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Last week Safeway, a Canadian Grocery Chain located in Western Canada, discounted iTunes cards by 25%. If you bought $60 worth of gift cards you would get $15 off the purchase. Today is the last day to take advantage of that offer, but for those who can't make it to a local Safeway today, no worries,...

Google has launched their news reader, called Currents (Kara Swisher from AllThingsD had a heads up). This is similar to something like Flipboard. iTunes description: Google Currents delivers beautiful magazine-like editions to your tablet and smartphone for high speed offline reading. Editions are all free and include: * Publisher editions - Publishers such as Forbes,...

Twitter has announced a new version of its iPhone app today, as announced today at their 'Come See What We're Building' press conference, live-blogged by TechCrunch. Within the announcements, Jack Dorsey revealed twitter integration within iOS 5 has resulted in an 25% increase of sign ups globally, and now more than 250 million tweets are...

Apple has just listed its top apps and games of the year, as part of its annual App Store Rewind for 2011, as noted in a tweet sent out by the @AppStore account. The list for 2010 was posted almost exactly a year ago. The iPhone app of the year: Instagram Runners-Up: VidRhythm, Band of...

Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have just released the Batman Arkham City Lockdown game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch which is now available for download on the App Store. The game brings Batman Arkham City franchise, one of the most highly acclaimed and best-selling videogame releases of 2011, to the iOS for the first time...

Yesterday, Google reported that the Android Market passed 10 billion apps downloaded. They also noted that app downloads are now growing by over a billion per month. In comparison, Apple passed the 10 billion app download mark in January of this year, and has been growing at over a billion downloads per month since July. A...

Microsoft has launched My Xbox LIVE for for Xbox users, as announced by Xbox Live Programming Director, Larry Hryb. The app allows you to login with your account and check your achievements and connect with friends. You can even manage your avatar and get access to the latest Xbox news and tips. Take your Xbox...

Update 1: Flipboard is currently down. Give it some time to come back online. Flipboard has updated their popular iPad app with universal support for the iPhone and iPod touch. It has been optimized for the smaller iPhone screen, and brings a new feature where you read articles by flipping through pages like in a...

Apple updated its Cards app earlier today, and tonight iBooks. Cards receives a few updates to improve text entry and the checkout process, plus better processing of mailing addresses: What's New in Version 1.0.1 • Improved verification of postal addresses • Enhancements to text entry • Improvements to the checkout process Download Cards here. iBooks...

There's a new security app for enterprise iPhone users: PhoneFactor. Released a few weeks ago, this app employs a 2-step verification system that uses the iPhone to prevent unauthorized access to business and personal accounts, while also stopping fraudulent transactions in real-time. When logging into an enterprise or online application, PhoneFactor requires the user to respond...

Rockstar Games has just announced some good news for Grand Theft Auto fans. Next week, GTA III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition hits the App Store on December 15th for $4.99 (and for Android too). The app will support the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 1, iPad 2, and iPod touch 4th gen. For fans of...

The BBC Worldwide has officially announced the launch date of iPhone and iPod touch versions of their Global iPlayer, set to debut December 8th in Canada, as part of its pilot trial. The iPad-exclusive app launched in Canada five days ago, with a $8.99 CDN monthly subscription price (or $84.99 annually), which we have reviewed....