App Store

The start up Onavo has been making some buzz lately. Essentially, their app shrinks your data usage to help extend your data plan. This app runs in the background, and is a god send for those with smaller data plans, like the common 500MB plan in Canada. How Does Onavo Work? You download the free...

Want to try some cool recipes this summer? Parks Canada has released their Heritage Gourmet iPhone app, bringing you over 70 fully featured recipes dating back to the 18th century to today. The recipes range from all of the distance regions in Canada, and recipes have been tested and modified to ensure easy cooking procedures...

If you're in charge of payroll for your small business or large corporation, the folks at Ceridian have released their Powerpay Mobile iPhone app. Available to existing Powerpay web customers, it will allow users to approve and and review payroll data--right from your iPhone. Features: •Preview and approve payroll using your iPhone •Employee and corporate...

Color Range is a new universal iOS app that gives users a new way to make photos look stylish by turning them into colorized vintage pictures. If you've ever used apps such as Color Splash, you will be instantly familiar with Color Range. Using any photo you wish, you can convert the image into grayscale...

A few months ago, Verrus introduced an amazing mobile website that enabled users to log in to their account, and associated parking lot number, to pay for parking! While the calling-in process was not inconvenient, it was great to have an additional method to access your account. For those wondering what Verrus is, it is...

Microsoft launched their OneNote iPhone app in the US only back in January (yay for US iTunes accounts), but today it has been updated to extend to Canada (along with Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland). The app is 'free' for a limited time, and is worthwhile if you're a Windows Live/Hotmail user. Microsoft...

We reviewed the launch of the Poynt app back in March of last year, and since then, the Calgary-based company has blossomed as its user base has eclipsed 9 million unique users across all smartphones. The unique Poynt app also features augmented reality to help you find whatever you're looking for nearby. The user base...

CIBC has announced the release of their Mobile Brokerage iPhone app, which will allow users to make trades right from their phones. Customers will also get access to view brokerage accounts, transfer money, review transactions and get quotes. CIBC was the first Canadian bank to release a fully functioning iPhone app. Description below: The CIBC...

The Facebook iPhone app has suffered from constant bugs and crashes lately, and last night a new update was released to address these issues. Ever since Facebook started using a mobile feed, constant "No Internet Connection" messages would appear for me. After installing this update, the app would not even load. A complete delete and...

A little while ago Apple emailed developers informing them that the App Store will be available in 33 additional places: We are pleased to announce the expansion of the App Store to 33 new territories: Algeria Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belarus Belize Bermuda Bolivia British Virgin Islands Brunei Cayman Islands...

Mint.com is a popular online service that aggregates all your financial accounts into one convenient place to view. All logins are routed through your bank or credit card institution's official logins, so everything is very secure during setup. The service was finally offered to Canada in December of last year, and now the popular iPhone...

Update 3: Google employees have started to share details about the Google+ iPhone app, as shared by iPhoneinCanada.ca reader Anil on G+: Punit Soni originally shared this post: Hi guys...I know some of you are having issues with the iPhone app. A few comments below (I posted this on +Robert Scoble 's post, reposting as a new post): -...