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Image via kylerey Just wanted to take a moment to say Merry Christmas to all our readers out there in Canada, the U.S., and around the world! Here's to hoping you were on Santa's good list this year. Enjoy your day with family and friends today. Here are a couple free Santa Claus apps to...

It's still Christmas Eve here on the Westcoast and there's one little freebie worth mentioning: WhatsApp Messenger is currently a free in the App Store. Normally $0.99, WhatsApp is probably the best cross-platform messaging app to allow iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Nokia smartphones to send free SMS messages with each other in real time. You...

Director JJ Abrams and his company Bad Robot Productions have released an iOS application that lets users create Hollywood style special effects on their iPhone. The free app, called Action Movie FX, includes two realistic special effects, "Missile Attack" and "Car Smash". Unlike similar iOS apps, Action Movie FX works very well. As an example, Business Insider's Ellis Hamburger posted this clip. He notes that the...

I recently lost my iPhone case which now means my iPhone 4S is exposed to the elements. Of course, I immediately began searching for a replacement and my search brought me to iSkin (many of you will be familiar with this accessory company). Specifically, iSkin sent us the iSkin Vu, iSkin Solo, and iSkin Solo FX...

LogMeIn has announced the launch their iOS app to control your Mac/PC from anywhere via your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. We’re thrilled to unveil our NEW free app in the App Store that provides our premier remote control experience free to iPad and iPhone users. After seven years of delivering free remote control from...

The Canucks Live app for the 2011-2012 NHL season has finally hit the App Store. Launched a couple days ago, the 33.2MB download this time around also brings support for the iPad. The Canucks Live app will bring live televised games to your iPhone and iPad over both WiFi and 3G. The cost once again...

Apple’s ‘Santa loves Siri’ ad was 2011's most effective holiday advertisement according to viewer reaction as measured by Ace Metrix, a television advertising analytics company. The ad scored higher than any other brand and also eclipsed every category in creating a human connection. Other ads that did well include Pillsbury, Coca-Cola, Nintendo and Duracell. Santa was featured in...

For all you air travellers, how many times have you had to listen to flight attendants ask you to turn off your electronic devices during take off and landing? Many passengers have questioned this policy, but recent research has resulted in evidence that anything with a battery has the possibility of interfering with onboard instruments,...

Looks like there's some more deals out there for Boxing Day, and this time the iPhone 4S joins in on the fun from Best Buy's Boxing Day sale. The 16GB iPhone 4S will be $99 on a 3 year term for new customers, a savings of $60. That's the cheapest price we've seen so far...

Future Shop and Best Buy are launching their online Boxing Day sale early this year--on Christmas Eve at 5PM PST/8PM EST. As for Boxing Day itself, physical store hours vary by location. Part of their sale includes a plethora of discounts on Apple products. Most are 'doorcrashers', which means limited stock, so be sure to...

Apple typically hosts one sale a year, on Black Friday, forgoing any sort of Boxing Day discounts. However, this year, Canadians are getting an exclusive iTunes Boxing Week sale. Boxing Day is recognized in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and a few other Commonwealth nations, but so far, the iTunes sale is only appearing in the Canadian iTunes Stores. The sale includes a...

With iOS 5, iPhone and iPad users began reporting a new curious behaviour: the label under some apps would occasionally change to read “Cleaning…” Facebook does it; Instapaper does it; Twitter too. It's a feature of iOS 5 that, to my knowledge, has not been explained. Rene Ritchie has the details: Since adding iCloud and Wi-Fi sync options, it’s become important to...