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The Globe and Mail has updated their iOS app to bring iPhone 5 support and also some bug fixes and stability improvements. The app has had its moments with crashes in the past but this update seems to work quite well for us. What's New in Version 2.5.1- The app is now optimized for iPhone...

This week's Starbucks App Pick of the Week is Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Episode II. The game is regularly priced at $6.99, so this week's free pick definitely has lots of 'value'. The game was rated as the iPhone/iPod game of the year in the 2012 iLounge Buyers Guide. The game features a collaborative play mode...

Square launched their mobile payments in Canada this October, their first expansion market outside of the USA. Now the company has notified us their mobile card reader is now available at retailers in Canada such as Apple, Best Buy and Future Shop. With Square, it allows you to accept credit cards anywhere as the card...

Facebook has started to roll out their Photo Sync feature for iOS users. What is Photo Sync? Here's how Facebook describes the feature: When you turn on photo syncing, your mobile photos will be saved to a private section of your Facebook Photos. You can easily share your synced photos on your timeline from desktop,...

For those looking for a quick iTunes Card sale, Food Basics currently has $10 off $50 iTunes Cards. Food Basics is based in Ontario so if there's a store near you, time to jump on this deal. The deal started on November 9th and is on until the 22nd.  For those that continue to fund...

LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias by Frontier Developments Ltd, is one of the most beautiful and elegant games I’ve seen on the App Store. You play as Toku, and your goal is to find and save your mother. At the same time, you’re trying to find out what happened to the Melodia people of...

Apple has unofficially surpassed the 1 million approved app milestone, according to the App Store discover company Appsfire as cited by The Next Web. (more…)

There is no question that some of the most addictive and fun-to-play iPhone games are word games, and Letterpress is no exception. This is why it was quite exciting to find out that the developer has just released an update. The same great world-building structure exists with the 5x5 board, but now you can easily...

This week's free App of the Week from Apple is LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias (regularly priced at $3.99): The award-winning, enchanting ‘LostWinds’ adventure continues! Amazing new season-switching gameplay. Incredible new wind powers at the tips of your fingers. Beautiful visuals. Expansive new environments to explore. Charming new characters, and an absorbing storyline. Each...

Many have been waiting for this update and it's finally here: WhatsApp Messenger has finally been updated with screen support for the iPhone 5 along with better support for iOS 6:  What's New in Version 2.8.62.8.6:- iPhone 5 and iOS 6 improvements    WhatsApp has emerged as one of the leading third party cross platform...

Yesterday Facebook updated its mobile site with a much requested 'share' button, and now that feature has reached its iOS app today. Other new features in the latest 5.2 update includes the ability to tag friends anywhere (finally), use emoji icons and more: What's New in Version 5.2Now you can share the best stories from...

eBay's recent poll of 1,005 Canadians conducted by Vision Critical concludes almost half of the Canadian population will shop online this holiday season for gift buying. The reasons? Convenience (40 per cent) to avoid in-store hassles (34 per cent) to save time (19 per cent) to save money (seven per cent). eBay notes 30 per...