton of love and tiny details into our new iOS design, and we think you’ll dig its simplicity. For example, we got rid of the text labels on our tabs in...

Yesterday Facebook released another update to its iOS app, which aims to improve the speed at which your timeline and news feeds load. Also added is the ability to upload photos to albums of your choosing. What's New in Version 5.3 Post your photos to albums and enjoy a speedier app. • You can now...

Rovio has announced a massive sale for their HD titles on iOS, which means you can get iPad versions for a super deal this weekend: The year 2012 has been absolutely amazing for Rovio, and as a 'Thank You' to our fans we're offering all Rovio HD titles for Android and iOS at a special sale...

Apple has made some changes to the App Store this afternoon to introduce 'iTunes Gifts, which allows users to send iTunes Cards in various pre-set denominations of $20, $30, $50 or custom amounts to friends and family. Gift cards are regional, so if you're sending a gift from a Canadian iTunes account, the recipient can...

When iOS users craved a really great Gmail experience on the iPhone, they received in the form of Sparrow, which Google eventually acquired. In terms of maximizing your Gmail experience on the iPhone, the latest Gmail iOS update was actually decent. But in the new year, a new app called Mailbox looks to change the...

Apple's App Store Best Of 2012 has just gone live, listing the best apps and games for iPhone and iPad for the year (via The Loop). The Best of 2012 iTunes category is further split into a number of sub-categories including Movies, TV Shows, App Store, Books and Podcasts. For the iPhone, Action Movie FX has been chosen...

Agile Bits previously teased 1Password 4 and last night the much anticipated app hit the App Store. The company has announced with the launch is a huge 55% off sale, which makes 1Password 4 only $7.99 (regular price $17.99): What’s the big deal about the fourth edition of 1Password for iOS? In short, everything. We...

PC Financial has announced the release of their much anticipated iPhone app. The latter allows users to pay bills, transfer funds, check balances, view transactions and also send INTERAC e-Transfers. You can also locate the nearest PC Financial and CIBC bank machines and PC Pavillions. It’s easy to bank anywhere, with the President’s Choice Financial®...

The free music streaming service Songza, has received an update to its iOS app which should please listeners that have wanted higher quality audio. The 2.8 update brings new high quality audio powered by Audyssey Laboratories, which improves headphone sound without using more data. According to Songza, here's the back story behind their HQ Audio...