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Google+ today has gone public for everyone, and part of their explanation of what's new, Vic Gundotra mentioned Hangouts will soon be supported in the Google+ iOS app. Hangouts is a multiuser video chat and will be enabled for all front-facing devices such as the iPhone 4. The new feature will be available today for...

The quality and simplicity of the iPhone 4 camera makes photography easy and fun, especially with killer apps like Instagram. The company has just announced a massive 2.0 update to the app, and it brings a plethora of new awesome features. What's New in Version 2.0.0 Completely revamped Camera experience (iOS 4.2.1+): - Instant live...

Yesterday the security blog Superevr reported in detail an XSS vulnerability of the current Skype iPhone app, that allows someone to steal your entire address book: A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the "Chat Message" window in Skype 3.0.1 and earlier versions for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Skype uses a locally stored HTML file...

From the team that brings iStudiez Pro to the hands of students comes its sister application, iTeacherBook. Designed with teachers in mind, this app is a wonderful 'redecoration' of iStudiez Pro with changes such as enrolling students, emailing assignments to your class, and viewing reports on grades and attendance. iTeacherBook looks a lot like iStudiez,...

Canadians are fairly lucky with our plethora of banking apps, and now Laurentian Bank customers can do so with today's announcement of LBCDirect: The new LBCDirect Mobile service is just as secure as using LBCDirect on a computer. In fact, sessions are protected by the most effective security and encryption practices, as are all of...

As a musician, I know that there's two sides to music. Playing and reading/writing. A good way to sharpen your theoretical knowledge is to, well, do theory. And what better way to do so then to have a trainer on your iPhone/iPod touch? That's right. None. In all seriousness, I've looked at a few music...

As part of the iTunes Back to School Event, Apple has teamed up with the Canada.com network to offer free downloads from September 8-15. Today's free download is the 224 page book, 100 Best Health Foods (a $7.99 value). Book description: Everyone knows the importance of eating healthy, but which foods are the most nutritious?...

How much do you love photography using your iPhone? If you are looking to capture action stills, Nabit is a new app that will let you do just that, but it takes it to another level. It allows you to cut and paste action so it appears in one image, allowing for some pretty cool...

Update: Looks like Desjardins had an iPhone app out long ago (thanks Leo). FCF is the first to launch apps for all mobile platforms that include iOS, Blackberry, and Android. We've seen the plethora of major banks launch iPhone banking apps, but now First Calgary Financial has become the first Canadian credit union to go...

Special thanks goes out to this week's sponsor, Canadian developer PunkStarStudios and their new Fake-A-UFO-Video iPhone app. This neat app that enables you to create your own fake UFO videos to trick friends and family. The app has an extensive tutorial when you launch the app for the first time, and explains how it all...

Update: This RFD thread has the previous offers, which some are still available (thanks Ron!): [Time Up]: Day 4: Sep 11, the freebie is the iPhone/iTouch/iPad game called Style Studio: Fashion Designer [Time Up]: Day 3: Sep 10, the freebie is the iPhone/iTouch/iPad app called 100 Cameras in 1. Highly Recommended! [Time Up]: Day 2:...

Pixel art games are on the uprise and the latest addition to the catalogue is Pixel Ninja! by Triniti Interactive Limited. This game reminds me of Metal Gear Solid 4 in the sense that even though it's an action game with hand-to-hand combat, your main goal is to sneak around your opponents eliminating the returned...