Yup. The holiday shipping deadline has passed and you’ve found yourself still without gifts for your favourite iPad owner. Or, if you’re like me, you just abhor standing in long lines in crowded malls. Whatever your reason for neglecting holiday shopping this year (again), let me come to the rescue and give you a few last minute iPad gift ideas that won’t force you standing in line, nor would it … Read More

According to Citytv’s official website, Canada’s largest English language television network is all geared up for the 2012 New Year’s Eve Bash. Adding to the party is a brand new Citytv Social Stream App for iPad, which allows you to chat live with other Canadians who are watching the show as well as send out New Year’s wishes from coast to coast. The event will be broadcast live on … Read More

The Lung Association of Alberta and the NWT have jointly sponsored a free download of the app, 7 Sleeps Until Christmas. This app will let your little ones count down the final 7 sleeps until Christmas by reading 8 letters from Santa himself.

This app is $2.99 in the US App Store, but it’s free for Canadians thanks to the Lung Association of Alberta and NWT as part of … Read More

Rogers has pushed a new iPad exclusive app called Rogers Live TV, which can now be downloaded for free from the App Store. Currently, the application is in it’s beta form and is available only to “Rogers digital television customers in Ontario who subscribe to Rogers Hi-Speed Internet with a MyRogers account”, according to the app description. For those who do qualify, the app is pretty cool allowing subscribers to stream over … Read More

While this may sound a little too good to be true, Canadian textbooks are soon to make their way to your iPads as three Ontario-based firms are joining forces to offer a suite of digital services to textbook publishers in North America, Quill & Quire reports. A limited partnership of three companies constituting the AIC Publishing Services, has developed a working relationship with the U.S. firm Inkling who has already developed a … Read More

Apple has updated its iBooks app to offer a new Nighttime reading theme for those that like to read late night as well as adding a full screen layout. Other improvements with iBooks version 1.5 include an improved set of fonts, a redesigned annotation palette, and new classic covers for public domain books. New font choices include Athelas, Charter, Iowan, and Seravek. Full Screen viewing option is also a welcome addition … Read More

BBC iPlayer has finally been released in Canada and for the rest of the world. This ‘Global’ version of iPlayer debuts December 1st, but is already available in the App Store.

A launch event took place in downtown Toronto earlier today. BBCWW’s president of Global iPlayer, Jana Bennett, had this to say to RealScreen:

“Canada has always been an enthusiastic supporter of BBC programming, and the Global iPlayer lets us share thousands … Read More

According to a report from The Daily, Microsoft Office for the iPad is in the works and is coming soon, alongside an updated version for OS X Lion.

According to sources, the tech giant is actively working on adapting its popular software suite for Apple’s tablet. With the iPad making up over 80 percent of the tablet market and millions of people worldwide using Office, that could mean big bucks … Read More

As reported here several weeks ago, Apple released the Apple Store app here in Canada, and with it, came a number of interesting features for retail store visitors. Apple Store visitors would be able to queue up for personal service and even sign up for workshops or One on One sessions. Sounds great, no?

The benefits for Apple are great too. Not only would Apple be able to offer better retail … Read More

If you’re a fan of sharks, and you enjoy Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, you should check out their iPad app, Ultimate Sharks. This interactive app explains details about the 10 deadliest sharks along with 3D renderings to show how each shark attacks and swims, and more. It’s a great app for your children if they love sharks!

I tested this out yesterday on my iPad, and I was … Read More