Nokia’s Ovi app store is now open for business in Canada

2010 is turning out to be quite a year for mobile app stores. Nokia has just opened the gates to its Ovi app store which sells applications for its Symbian powered smartphones. 

While some apps are available for free, the cost of purchased apps will now conveniently appear on customers’ wireless provider bill. Canadians can take advantage of integrated billing with Bell, Rogers and Telus. It is the perfect downloading solution.

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New iPhone App for Doors Open Toronto 2010

Each year, Doors Open Toronto provides access to otherwise restricted, closed or inaccessible buildings around the city. This year's event takes place on May 29 and 30 and yes, there's an app for that.

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Study: Software Piracy in Canada at its Lowest during Global Recession

Installations of unlicensed software on personal computers (PC) in Canada fell from 32 to 29 per cent in 2009 representing a commercial value of US $943 million, according to the seventh annual Global Software Piracy Study released by the Business Software Alliance(BSA).

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Rogers: "add iPad to existing data plan for $20 option, was an error."

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Seems like Rogers might have reneged on the $20/month plan to "add iPad to existing data plan" option that we reported on earlier and has, once again, drawn the ire of current and potential customers. Apple's iPad, which is available for pre-order today, was announced to offer a 3G+Wi-Fi models that can ship with Rogers MicroSIM cards and would have the option of non-contract data subscription options above. The third option, for $20.00, would enable the iPad to be used with a customer's existing data plan. This option is now said to have been an error which has now been rectified on Apple's website.

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