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Klout has released their official iPhone app for download. For those that care, a user's Klout score is your social media 'influence' based on the activity of your social media accounts. Some people take it seriously and consider it the standard to see how they stand in the social media world. Others balk at Klout,...

  Today is Earth Day. A day when we're supposed to turn off our electronic devices, and get outside and enjoy our planet. I know a lot of you iPhone users are probably saying, "Yeah, right!". Well, at least take a look at this new app called National Parks, from National Geographic. This new app...

As noted by folks at iDB, the popular Encyclopedia Britannica has just gone digital with its first app coming out for iPhone, iPod and iPad. The iOS app, which is now available for download in the App Store, marks the return of Encyclopedia Britannica which ceased production of its multi-volume book after releasing the last set in 2010. The...

LEGO has just released a great new stop motion movie making app called "LEGO® Super Hero Movie Maker". It is meant to be used with their super hero LEGO sets, but could be used for any stop motion movie you want to make. Directed at kids, the app is really simple to use, with just...

Apple has updated iTunes to include a section dedicated to iPhone and iPad 'Apps for Québécoises' within the Great Canadian Apps section. The section highlights apps for French Canadian users in Québec, and even some are developed right in Québec. Check out the apps here in iTunes. If you know of any favourite Québécoises apps,...

Last November Translink released 'Next Bus Beta' for riders in Vancouver, a mobile website that tracked your bus in real-time. It provides handy GPS data from each bus, and is handy for riders, except the interface isn't the best and is downright ugly. There formerly was a Translink iPhone app but it was left for...

The Street Food iPhone app is currently available for Vancouver, Calgary and Boston. The developers have added Toronto to that list, and Street Food Toronto will debut tomorrow in the App Store. The newest app will enable foodies to locate the following food trucks: Blue Donkey, Caplansky Deli Truck, Cupcake Diner, El Gastronomo Vagabundo, Food...

  The Mayor of Toronto has announced that the people of Toronto can now use their smartphones to report graffiti to city officials. He hopes that this will further efforts to clean up the city. Mayor Rob Ford says this is the cleanest Toronto has been in a long time, and he wants to make...

Do you toggle Bluetooth on or off numerous times throughout the day? If your iPhone is jailbroken, SBSettings takes care of that easily. In iOS 5.0.1, we were able to use the quick and easy shortcuts made by Jeff Broderick. That functionality was eventually removed by Apple in iOS 5.1. Now, a new app called...

There is a new all ages mobile game being developed by the community, for the community, called Hungry Fins. It is being developed by a non-profit, volunteer studio called PepperDev. The game is in the final stages of development, but the need a bit of help to get the game released. They have started a Kickstarter page,...

Read It Later started five years ago back in 2007, and the service to 'read later' has amassed more than 4.5 million users since. The team realized their service had moved beyond saving articles and users had started to emphasize video. So to that extent, they made a major announcement on their blog today that...

With the release of the iPad and the iBooks app, reading in iOS became a whole new experience. Folks with an iOS device could read ebooks in a whole new way. Some find the bright screen hard on the eyes, but for the most part reading on the iPad is a great experience. There has...