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Looks like more evidence has emerged that Microsoft Office for iOS is inevitable and currently is being tested in Redmond. Mac4ever points us to references to 'Excel for iPad' when searching for custom number formats for Excel on Microsoft's support site, which points to the following result: Other queries noted by MacRumors on the same site shows references to Office...

Amazon has quietly launched the Kindle Store in Canada over the weekend. First spotted by the Digital Reader last Friday, Amazon's landing page revealed the debut of the Kindle Store to allow Canadians to purchase ebooks with their local account, instead of going through a US portal. For Canadian iOS users, this means it will...

According to a study carried out by Federal Trade Commission, it appears that majority of smartphone apps for kids are secretly collecting data from children including their device IDs, phone numbers, locations and other private information without their parents' consent, reports the LA Times. The FTC reviewed 235 mobile apps for kids from the Google Play and Apple App...

TechCrunch is reporting Apple might be acquiring Snapguide, even though the latter's co-founder Daniel Raffel responded and denied any discussions with Apple: “Snapguide has not been acquired by, nor is in acquisition conversations with, Apple,” he said, “While we have a ton of respect for Apple, and love developing products on iOS, it would be...

AllThingsD is reporting Instagram has officially ceased support for Twitter cards technology today, as confirmed to the publication via a Facebook spokesperson (the latter acquired Instagram for $1 billion back in September): Instagram has completely turned off support for Twitter cards technology on Sunday, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed to AllThingsD. Users will still be able...

For all you fans of MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op), the company has released their iPhone app as of a couple days ago to allow you to have "a complete store in your pocket". MEC was started in Vancouver back in 1971 and has since expanded to 15 cities across Canada with over 3.3 million members...

Square Enix currently has a sale on Final Fantasy I, II, and III for iOS (via Pocket Gamer). The sale prices are as follows: Final Fantasy I - $3.99 (was $8.99) Final Fantasy II - $3.99 (was $8.99) Final Fantasy III - $8.99 (was $15.99) Final Fantasy III for iPad - $9.99 (was $16.99) Final Fantasy...

This week's free App of the Week from Apple is Flightboard, an app that turns your iPhone or iPad into an arrivals or departures board for any airport in the world. The app is regularly priced at $3.99 but as of today it's free for a week: Covers over 16,000 airports and 1,400 airlines worldwide...

6 Wunderkinder has announced on their blog Wunderlist 2 will arrive in time for Christmas and be available for the iPhone, Mac, Web, Android and Windows. The next version of this popular and free to-do app will be completely revamped from the ground up, featuring a new user interface and better Retina display support: Wunderlist...

Apple has updated their 12 Days of Christmas iOS app which will offer a variety of free iTunes media downloads starting December 26th. The free app is available for download in Canada. Last year's iTunes 12 Days of Christmas was a partnership between Canada.com web properties but this year it appears downloads will appear within...

Rated by many as the best mobile photo editing app, Google owned Snapseed for iOS is now a free download on the App Store (via The Verge). The universal iPhone / iPad app was recently updated with a new icon, built-in Google+ sharing functionality, updated filters and much more. Those who aren't familiar with Snapseed, it is an...

Bell has extended the sports content of Bell Mobile TV by announcing the addition of NBA TV Canada and NBA on TSN: "Bell Mobile TV's addition of non-stop basketball action from NBA TV Canada and NBA on TSN means keeping up with your favourite sports, anytime, anywhere, just got better," said Wade Oosterman, President of...