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Only a week after launching the iPad exclusive BBC iPlayer in Canada for the monthly subscription price of $8.99 CDN (or $84.99 annually), the BBC is rolling out the next phase for bringing UK content to all iOS devices. Today, the iPhone and iPod Touch version of the iPlayer are available for download, bringing that same great...

Canada’s CityTV has extended its iPad video app to iPhone and iPod Touch devices, where live streaming of the network’s shows are available starting today. The app is free. Shows that will stream live include Breakfast Television Toronto and CityLine, while those available on-demand include Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, 2...

Last week Safeway, a Canadian Grocery Chain located in Western Canada, discounted iTunes cards by 25%. If you bought $60 worth of gift cards you would get $15 off the purchase. Today is the last day to take advantage of that offer, but for those who can't make it to a local Safeway today, no worries,...

Google has launched their news reader, called Currents (Kara Swisher from AllThingsD had a heads up). This is similar to something like Flipboard. iTunes description: Google Currents delivers beautiful magazine-like editions to your tablet and smartphone for high speed offline reading. Editions are all free and include: * Publisher editions - Publishers such as Forbes,...

Twitter has announced a new version of its iPhone app today, as announced today at their 'Come See What We're Building' press conference, live-blogged by TechCrunch. Within the announcements, Jack Dorsey revealed twitter integration within iOS 5 has resulted in an 25% increase of sign ups globally, and now more than 250 million tweets are...

Apple has just listed its top apps and games of the year, as part of its annual App Store Rewind for 2011, as noted in a tweet sent out by the @AppStore account. The list for 2010 was posted almost exactly a year ago. The iPhone app of the year: Instagram Runners-Up: VidRhythm, Band of...

Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have just released the Batman Arkham City Lockdown game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch which is now available for download on the App Store. The game brings Batman Arkham City franchise, one of the most highly acclaimed and best-selling videogame releases of 2011, to the iOS for the first time...

With iPhone 4S already off to a record start selling four million units in its first three days of availability, the projected iPhone sales are estimated to reach an all-time high this quarter. A report published by investment bank UBS (via Apple Insider) suggests that Apple will sell as many as 30 million iPhones in the final...

Almost 10 years ago, Times reporter Laura Locke scored an interview with then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The interview was recorded on April 28th, 2003, the launch day of the iTunes Music Store. Locke kicked off the interview, asking Jobs ”'Rip. Mix. Burn.' [a tagline from Apple advertising of the time] has been Apple’s mantra as of late. Why...

Apple has once again launched its 12 Days of Christmas app for its UK customers, notes MacRumors. The app description reads: You and your friends can download a fantastic selection of songs, music videos, apps and books for free. Each download will only be available for 24 hours. Get our special 12 Days of Christmas...

Update 1 (Dec 8, 2011): Looks like Apple has pulled the update. It appears Apple TV units in Canada have quietly received an over the air update to introduce a new 'TV Shows' menu, as noted by 9to5Mac. When I turned on my Apple TV, the 'TV Shows' menu was not there--but within 10-15 seconds...

This has got to be one of the best stories I've heard so far, involving a celebrity, an iPhone, and Zynga's smash hit, Words with Friends. Word spread (no pun intended) when Alec Baldwin tweeted his displeasure after getting booted off his American Airlines flight--for refusing to turn off his iPhone because he wanted to...