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Another social media sharing photo app has launched (yes, another), joining the foray of others such as Instagram and Path. The app Color, is the newest entrant and is making noise in Silicon Valley because they were able to raise $41 million dollars in start up funding (before launch!). Oh, did I mention the app...

If you're a fan of Viber, the free VoIP app, you'll be pleased to know version 2.0 is being released in a few days. The Viber team contacted us to inform the following new features in Viber 2.0: - OUR NEW TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE! - A very large number of bug fixes, including the most...

Reports this afternoon point to Valve considering the possibility of bringing its Steam game online distribution system to iOS. A member of the Steam forums was reportedly told this information while speaking with co-founder Gabe Newell at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. At this time, Steam is available for Windows and Mac, but their Mac...

Every week we discuss the latest about iOS news and apps on The iPhone Podcast, and Justin Luey manages to find some nice little gems. One of those is Convore, a new app that lets you chat with others in real-time. It's essentially forums made easy on iOS. But Convore goes beyond just for chat....

In late January, it was announced Rovio was teaming up with 20th Century Fox to release Angry Birds Rio, a new version of the game based on the upcoming animated film. Angry Birds Rio went live in the App Store tonight, and it's $0.99. In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and...

For those living in the Greater Toronto Area, you mind find the following app useful. CityNews Toronto has been released in the App Store, by Rogers Media. This app provides dedicated local news stories and video clips. The CityTV iPad app is also worth checking out. Out of the newsroom and on the streets, CityNews...

Google Latitude has just been updated for the iPhone. This update brings the ability to check in to restaurants (rivalling services like Foursquare) and brings an improvement to battery life when running in the background. What's New In Version 2.1 -- Check-ins: Check in at places like restaurants so your friends can see you’re there....

If you're a fan of March Madness, this is the app you want to have. NCAA March Madness On Demand is an epic free app that streams the entire tournament for free to your iPhone, even in Canada. That's right, from the first round to the final four, you can watch the entire tournament in...

The iPhone's weather app is powered by Weather.com, but what about Canadians that want data from Environment Canada? Celsius, the latest app developed by Mike Gabriel of Flipwire (based in Saskatchewan) answers the call. This weather app is not like your typical weather app that bombards your screen with extra info. Celsius is a lightweight...

The Globe and Mail iPhone app is a fantastic news app. Today, they released Globe Politics, a dedicated political news app that focuses on stories about what's happening in Ottawa and beyond. If you're looking for all your political stories in one place, you'll find it in this app. News sections include: national, international, editorial,...

I've had a chance to test a new iPhone GPS app that launched a while ago. Gogo Navigator is a full turn by turn GPS that has maps in 3D and Text-To-Speech. It includes similar features to more popular GPS apps such as Navigon and TomTom--but at a lower price. Navigon costs $59.99, and TomTom...

Update 1: More info about this update at the WordPress blog. WordPress for iOS has been released in the App Store. This new version brings over 100 changes including bug fixes and an improvement to the user interface. What's New In Version 2.7 After three months of development, WordPress for iOS 2.7 is now available...