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Apple has pushed out a minor update for its Find my iPhone app to add driving directions to device locations, supported on devices running iOS 6 or later. Also, various buttons now appear separately in map view, specifically Play Sound, Lost Mode and Erase iPhone. Full change log below: What's New in Version 2.0.1 •...

After taking over as Yahoo CEO in September, Marissa Mayer offered employees free smartphones such as the iPhone 5 and more. Today on the company blog she is further making her mark by personally announcing the release of all-new Yahoo! Mail apps, which includes a version for iPhone users. The new apps are part of...

According to a report by The Next Web, Microsoft recently allowed SkyDrive users to purchase paid storage upgrades on their iOS devices directly, bypassing Apple's in-app purchases that gives Apple a 30% cut of the subscription revenue. As a result, Apple is now refusing to approve any updates to SkyDrive app for iOS. The source claims...

AgileBits has posted on their blog today a teaser for the upcoming version of 1Password 4. If you're looking for a password manager for iOS and your Mac, you can't go wrong with 1Password. It's essential for my workflow and it's one of the best out there. The AgileBits team is also a super friendly...

Twitter has announced an update to its iOS app to bring the ability to add filters to photos and edit them as well; reports on the weekend noted this feature was coming soon and it has arrived: Starting today, you’ll be able to edit and refine your photos, right from Twitter. The latest versions of...

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...