App Store

A couple reports this morning have noted Apple is removing Emoji apps from the App Store, citing they are no longer required to unlock the icons initially made available to Japanese users. Emoji icons provide a plethora of advanced emoticons and was not supported natively until iOS 5. Prior to that, users needed free apps...

The Starbucks Song Pick of the Week this time around is the single 'Guardian' from Alanis Morissette, from her album havoc and bright lights released on August 28th. The song costs $1.29 in iTunes and you have probably heard it on the radio from this Canadian music icon.  Below are some promo codes for you...

Apple released iOS 6.0.1 to the world today for download. Just a quick PSA for those about to update--note this update causes Facebook to crash upon opening the app for a second or two. Reinstalling the app does not fix the problem. Looks like this is a Facebook issue and not iOS issue as it's...

The to do app Clear launched with immense hype back in February (check out this HTML5 replica) due to its innovative and simplistic interface. The app was very easy to use but one problem made me stop using the app--the lack of cloud syncing for to do notes. I got tired of always having to...

Loren Brichter, the founder of Atebits, has announced his new iOS word game Letterpress has surpassed 15 million words played already and has hit #1 spot in the App Store under word games: In less than a week, we've blasted past 15 million words played! It has inspired a new form of poetry. And even...

A couple days ago we saw a first look at an Angry Birds: Star Wars with Luke and Leia gameplay trailer. Today, Rovio has posted another gameplay trailer for their upcoming game set to launch on November 8th, but this time it's R2-D2 and C-3PO. Check it out below: Yesterday, Disney bought Lucasfilm for $4...

Apple's iTunes Connect has sent out a message to iOS developers to notify them of two new App Store marketing badges along with new product images of the iPhone 5 and 5th generation iPod touch to use when displaying apps (the iPad mini is absent though): We are excited to announce two new App Store...

Google has just pushed a significant update to its Google Search universal iPhone / iPad app with an improved voice search, that behaves pretty much like Apple's own digital voice assistant Siri. The voice recognition engine is much faster than before, thanks to its on the fly text streaming. Similar to Siri, you tap the red mic...

Apple has pushed out a minor update to its iOS app Cards to allow for an easier way to swap photos and also to fix a few bugs. Some users have experienced sent cards show up as drafts in their history and others have also suffered from the app just crashing. Those issues have been...

Update: Some users have noted this app has messed up their cellular data settings, causing apps such as MyAccount from Rogers/Fido to not work properly. Use at your own risk while we follow up with Onavo. Onavo Mobile has introduced a brand new iOS app called Onavo Count, that allows users to keep track of their...

Apple's lead in the race for mobile apps has ended: the Android platform now has about 700,000 apps available for download. This is the same number Tim Cook emphasized during the iPad mini event. (more…)

Sears Canada, a multi-channel retailer with a network that includes 196 corporate stores and over 1,700 catalogue merchandise pick-up locations across the country, introduced Wish Book last year, Canada's first shoppable iPad catalogue application. Today, the company is celebrating its 60th anniversary by announcing a permanent Sears iPad Catalogue App in the form of 2012 Wish Book (via CNW). Sears...