App Store

Ever heard of PixBits? Me neither. They're fresh out of the oven and boy are they starting with a bang. This new indie developer has recently released their first title, Junk Jack, and those of you who have played Minecraft will feel right at home, sort of. The big difference between the two is the...

Here comes an all new iOS app called Arrived which is simply a private and personal notification service that lets you notify your friends when you've arrived at a meeting, work place or a rendezvous point. When you arrive at a certain point, the app automatically notifies people that you've reached the spot, without the hassle...

Remembrance Day is tomorrow and we should all take time out of our busy schedules to give a moment of silence to Canadian soldiers that sacrificed their lives in previous and existing wars and conflicts. We Remember Updated for 2011 Remembrance Day Events Last year, we saw Veteran Affairs Canada launch an app called We...

An interesting app for Greater Toronto Area residents. Go Transit has launched a mobile app that allows GO Transit passengers to get train and bus schedules, receive departure notifications (only from Toronto Union Station) and to browse the bus stops and stations on a map within the GTA. The app was developed in conjunction with Ryerson University...

A welcome addition to my sports app folder; The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) has released a full featured sports app. The app provides access to news headlines, real-time championship event scoring, photos, and videos. And of interested for the travelling curler, the app offers a great new way to locate curling clubs across the country. The...

The Canadian War Museum has launched a new iPhone app to bring a new experience for visitors. It includes an interactive floor guide, plus visitors can use the app to scan QR codes at various points of interest. If you're visiting the museum to remember, this is a must-have app. This application is designed to...

HeyTell is a fun app that turns your iPhone into a walkie talkie, essentially bringing Push-to-Talk to your device. It has just been updated to support iOS 5 and Bluetooth. What's New In Version 2.3.1 * New languages: Chinese (Simplified), Danish, Russian, Swedish. Many, many thanks go out to both Jonas Bohdén for providing the...

As expected, the US-version of the Apple Store app has been updated to support EasyPay (US-only) and Personal Pickup to streamline the shopping experience for customers. In an unexpected move, the app is finally brings international support to include CANADA (and China)! Yes, we are worthy! Research and buy Apple products on the go. And...

The Starbucks Canada iPhone app was officially released last February as 'myStarbucks Canada', and it lacked the ability for mobile payments, a coveted feature available to our U.S. neighbours down South. That has all changed, as of today. Starbucks Canada has updated their iPhone app to support mobile payments and iOS 5. Changelog below: What's...

Update: Sorry for the delay, here are the codes! More to come, stay tuned! FRL9M7TXWA3K N7N7XWN4TXH7 MRX44H9TP3N9 XMYYK4TWW4K9 The iPhoneinCanada.ca forums recently relaunched, and with it comes a new plugin to support the Tapatalk forum app for the iPhone. This app supports a plethora of various forum software, and creates a unique, easy to read...

If you're tired of hearing about Angry Birds, too bad. Rovio continues to experience high-flying success with their popular game, and they recently confirmed over 500 million downloads have been achieved in less than two years. Rovio's CEO, Mikael He'd had this to say (via Silicon Angle): This is a fantastic landmark achievement for us,...

Update 2: Google messed up on Push Notifications and the Gmail app has been pulled. They just sent this out on twitter: Update 1: Push notifications don't work with this app. Also, if you're searching for it in the App Store, it hasn't propagated to 'first' yet. Just click 'Show More' a few times and...