Reviews

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...

Google just announced a huge update to their Google Mobile App. It's now been renamed to Google Search, and includes an overhaul and new set of features. The update is now available in the App Store. Search for "Google Mobile App". What's New in Version 0.8.0.6023 New user interface with improved fast app-switching support Swipe...

Do you ever check out the "Tips" on Foursquare? What if you could ask questions and get back instant responses in real time? That is the premise of Localmind, a brilliant crowdsourcing app that calls upon those checked-in via Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places. Made in Canada, but Making History Around the World Developed in...

Yesterday Rovio posted a trailer of Angry Birds Seasons St. Patrick's Day. Yesterday evening, the St. Patrick's Day update was finally released. What's New In Version 1.3.0 Go Green With Angry Birds! Have the Luck of the Irish and Go Green with this episode of Angry Birds Seasons: The St. Patrick’s Day Edition! After the...

iPhone users of the native Twitter app were up in arms after the latest major update introduced the Quick Bar. This new feature showed trending topics but its placement obstructed the main timeline. Jailbroken iPhone users were able to remove the feature via a hack called Twizzler, but for everyone else they spoke their minds--140...

Air Video has been a favourite of ours since RoryPiper reviewed it back in late 2009. The beauty lies that you can stream .AVI videos from your computer to your iPhone, via live conversion over the air. It's brilliant, and works even better on the iPad. Air Video was updated yesterday to include AirPlay support...