- Google buys Waze mapping app CBC - Wed, 12 Jun, 2013
Google Inc. confirmed Tuesday that it has closed the deal to purchase Waze, the Israeli user-sourced traffic and navigation app, ending months of specualtion about rival bids for the start-up from Google, Apple and Facebook.
- Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software in quest for simplicity … The Canadian Press - Mon, 10 Jun, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007.
- Google close to acquiring Waze mapping app CBC - Mon, 10 Jun, 2013
Google Inc. is expected to announce its purchase of Waze, the Israeli user-sourced traffic and navigation app, this week for more than $1 billion US, according to several media sources.
- Waiting for the bus just became a lot easier (and cheaper) with … The Right Click - Fri, 31 May, 2013
It’s been a bit of a rough ride for navigation software on the iPhone. Since Apple dropped Google Maps with iOS 6, users have been trying to find that Holy Grail app that replaces its functionality, as many just aren’t … Continue reading →
- Phone app solves garbage/green bin confusion CBC - Fri, 31 May, 2013
For some people in the Halifax Regional Municipality who have trouble remembering whether it's a garbage or green bin week — there's now an app for that.
- Online charity Give Locally uses mobile gaming, social media … The Canadian Press - Wed, 29 May, 2013
WASHINGTON - Andrew "Bo" Young III, son of former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, is carving out his own path for social change courtesy of a mobile app designed to help real families through the purchase of virtual goods.
- They might be Tumblrs: The impact of Yahoo’s deal on Canadian … Fin - Dashboard - CA - Fri, 24 May, 2013
Sophie Perceval has no intention of comparing her startup to something as big as Tumblr, so I will. Perceval is the co-founder of Wondereur, a Toronto-based firm whose Web and iPad app allows consumers to share stories about artists and … Continue …
- The Xbox One competitors Microsoft may have overlooked Fin - Dashboard - CA - Wed, 22 May, 2013
Maybe people will put down their iPads when they turn on their Xbox Ones. But I doubt it. This is a multi-device, multi-app, multi-platform, multi-purpose era. Microsoft needs to recognize that. Continue …
- Shakespeare's sonnets come to life in new app Reuters - Mon, 20 May, 2013
By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - A new app launched on Monday aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks. The Sonnet Project is a free app for the iPhone and iPad that showcases the bard's poetry through …
- Apple hits 50 billionth app download, gives out $10,000 rewa … The Right Click - Thu, 16 May, 2013
And we have a winner! After 13 days of watching the counter tick up, Apple has now sold its 50 billionth app in the App Store. The winner is a man from Mentor, Ohio by the name of Brandon Ashmore, … Continue reading →
- Apple says its App Store has surpassed 50 billion downloads The Canadian Press - Thu, 16 May, 2013
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008.
- Trapped ducklings in Windsor saved by cellphone app CBC - Thu, 16 May, 2013
A cellphone app is being credited for helping save the lives of a pair of ducklings in Windsor, Ont.
- Cellphone app helps save trapped ducklings in Windsor CBC - Wed, 15 May, 2013
A cellphone app is being credited for helping save the lives of a pair of ducklings in Windsor, Ont.
- New app, research money announced for vets suffering post-traumatic … The Canadian Press - Mon, 6 May, 2013
TORONTO - The roll-out of a new smartphone app and money for a two-year study should go some distance toward helping Canadian veterans and others cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, the federal government announced Monday.
- Apple to give $10,000 prize for downloading 50-billionth app The Right Click - Fri, 3 May, 2013
If you’ve been mulling downloading something from Apple’s App Store, today would be a great day to do it: Apple will be awarding a prize to the person who gets Apple to the 50-billion download milestone. Apple currently has a … Continue reading →
- Credit card data can be stolen with a wave and an app CBC - Wed, 24 Apr, 2013
It seems like there's a smartphone app for everything these days — including one that could be used to steal your credit card information.
- Museum's app offers walking tours that highlight neon signs in … The Canadian Press - Wed, 17 Apr, 2013
VANCOUVER - The Museum of Vancouver is set to launch an app offering guided walking tours that highlight neon signs in two neighbourhoods — Granville and Chinatown.
- Facebook Home comes to Canada via Google Play store The Canadian Press - Tue, 16 Apr, 2013
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Facebook users in Canada and around the world will be able to download the new Facebook Home app via the Google Play store as of Tuesday, the company said.
- Alibaba makes major mobile push with 1 billion yuan fund Reuters - Mon, 15 Apr, 2013
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group said on Monday it will subsidize handset makers that adopt its mobile operating system and will set up a 1 billion yuan ($161.49 million) fund that will dole out incentives for application (app) makers to populate its mobile app ecosystem. Alibaba launched its own mobile operating system, …