Motoring: Toyota recalls 136,000 Corollas and 64,300 Matrix models

Toyota Canada will recall approximately 136,000 Corollas and 64,300 Matrix models, model years 2005 to 2008, for engine control modules (ECM) that may have been improperly manufactured. Owners who have previously paid for replacement of the ECM to address this specific condition should refer to the letter for reimbursement consideration instructions.

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iSkin's back-to-school contest set to give away $1,000 in prizes

Toronto based tech and accessory maker iSkin is  running a back-to-school contest and giving away a 64GB 3G iPad, plus some amazing iSkin accessories to rock out the new school year. Both students and non-students are eligible to join the contest which ends on Septemeber 30th. Hit the jump for details on rules and prizes.

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Motoring: Michelin launches BlackBerry app for truck drivers, Android and iPhone coming soon

Michelin Americas Truck Tires is rolling out a mobile dealer-locator application for Blackberry smart phones used in the U.S. and Canada. As the first truly mobile tire-related application in the trucking industry, the new MICHELIN Blackberry application joins the existing MICHELIN ONCall^™ emergency road service (ERS) and online dealer and service locator in Michelin's "Wherever You Go" offering.

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Apple's App Store celebrates 250,000 apps

Apple has recently hit a milestone of selling 250,000 apps in its ever expanding iOS ecosystem. While most of these are iPhone and iPod Touch apps, a growing number are iPad specific. Apple is maintaining a strangehold on the smartphone app market for smartphones and tablet devices. Google's Android OS is second and while it has recently sold more smartphones its selection rings in about 100,000 apps.