iTunes Match now available in Canada, $27.99 to qualify 25,000 songs from other sources

Thought of as the general amnesty for folks who have songs in their music collections that may have been acquired from dubious means and a good way to get better quality audio, iTunes Match is finally available to Canadian users.

Starting today, iTunes Match is available in Canada.  iTunes Match allows you stream and store ALL of your songs to any of your devices, not just your purchased iTunes music. TV purchase re-downloads and TV purchasing via Apple TV is also now available.

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Gearing up for CES 2012

We're taking the show on the road for CES 2012 and will be in Las Vegas to cover and capture the latest news and launches from the keynotes to the trade floor show. We will have liveblogs, videos and stories on both Canadianreviewer.com and our @Creviewer Twitter feed. 

The Apple Beat: Microsoft ramps up its iOS offerings

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It took a while but Microsoft is finally ramping up its iOS apps and is doing so in grand fashion. Released this week were SkyDrive for iOS, OneNote for iPad and My XBox Live, an Xbox companion app as well as Kinectimals which interfaces with a Microsoft Kinect game of the same name. Could this be a sign that the much anticipated Microsoft Office for iOS is forthcoming?

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Mobilicity now available in Metro groceries

Mobilicity today announced a partnership with Metro Inc., continuing to make good on its pledge to bring the best value in mobile phones to a growing number of Canadians.

Mobilicity is opening nine kiosks as part of a test-pilot program at Metro stores in Toronto and Ottawa – representing the grocery leader’s first foray into the wireless space.

“Metro fits perfectly into our retail distribution expansion strategy,” said Mobilicity Chief Customer Officer Anthony Booth. “We look forward to growing our presence at Metro over the holidays and into the New Year as we make it easy for consumers to access the ultimate in unlimited talk, text and data plans while they shop for groceries.”

Today’s news reinforces Mobilicity’s commitment to growing its national retail distribution, as well as its network of Mobilicity stores across the five markets in which it operates.