Reality Need Not App-ly

COMMERCIAL

"Remote staff never out of employer's eye
App gives companies a picture of where their workers are, how long they're spending on tasks"²

"High score? Candy Crush readies for a public debut
As it tables plans for an IPO, King Digital, the app maker behind the blockbuster mobile game, is confident of its marketing potential"²
"Toronto-based comic app gets $3-million investment"¹
"Candy Crush Saga tops Apple's 2013 downloads
Vine, Snapchat, Pandora wildly popular this year as hot 2012 apps fall off list"¹
"Show companies racing to integrate apps"¹

"A troubling slim Weight Watchers stock
As cheaper smartphone apps bite into the company's traditional business, investors will have to wait for the share price to bulk up"²

"Answering the call
BMO Offers Number One Banking App In The Country"²
"Indigogo picks Canada to move forward with first app launch"¹
"Messaging apps find new battleground in Southeast Asia"²

"Death of the coupon
Retailers see great value in mobile apps because they help shape your buying habits"¹
"Online apps good way to find best bargains"¹
"Groupon bulks up its mobile offerings with SnapSaves app"¹
"Smartphone apps digitize receipts, gift cards, coupons"¹

"App Geared to Upend Urban Transport" ³
"Taxi industry cries foul over smartphone app"¹

"Tinder targeted for sexism in lawsuit"¹

PERSONAL - ENTERTAINMENT

"Speed-reading apps a sight for sore eyes"¹
"How an app can predict the song of the summer"¹
"Bank app favoured by many over music app"¹
"Novels on an App, Serialized and Social" ³

POLITICAL

"The latest spy tool? Angry Birds
Espionage agencies scouring smartphone apps for personal data"¹
"Fringe prospect hooks up with voters a swipe at a time
Through dating app Tinder, Libertarian candidate courts his community's confidence"¹
"Taxi app wars a boost for two-party system
Competition between pair of companies leads Chinese to question one-party rule"¹
"App will help separate 'fact from fiction'
Cop Watch Toronto launched on iTunes for users to record police-citizen interactions"¹

PERSONAL - HEALTH

"Healthy, wealthy: How fitness apps will save cash for the active"²

"Dermatology goes digital with MoleScope
Smartphone app that helps users monitor suspicious moles could hit the market as early as next year"²
"Are your measles vaccinations up to date? There's an app for that"²
"App would let users gauge stress levels"²
"App fights jet lag with math model"¹

"Apple unveils health app
Healthkit to pull together data such as blood pressure, weight" ⁴
"New health website speaks to patients in need
U of T team is crowdfunding an app that lets users find health care in 25 languages"¹

"$2.5M donation made for Kids Help Phone app"¹

MISCELLANEOUS

"Group multiple apps into single window"²

"Sustain Earth Day with these apps"¹
"Weather apps appear apt for Canadians, survey finds"¹
"Apps help kids connect with Santa"¹

"A teleprompter app for iPad talks"²
"Messaging apps are overtaking 'old guard'"¹

"TinyPulse app offers tiny surveys"²

PERSONAL - TRAVEL

"New apps grant easy escapes" ⁴
"Checking in: There's an app for that"²
"Paris: Apps, macarons and bead stores keep kids amused"²
"Don't leave home without these handy travel apps"¹
"Canadians win NASA space app competition"¹

COMMERCIAL - COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

"Facebook inks $16B buyout of WhatsApp"¹
"Yahoo to purchase messaging app Blink"¹
"Amazon broke law billing for kids' mobile app use, FTC says"²

"Blackberry cuts more jobs as it adds apps" ⁵
"Partnerships gives Blackberry access to Amazon Appstore
Smartphone maker's menu will jump by 240,000 apps, triple the current selection"¹
"BBM: BlackBerry still a small player in the crowded chat app marketplace"²
"Apple-IBM partnership hits Blackberry
In a move that threatens Canadian smartphone maker, U.S. companies make deal to create apps and sell iPhones, iPads to businesses"²

"Google's app store races to close gap with Apple"²
"Apple's $32.5-million refund
Deal struck in U.S. case involving in-app purchases made by unsupervised kids"¹
"Google Apps training firm battles for talent"¹

PERSONAL - PERSONAL

"An app to temper an inner workaholic"²

"A personal stylist that fits in your pocket
Smartphone app Blynk tailors fashion advice to user's tastes - available 24-7, free of charge"¹
"The good, the bad and the ugly of Tinder
Online dating app has grown by leaps and bounds over the past 18 months"²

"Chinese Social Messaging App Eyes New Markets" ³

"Use of Find My iPhone rings warning bells
Police concerned GPS apps will inspire phone owners to confront thieves"¹

"Great home-cooking for all
Homefed app allows amateur chefs to share their favourite dishes with others, at affordable prices"¹

"Digital rumour mill powered by not-so-secret anonymous apps"¹

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4. Toronto Sun
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