App Store

We took a first look at Automotive App in May, one of the best car apps exclusively for Canadians. If you're shopping for a new car, this is one app you don't want to miss out on. Today, the app has been updated with Retina Display support, iPad support, and bug fixes. AutoApp was created...

Rovio continues to add ongoing support for their games, and Angry Birds Seasons will continue the fun this summer with the release of "Summer Pignic". RovioMobile just released a teaser trailer on their YouTube channel. Get Ready for Angry Birds Seasons - Summer Pignic! The pesky pigs never break for holidays, and it's up to...

Vancouver-based Canpages has updated their local search app with a new interface to make it easier to use, and new social sharing features via Facebook and twitter. This voice-powered app will let you search for anything around you just by speaking into the app. But the augmented reality feature takes search to another level. You...

Jump and Fly is a new iOS game that delivers very simple and interactive gameplay. The game has a lot of cues from another iOS game called "Doodle Buddy", so if you've played that game Jump and Fly will be natural. While game play is similar, Jump and Fly is significantly cleaner from a graphics...

Update: We just spoke with Payfirma's CEO, Michael Gokturk, who provided us with more information about Payfirma's payment system. Here are the details: - Cost of Payfirma card swiper: $99+tax - For accounts doing about $500K in volume, the swiper is free - Fees: 2.50% + 25 cents. No annual fees or additional surcharges -...

Track where you are, where you’ve been and create location-based datasets for fitness or travel with Locational for iPhone. If you need, or have been looking for, a location/GPS manager app for your iPhone, Locational provides a fantastic user interface and very simple controls. The app provides users with three sets of data through three...

There are a ton of great GPS apps available in the App Store but I have been particularly happy with NAVV Canada, a GPS app that I have been using for some time. Like most GPS apps, NAVV Canada is a stand-alone, turn-by-turn navigation app. The app keeps menus and on-screen options to a minimum...

Update: TechCrunch just posted more photos. Here are a couple more of the upcoming Facebook photo sharing app: Are you a Facebook photo sharing junkie? Users of the social networking site upload 6 billion photos and has almost 100 billion photos altogether. Now that's a lot of pictures of your night out at the bar!...

For users of the Whistler Blackcomb Live app (free in the App Store), ESPN reports that the app is going to be updated in the near future to enable users to show their iPhone as their lift ticket. Right now the app allows users to view the weather, hill conditions, lift status, maps, and the “Whistler...

Navigon, makers of one of the best turn-by-turn GPS apps for the iPhone has announced today Garmin has signed an agreement to acquire Navigon. The company will operate as a subsidiary of Garmin. I think this agreement will definitely benefit customers as both parties do GPS navigation pretty well. Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Hamburg, Germany /June...

The game Pig Shot is now free in the App Store to celebrate 1 million downloads. The game is already free, but that has been extended for another week. Here's the app description: Get ready for some EPIC PIG-SLINGING madness! Start launching pigs off slingshot and experience the fastest pig-rolling action you've never tried before!...

This weekend, we've received tips that Future Shop is selling the $50 iTunes card for $40. It seems that Future Shop has decided to discount the standalone $50 card by $10.00! The offer is in the Future Shop weekly flyer and has been confirmed in-store. The offer is not available online. Thanks to Gordun for...