At long last, a follow-up to the announcement that we’ve all been waiting for: BBM for iOS and BlackBerry IS on track to launch as a free app before the end of this summer, as per BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins during this mornings quarterly call update. Great news for those of us looking for one [...]

It’s about time. ING Direct has gone ahead and taken mainstream Canadian banking to the 21st century by updating their app to include a new service called “Cheque-in”, which allows for cheque deposits on the go. In a nutshell, Cheque-in is an add-on to their existing app and gives ING customers the option to directly deposit [...]

After much speculation, Google has finally gone on the record (via their Google blog) to confirm that they have indeed acquired Israel-based navigation app Waze. Though an official number is still known, rumoured to be around $1.3 billion, Google’s Brian McClendon stated they are “excited to announce we’ve closed the acquisition of Waze.” Waze has [...]

This morning I had the privilege of being invited back on-air to run through a father’s day gift guide on Global TV’s “The Morning Show”. Aside from talking about several must-have’s like: Nike’s GPS sportwatch, JayBird BlueBud X, iDevice’s iGrill, and the Powerbank Portable Charger, we also discussed a new app which adds a new [...]

Scotiabank has gone ahead and given their iPhone app a complete UI (User interface) overhaul, that brings new side navigation for quick access to your account. Of course, all the features you’ve grown to love and appreciate are still available, they’re just presented in a newer and fresher interface. Download Scotiabank for iOS Version 6.0 [...]

It wasn’t long ago that Air Canada made mention that they had no plans for an Android app, sticking solely to BlackBerry and iOS. I guess, however, things have changed. Subtly, on April 1st (more commonly known as April fools day), Air Canada released a beta version of their Android app into the Play Store. [...]

Google introduced “actionable notifications” in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean last year, giving users the ability to view more information or act on a notification directly from the pull down shade. Today that feature comes to Gmail for Android with an update that allows you to reply, delete, or archive an email directly from the notification [...]

Everyone’s favorite alternative to Apple Maps, Google Maps - you know, the one that actually works - has received its first update to version 1.1. This update brings a plethora of new features, further embedding Google into your iPhone’s address book. You can now search your contacts by family name in maps and have them [...]

iSpeak4U today announced the launch of HandySpeech for iPad, which they are touting as the world’s only handwriting-to-speech application, developed specifically to aid those with speech disabilities. Unlike other keyboard-based solutions, HandySpeech allows users to write what they want to say, and the app translates their handwriting into speech. HandySpeech currently supports 13 languages, and the company says [...]

As many of you know, I have spent a considerable amount of time in Las Vegas over the past few years. Of course, the time spent wasn’t all about partying and gambling, but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t have my chance to learn a thing or two about the various kinds of card games [...]