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This week's Starbucks Pick of the Week is a free TV episode that will bring back some nostalgia. Up for grabs is an episode from The Simpsons, the original Treehouse of Horror episode, which first aired almost 22 years ago on October 24, 1990. The 23 minute episode is regularly priced at $2.49 but you...

Looks like the 'long' wait is over and the Starbucks Canada has finally received support for Passbook. A while ago both the Canadian and US apps were updated for iOS 6, with only the latter receiving support for Passbook. We detailed a workaround on how to get Passbook in Canada with the US app, but that...

The official Booking.com app for iPhone and iPad has just been updated to support the new Passbook feature in iOS 6. The free universal app, that has been downloaded over 10 million times from the App Store, offers a quick, easy and secure way to find and book hotels through an iPhone or iPad. The update also...

Loren Brichter founded Atebits and created Tweetie, one of the most popular Twitter clients at the time that featured his pleasing 'pull to refresh' feature that we now see everywhere. Eventually Atebits was acquired by Twitter in April of 2010 and Loren helped the latter port over features of Tweetie into the official Twitter app....

A while back we highlighted ClassicMap, an app that brought back a native Google Maps app to iOS 6 users (it was the web version in a wrapper), but it was eventually pulled from the App Store. Now, it appears another similar app has made its way into the App Store, known as gMaps. According...

Valpak, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Media Group Inc. that offers discount coupons for numerous retailers and restaurants, recently updated its Local Savings iPhone app to support Passbook in iOS 6. Today, they have announced that more than 20,000 coupons have been loaded to its iOS app since the Passbook integration, a feature that was rolled out last week. Valpak has been working to...

If you're an AIR MILES collector the iPhone app recently added a new feature (at the end of August) to allow you to redeem your miles for cash and activate it within the app. Previously, AIR MILES Cash required members to sign in on airmiles.ca to activate the program, but now it can be accessed...

The following tip will probably be geared towards the ladies (but guys if you're into make up, stick around--I don't judge) that love cosmetics (such as my wife) and Sephora, also known as the 'Apple Store' of make up. The Sephora to Go app is one of the apps that supports Passbook integration and the...

The official Jetsetter™ app for iPhone, that was awarded the best iPhone travel app by Apple's App Store Rewind 2011, has been updated to support the Passbook feature in iOS 6, in addition to iPhone 5's taller display support, quick checkout with credit card scanning and a few bug fixes. Jetsetter™ provides insider access to the world's...

It's a new week and that means a new App of the Week from Apple. This week's choice is Solar Walk, a 3D solar system model. The is regularly priced at $0.99 cents and was previously featured by Apple as the Best Apps of 2010 and 2011. It's a 3D solar system model that will...

Just over a week ago TELUS released their Optik Smart Remote in the App Store (currently featured under What's Hot) and essentially it will allow you to change the channels on your PVR from your iPhone or iPad and get access to PVR controls. You can set and manage recordings on the go and also...

Valpak offers numerous coupons for a variety of retailers and restaurants and their iOS app was recently updated to support Passbook integration: As one of the first providers of local coupons in Passbook, Valpak once again is leading the charge in making coupons accessible to consumers anywhere@anytime. “We certainly recognize the significant consumer convenience this...