Reviews

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...

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...

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...

During my time at Apple Expo in Toronto, I met Captain R. Sulpizio, an active Canadian commercial pilot. He has developed an ingenius app to help pilots make instant calculations for the minimum descent altitude (MDA) by quickly filling in a few fields. If you're a pilot, or one in training listen up, as the...

BonAppie recently hit the App Store and is decent app to help you decide and locate what to eat, and where. Before you think this is just another food app, think again. What makes different from UrbanSpoon or Yelp! is that BonAppie provides detailed restaurant menus for you to look at, and ability to add...

Google has launched a new photo-sharing service called Photovine, and the app has launched only for the iPhone so far. But, knowing Google and their ways this service is invite-only at the moment, similar to what they're doing with Google Plus (and Gmail in its early beginnings). The premise behind Photovine is sharing pictures of...

Sympatico.ca is a nice aggregator of news and reaches an audience of 9.5 million people. Bell Media, the parent company has recently released the official Sympatico.ca iPhone app. This app will enable you to take this news portal with you no matter where you end up. Here are the following features: From autos to fashion,...

If you want to check out some of the hottest bands streamed live from your iPhone, then get your download of the 2011 iTunes Festival London app now. Stream the shows to your Apple TV via AirPlay, and I think we have ourselves a winner here. Description below: 31 nights. 62 bands. 1 official app....

Kohler Canada has released their entire Canadian catalogue in their CDNCatalog iPhone app. If you're looking for something to do on Canada Day, this app will keep you occupied. The app features either a Bath or Kitchen gallery view, and each product comes with specifications and you can even set favourites. There are educational videos,...

After reviewing the official Royal Tour 2011 iPhone app by the Canadian Government, I stumbled upon another government-made app: How Canadian Are You, Eh? This is the official Citizenship and Immigration Canada iPhone app based on 120 Canadian-themed questions. The questions are multiple choice, and the short quiz is 20 questions long. The app doesn't...