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Looking for places nearby when you need them? Can't find that restaurant, coffee shop, or bank machine? Check out Canada Eye! Canada Eye by Canpages Inc. Canpages has launched a free augmented reality iPhone app called the Canada Eye. Among searching for local businesses, the app lets users view the direction and distance to all...

Level 61, an iPhone application developer, is giving away their apps this weekend as part of a promotion. The giveaway is to last 61 hours, so grab the goods while they are free! The developer is celebrating 61 weeks of Level 61 creating apps for the iPhone. As the developer has become successful, this is...

In November 2009, Rogers/Fido launched apps that allowed their customers to track their wireless usage in almost real time. The apps were called "MyAccount" and provided users with great account management functionality. After the success of the MyAccount app, Rogers may be releasing another iPhone app on March 26, 2010. The app is to be...

Today Apple seeded a new build of OS X 10.6.3, build 10D567. The last seed, build number 10D561, was just released on February 24, 2010. According to reports, the current build focuses on Graphics Drivers, iChat, QuickTime, Printing and Rosetta. The build further includes: Compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications Performance improvements for 64-bit Logic Changes...

Today Apple announced that the WiFi model of the much anticipated iPad will be available for sale in the USA on Saturday, April 3 2010. The WiFi + 3G model in the U.S. will also be available in late April 2010. Furthermore, US customers can begin to preorder both the WiFi and WiFi + 3G...

Last week we saw the release of Final Fantasy I and II in the App Store. That was pretty exciting for longtime Final Fantasy fans as the ported iPhone version looks amazing. It looks like the App Store is getting a little retro because Capcom has officially released their trailer of Streetfighter IV for the...

Effective May 4, 2010, Rogers/Fido will be increasing the price of sent international text messages by $0.10, from $0.25 to $0.35 per sent international text message. The price change applies to both prepaid and postpaid customers: The pay-per-use rate for received international text messages will stay the same at $0.15 per received message. The pay-per-use...

A while back we reviewed the Bell PVR Remote App. This app lets you control your PVR from your iPhone when you're not home. ThinkFlood has introduced the RedEye Mini, which will turn your iPhone into a universal TV remote! The RedEye Mini is a plug in Infrared adapter dongle that fits into your 3.5mm...

At the beginning of January 2010, an application called Poynt was being demoed at CES. The app, which debuted on Blackberry, is a location-based application. The app allows users to locally search for people, businesses, movies, and restaurants based on your location (GPS). When users locate a person, business, movie, or restaurant, they can move...

Are you an iPhone app developer? If you are, then this is one contest you're going to want to enter. Canpages is Canada's fastest growing local search firm and they just launched their API contest for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android. The Canpages API has access to over one million business listings across Canada. Developers will...

Leading up the launch of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics (which we all dearly miss!), Bell and Telus worked feverishly to build a shared HSPA+ GSM network. Both companies managed to successfully complete the network early and it was fully operational for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Bell was an official sponsor and yesterday they released...

This past summer we spoke about an iPhone application that took a neat spin on iPhone calculator apps. The app is called Calc Tap and it has recently been updated to include new features. Calc Tap by Stéphan Barbé For those who haven't used the app, Calc Tap is an elementary calculator that has an...