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At least once or twice a week, I find myself ‘browsing’ for cars. I love ’em, and I enjoy checking out what’s for sale in my area. For some time now I’ve been using the AutoTrader.ca app, and quite honestly, it’s a great way to shop for cars, all from the convenience of your iPhone.…
For iPhone owners who want total carrier freedom, the only solution so far has been to jailbreak one’s device and unlock it. Of course, there is also another huge limitation, and that’s the software version an iPhone owners is running, too, since iOS updates tend to break and disable unlock hacks. However, a number of…
The rumors had been spreading that the iPad 2 was actually more of an “iPad 1.5” and a new version could hit by this holiday season. Well, according to the hit-or-miss DigiTimes, that’s not the case and we won’t be seeing an Apple iPad 3 in 2011. The report said: Sources from touch panel makers…
Infiniti has teamed-up with Cross Country Automotive Services to launch a free Roadside Assistance app for iPhone, allowing vehicle owners to easily summon help for roadside support. Available as a free download, Infiniti Roadside Assistance connects Infiniti owners to a roadside assistance agent who will immediately dispatch assistance to the vehicle’s location. Hopefully you won’t…
The platform wars are raging on, and Android versus iPhone market share articles are being churned out by the dozen seemingly every week. However, one Fortune writer believes that these articles and the market share comparison itself are inconsequential. Why is that? According to Andy M. Zaky at Fortune: For example, suppose Research in Motion…
Britain’s royal family is getting its first official mobile application later this week. Not surprising, the “Royal App” will focus on seven weddings and will cover the 1840 nuptials of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as well as the 1981 star-studded wedding of Prince Charles to Princess Diana. The last nuptials included in the group…
When Apple made the first iPhone, you remember, the one that didn’t even run applications, they probably couldn’t imagine how just a few short years later their iOS platform would become one of the most popular ways to play games while on the move. We’ve seen Angry Birds become a franchise as popular as Mario,…
With the spring season now upon us, Canadians from coast to coast (to coast) are getting out of their houses to partake in a little spring cleaning. Rake the yard, get the patio furniture out, wash the windows, you know, that sort of thing. On a personal note, there’s still (unbelievably) a little too much…
Steve Wozniak, the nerd’s nerd and dancer extraordinaire, said that if he were asked by Apple to take on a more active role at Apple, he would consider it. This doesn’t mean that the Woz is going to be rushing back to some high-up position at Apple any time soon, but it’s cool to think…
Yo Canada… following The Masters? If you are, and you already have The Masters app installed on your iPhone (or iPad), there’s another app you may want to check out. TSN recently released their ‘TSN at the Masters’ app, and it draws some similarities to their main mobile app. The look and feel of it…