App Store

The Vonage Mobile iPhone app is a free download and allows for cheap VoIP calls to landlines and mobile numbers (similar to Skype) and free texts and calls to fellow Vonage Mobile app friends. The company has announced it has extended its promo for free calling to landlines in Canada, the U.S., and Puerto Rico...

Readdle has just pushed a major update to PDF Expert for iPhone, that takes the popular PDF viewing and annotating iPhone app to version 3.0. While the app already supported PDF Forms, the latest update brings the ability to sign PDFs using handwritten signatures right on the iPhone. This lets users sign contracts, agreements, statements etc. on-the-go and...

A new app has launched today called Physique that aims to change the way you workout. Developed in Ottawa, Physique has some interesting features not found in other top weight tracking apps, such as automatic weight progression and an integrated barbell calculator. Users will also have access to warm-up sets, rest timers and custom keyboards,...

This week Google launched an new app called Schemer. Originally available for Android, Schemer is a social activity service that enables users to broadcast what their plans are and then have other people join in. In other words, using Schemer you can plan a scheme, broadcast that plan, and have people join you in the...

The latest update to the popular social app "Flipboard" brings a great new feature. Audio streaming. Now you can check out some of your favourite online audio, right in Flipboard. What's New in Version 1.9 Connect Flipboard to SoundCloud and enjoy amazing sounds created and shared by your friends and people you follow. Explore dozens...

As noted by 9to5Mac, Facebook has launched their Facebook Pages Manager app to enable users to manage their pages from their iPhone. Admin access to pages is available from a web browser on your Mac/PC, but not from the Facebook iPhone app. Pages Manager changes all of this to make it a lot easier for...

A new app has hit the App Store called TAG (Taxi Assigned by Geolocation) aims to make ordering a cab a breeze right from your iPhone. The app has launched in Montreal and will enable customers to 'call' a cab with a few taps, utilizing your geolocation in the process. The current area covers Downtown...

For publicly traded companies on the TSX, a new service has made its way to Canada to offer a simple solution to go mobile for its investors. theIRapp previously was available only in the U.S., but now it is offering its services to Canadian companies to design and launch iPhone and Android investor relations apps...

Numerous users have started to notice a change in Facebook's news feed, as part of their mobile update announced earlier this afternoon: Starting today, we’re rolling out an improved design for posts in news feed on your mobile phone. Now photos are up to 3x larger, and all posts will fill your mobile screen from...

For the casual observer, the standard Stocks.app that comes with the iPhone is solid. It gives users a nice overview of company portfolios and any related news items. However for the seasoned investor, obviously something far more powerful is required. I was recently introduced to a new stock app called "MarketShark" and from what I've...

If you scrolled through the Featured Section of the App Store this week, you may have seen Scotiabank's new iTRADE app. The app was just recently launched and is designed for Scotiabank customers that trade equities and manage their investments on-the-go. The iTRADE app is now added to the list of other Scotiabank apps available...

Future Shop has announced today their iPhone and iPad apps have been downloaded almost 500,000 times since their launch in the fall of 2010. Today, as part of the announcement the 2.0.1 update was also announced (the 2.0 update was released in May of last year).   Based on feedback from customers, the new update...