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  The Royal Ontario Museum has introduced a new way to experience their exhibits. With their new app, "ROM Ultimate Dinosaurs", you can now have a whole new augmented reality experience, when in the ROM. You open the app on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad and point the camera at one of the ads...

Previously, we had reported that a Russian hacker had figured out a way to get in-app purchases for free, in iOS. It was a quick 3 step process that installed a certificate and changed DNS settings on your device, redirecting to a different server.. Now, it seems that Apple has taken down the server that...

The Starbucks iPhone app has been updated to bring a few new features for coffee lovers. There is now an Inbox where you will be able to receive offers and news from Starbucks. Other new additions include the ability to see your complete Rewards History, plus now there are Manage & Reload options on the...

A Russian developer has apparently managed to discover a method of obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free as noticed by Russian blog i-ekb.ru (via 9to5Mac). The process uses an “in-app proxy” and does not rely on any kind of jailbreak. In fact, the process can easily be replicated by any iOS user in three simple steps. The hack reportedly works on...

A few days back, we reported that iOS developers were informed by Apple about the App Store getting a new “Food & Drink” category and it seems that the change has now gone live in the iTunes App Store. Apps like A Taste of Montreal, Urbanspoon, Starbucks, Epicurious, Allrecipes.com etc. are all listed in this category. The...

One of my favourite apps for making photo collages has become free as part of the App Store's ongoing free App of the Week promotion (last week it was Angry Birds Seasons). Diptic is regularly $0.99, and enables you to make some of the coolest photo mashups (there are 52 layouts and 14 filters) for easy...

Just as we reported earlier in the week, the huge new update to Tiny Wings is now in the App Store. Tons of new features are included in this update. The best part of this update is, if you already own Tiny Wings, this update is completely free! Here's what's new: Hi Tiny Wings fans!...

The 2012 Calgary Stampede celebrates its centennial this year, with the event already started on July 6th and ending July 15th. If you haven't visited yet, be sure to download the official Calgary Stampede 2012 iPhone app before you go. The app will save you from carrying the event's booklet and provide you with all...

The Globe and Mail: News iPhone app has been updated to fix a crashing bug based on their previous update back in early June. When users updated to that version and tried to load a customized layout, the app crashed immediately. This latest update, version 2.0.13 addresses that crashing bug, which was the result of...

Rovio has been one giant success story thanks to the viral explosion of their hit game, Angry Birds. The franchise has moved to every accessory imaginable. More recently, they have managed to hype up another release, Angry Alex which has gone live in the App Store today. This puzzle and physics game could become another...

One of my favourite push notification services, Boxcar, has been down and out over the past few months and it has gotten progressively worse. I've long noted about the downtime on twitter and just today The Next Web highlights the Boxcar website no longer is up and running, along with users being unable to connect...

Rovio, the creators of Angry Birds, have announced the launch date of their new IP, Amazing Alex. The new game comes to the App Store this week, on July 12th! http://youtu.be/xk7vezL36IU Meet Amazing Alex! With his boundless imagination, this whiz kid turns everything into adventure! From cleaning his room to battling cardboard robots in his...