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Today Google has officially launched the Google eBooks store in Canada. U.S. readers had access to Google eBooks when it debuted there last December. Titles will be available from publishers such as Penguin, Random House, HarperCollins, House of Anansi, Dundurn and McGill-Queen's University Press. Canadian publishers part of the store include McClelland & Stewart, Douglas...

Apple has released an update for the iOS version of GarageBand to support the iPhone and iPod touch, as noted in a press release. Previously, the GarageBand app debuted on the iPad 2, but now it's a universal app. If you've already purchased the iPad version, this iPhone update is a free download and will...

WhatsApp, one of my favourite cross-platform messaging apps for the iPhone has achieved a significant milestone--over 1 billion messages sent in ONE day. Just how much is 1 billion messages? That is 41,666,667 messages an hour, 694,444 messages a minute, and 11,574 messages a second. That is a significant milestone, and is not hard to...

The TD Canada Trust iPhone app has been updated to version 2.4.0 to support iOS 5, and also introduce the ability to send and receive email money transfers through the re-branded Interac e-Transfer (a previous update in April introduced Interac Email Money Transfer). The TD app is a fully featured banking app to allow users...

Zombieville USA was amongst the first games on App Store that became massive iOS hits. Initially available for iPhone / iPod touch only, an HD version for iPad was introduced later which brought Mika Mobile even more appreciation, and of course money. Now, their best seller has received a worthy sequel i.e Zombieville USA 2 and from...

Earlier this month The City of Vancouver released a free iPhone app that aims to increase voter turnout for the November 19th civic election. The app lists election-related information, such as, including election and pre-election dates, candidates’ biographies, will tell you what polling station to vote at, what ID is required, and how to vote by...

Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs hit the iBookstore earlier this week with some small hiccups. MacWorld is reporting that a small number of customers who downloaded the iBook are suffering from formatting problems, rendering some of the pages illegible and causing some of the photos not to load. An email was recently sent out...

A new Volkswagon Beetle is coming to Canada, and there's a new augmented reality campaign to introduce it. The campaign consists of billboards in Toronto's Dundas Square, posters on bus shelters throughout Toronto and Vancouver, and other traditional print-based media for the rest of Canada. The app is a free download. Then all you have to...

Last month we told you Adobe was developing Carousel, a perfect Lightroom alternative for iOS devices which would allow users to access their entire photo library on any iPhone, iPod, iPad or a Mac computer with seamless photo syncing across all these devices. Today, the company has released native iOS and Mac clients for Carousel which can be downloaded for...

The Weather Network's first iPhone app was called WeatherEye, but now the channel has relaunched its app with a massive update. The difference? It's not through an update to the WeatherEye app, but it comes via a new self-titled app called The Weather Network. One of the newest features includes a 'follow me' feature that...

When Apple finally released their new Cards app, I immediately placed an order to test out the service. Apple announced the Cards app the day of their Let's Talk iPhone event, where we all learned about the iPhone 4S. I placed an order on October 12th, and my card shipped the next day. How long...

The Canada Council for the Arts has launched what is believed to be the country’s first Inuktitut-language app. The app aims to improve access for artists living in remote areas to apply for the Councils grant and other program.   “We know that there are tons of artists in the North,” said Sarah Rushton, a...