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Zynga has used Canada as a launch pad to debut its new game, Dream Heights (plus another game called Dream PetHouse). This game is based on the construction of your own tower, which comes across as a blatant rip-off of the hit game, Tiny Tower, developed by NimbleBits. You may recall Tiny Tower was chosen by...

Are you an Instagram fiend? It is by far the easiest way to upload and share pictures with your social networks. What makes Instagram great is that it's simple and easy to use. However, one downside is if you want to check out your Instagram feed you need to do it on your iOS device....

Are you addicted to Words With Friends? The tiled game is so addicting it got Alec Baldwin kicked off his flight. The game now boasts almost 15 million active users per month, and is a mega hit around the globe. Fast Company takes an in-depth look at how Words With Friends beat Scrabble in popularity...

The award-winning mobile VoIP provider Vopium, known for its low-cost, high quality calling to more than 1 million users in 52 countries, has just pushed an update to its iPhone app which is now available for download in the App Store. The update takes Vopium app to version 2.1 which brings a couple of significant enhancements including an 'in-app payment...

Evi is the new girl on the block and she wants to be your new voice-activated personal assistant. True Knowledge has released their version of the assistant in your pocket. It’s a tall order, creating an app with the ability to convert speech to text, understand the context of that text and apply it to...

Technology that allows a merchant to begin accepting payment for their goods or services directly within a mobile device has been getting a lot of ink lately. Recently, we reported on PAYD, one of the new smartphone dongles that put the power of a credit card terminal in your pocket. But now, thanks to Card.io,...

Twitter has acquired Summify, the startup that takes news from all of your personal social media accounts and your favourite blogs and condenses it all down to the most important stories. The purchase price has not been announced but this marks the second big announcement from Vancouver-based social media startups as HootSuite recently announced hitting...

As part of Apple's education event today in New York City, Eddy Cue took to the stage to announce a standalone iTunes U app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app will bring easier access to the thousands of lectures and free education content. The app will also allow professors and teachers to...

Today at Apple's education media event in New York City, they have made some major announcements to disrupt the textbook publishing industry, as noted by Steve Jobs in his biography. Apple has partnered with Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to bring major textbooks to iOS. Phil Schiller was on stage to announce iBooks 2...

NamcoBandai Games Inc. has released the iOS version of popular arcade fighting game SoulCalibur which is now available as a universal download for iPhone / iPod touch and iPad in the App Store. The game isn’t cheap though, currently selling at US $11.99, but Namco has launched the title with a 20% ‘Release Sale’. So if you...

Developed by income tax specialists with years of experience in tax preparation business, Go! Tax Canada app for iOS introduces an innovative way to file your Canadian personal income taxes anywhere, anytime using your iPhone or iPod Touch. Simply download the app free from the App Store, fill out your tax information, take photos of your tax slips and submit them to...

Update 1: Looks like the free promo period has ended. It was a nice grab while it lasted. CreativeNchildren (CnC) have just made their three best selling iOS apps totally free in the App Store. The apps are a part of the Quick™ Series i.e Quick™ Light, Quick™ Snap and Quick™ Video. The developers claim that all these three apps...