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I fully expect that most of you reading this have never heard of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. If you haven’t, feel free to stop reading right here. For those that have, or if you simply wanted to learn more about these so-called Roughriders, thanks for reading 🙂 You still with me? OK! Fans of one of…
As part of its 19th annual “Toy of the Year Award Winners” announcement, Disney FamilyFun also unveiled its latest iPhone app – ToyHopper, allowing parents to complete all of their holiday and birthday shopping from the comfort of their iOS-powered devices. The application contains more than 280 toys, all selected and recommended by FamilyFun editors…
If watching all those TED videos on your iPhone is not enough — a screen too small — fear not, cause TED Talks just got its iPad app. As you can imagine, now you will be able to bring all those cool clips to your sofa or bed and enjoy them on a larger screen.…
Socially is a new app for the recently launched Nokia N8 (I’m not sure it works on S60 5th Edition devices, too) that allows users to sync their Facebook friends’ profile pictures and birthdays with their phone Contacts list. To get started, you’ll need to download the app, set it up and authorize your Facebook…
mScribble is a new music-creation app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows players of all ages to feel like accomplished composers as they scribble their way through an array of diverse tracks and beats. The technology used in the app ensures everyone can create original compositions. Here’s how it works (from the press…
Folks from Footfeed’s PR team sent me a press release to inform me what their application/service is all about it. And… I liked it a lot. Basically, they allow location-based service users to check-in at multiple services from a single interface. At the moment, Footfeed sings along Brightkite, Foursquare, Gowalla, Facebook and soon Twitter, Google…
Today, Apple announced that FaceTime is headed to the Mac, but it leaves me wondering – will people use it more or will the feature remain a novelty? I’ve had my iPhone for who knows how long now and I’ve used FaceTime twice, maybe three times since pulling it out of the box. The first…
Gameloft’s N.O.V.A. wasn’t just a nod to the Bungie’s Halo franchise, it felt more like a near carbon copy of the franchise, which obviously is a very good thing. Just like the Halo franchise, a N.O.V.A. sequel was also going to be obvious as the game turned out to be one of Gameloft’s most successful…
Angry Birds fans on iOS have something special coming to them for the Halloween holiday. Rovio announced on its Twitter account that there will be a special version of its hugely popular game in an update that will become available on October 21, just 10 days before Halloween. However, it’s only going to be updated…
BlackBerry App World has just added a significant new feature to their web portal: direct purchasing thanks to a tiny browser plug-in. Once installed, you just have to plug in your phone via USB to purchase and download apps through your desktop browser, rather than being stuck squinting at thumbnails or forwarding links to your…