Reviews

Rovio continues to build on the success of its Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds Rio was a partnership to promote Rio, a movie by 20th Century Fox. Fans of this version will be happy to note an update is coming titled 'Beach Volleyball'. If you're a big fan of Angry Birds, you're going to enjoy...

When the original Globe and Mail iPhone app was released, it was built by Spreed Inc and their speed reading technology. The Globe and Mail has started to release their own individual news apps, and thus this original version has become obselete. Free Press News Comes Out of Nowhere Now, what's interesting is how the...

Things is one of the best 'Get Things Done' (GTD) apps (read our Things vs OmniFocus review here), and the group at Cultured Code has finally announced Things Cloud Sync Beta has officially kicked off. Unlike OmniFocus (the most powerful GTD app), cloud sync solutions have been delayed for Things to the point where it...

GetGlue is the social network equivalent of Foursquare, but for TV shows, movies, and music. Essentially it becomes a powerful tool to share what sort of entertainment you are consuming with your friends, and to find out what's hot. When you check in to certain services, you'll also earn stickers which are mailed to you....

Tweetdeck for iPhone was a nice release, but it quickly faded due to the rise of superior twitter clients such as SimplyTweet, Twitter (formerly Tweetie), and more recently Tweetbot. However, Tweetdeck fans will be happy to know the latest version has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, and is now in the App Store....

Facebook for iPhone users recently through a couple changes. First, their mobile site was unified, and secondly, the facebook iPhone app started to retrieve its newsfeed from the mobile site (allowing for new like/comment icons). This allows for the app to now receive new features and fixes without releasing an update to the app. The...

The Globe and Mail has been releasing its own dedicated iPhone apps recently, compared to the first collaboration with Spreed. A previous edition we've looked at was the Politics edition. The latest to hit the App Store is The Globe and Mail: News edition, which went live today. The layout is simple and easy to read,...

Update 1: Apparently Crackle keeps Location Services on when you close it, causing battery drain. You can disable this in Settings. If you're looking for some entertainment on your iPhone, Netflix works flawlessly. However, for a free solution, a new app called Crackle aims to keep you busy with free movies and TV shows. What...

Microsoft has released an amazing panorama app, Photosynth for iPhone users. This free app is different because it capture panoramas in all directions, and create some awesome interactive images. Once images are captured, they can be shared easily via Facebook and Bing Maps, plus panoramas are also hosted for free. As described by the Bing...

Rovio has once again continued to give back to customers with another update for Angry Birds Seasons. The last updates were for Valentine's day and then St. Patrick's Day. This time around, the popular app gets an Easter update. Bring it on! What's New In Version 1.4.0 EASTER EGGS FOR ANGRY BIRDS! Spring is upon us...

The TD banking iPhone app has received an update. Here's what's new: What's New In Version 2.1 ● Ability to store more than one Access Card Number or Connect ID ● Ability to log in to the TD mobile app with your WebBroker Connect ID ● TD Waterhouse quotes, holdings and watchlists ● Ability to...

One of my all time favourite cross-platform messaging apps is WhatsApp, which just received an update. The previous major update brought the much anticipated group chat feature. Today's version 2.6.3 brings the following changes: - VoiceOver Accessability fixes - Network protocol optimizations - New high resolution wallpaper in WhatsApp > Settings > Chat Settings >...