“Too smart for our own good
A raft of app-enhanced everyday objects, from light bulbs to pregnancy tests, have hit the market. Sarah Hampson rates them against the older, dumber versions”2
Personal APPreciation
“Why avoiding pregnancy is no job for an app”1
“Silicon Valley takes on fertility
Several startups developing devices, wearable tech, apps to help couples get pregnant”1
“MDs link apps to spike in sex infections
But expert said larger trends in behaviour behind surge”1
“CHINA ONLINE
People aren’t for sale, they’re for rent
New wave of dating, social media apps is testing the boundaries of law that prohibits prostitution”1
“Swipe left on the cheater in your life
Did you catch your partner being unfaithful on an app”1
“Beer now on app”4
“‘Indigenous Friends’ connected with app”1
“Social apps focus on friends without benefits
Cliq works like a matchmaker for groups, then suggests organizing real-life outings”1
“Public texting app offers troll-free discourse”1
“How to hide from Mom on Snapchat
A few ways to cope with family members trying to add you on the photo-sharing app”1
Tech APPreciation
“Tech: Experts are concerned about how third-party apps use personal information”2
“YouTube adds live streaming to mobile app”1
“Facebook tests ‘secret’ messages
Messenger service to include end-to-end encryption feature to coax people to use the app”1
“Facebook building video for messaging apps”1
“Google aims at Apple’s FaceTime with new video chat app Duo”2
“GO-TO APPS FOR LIVE STREAMING”1
“Virtual reality galore at E3 but no ‘killer app'”1
“Joining the ‘olds’ on Snapchat
With the photo-messaging app on the rise among those 35 and up, a reporter goes on a quest to understand it”1
“Beta-phase app could upgrade Airbnb from room-booker to guide”1
“9-year-old is Apple’s youngest app developer
Australian girl’s animated app gains her special entrance at developer’s conference”1
Business APPreciation
“App can send an electrician at the touch of a button
Toronto-based Jiffy connects users to the city with skilled, licensed tradespeople”1
“He would love to do you a favour
App will deliver anything, from fast food to frisbees”1
“The rise of apps to serve the so-called gig economy”2
“Fintech apps help small businesses out of tight spots”2
“Pinterest buys app that saves Web content”1
“Apple apps suspended in China without warning
Customers who couldn’t access iTunes, iBooks are demanding refunds”1
“Bell: Focus was whether app was broadcasting or telecom service”2
“The sticky note that made Canada Post think like a startup
We almost quashed a transformative app – instead, it helped lead us into the digital era, CEO Deepak Chopra says”2
Thematic APPreciation
“Israeli army identifies new enemy: Pokemon Go
App-obsessed soldiers barred from playing while on bases”1
“POKEMON GO CRAZE RE-ENERGIZES INTEREST IN FOURSQUARE
App’s co-founders foresaw a future where location services power the world, and it’s finally unfolding “1
“Pokemon craze hits T.O.
Official launch of app puts locals on a mission to catch ’em all”4
“Uber is testing self-driving car in Pittsburgh
Ride-hailing app company joins the race against automakers and tech giants like Google and Apple to find winning autonomous vehicle”1
“City OK’s Uber in marathon meeting
Council votes to let cabbies use surge pricing for app-based fares”1
“Uberfication of the workplace
Apps change the face of the workplace”4
“Should you tip your Uber driver?
Some app-based companies don’t allow payments of gratuities, but quality of service still decides”1
Random Acts of APPreciation
“Apps that fight digital distraction”2
“Frustrated Finns try app to curb reindeer roadkill”1
“Making Better Breast Pumps, And Apps to Go With Them”3
“Mobile app designed to track right whales”1
“Meet the Web’s ‘surgeon-general’ leading the charge in the battle with apps”2
“Student journalists have the write stuff
High school newspaper award lauds news app for first time”1
“App for ferry tickets will get trial run”1
“Access-to-justice issue?
There’s an app for that”2
“MintChip launches app”2
“FOUR NEW APPLE APPS AVAILABLE TO ELITE FEW”1
Art APPreciation
“Baseball-card industry slides into digital realm
Topps Inc. has launched free apps that will allow users to collect and trade cards”1
“Adult colouring book craze thrives further in the digital sphere
New apps such as Recolor and Colorfy are looking to capitalize on trend’s rise”1
“Can Hooked app snag next Harry Potter?”1
“Trying to extend a physical festival’s digital reach
TIFF’S FUTURE STARTS WITH AN APP”1
“Avatar mobile game to land ahead of sequels
Company behind app created software for Marvel, Star Wars and Fast & Furious franchises”1
“Amp Me app gets $8-million in funding
Relay Ventures leads this round for song-syncing app, despite having turned down music-tech opportunities in the past”2
“Young Singers Look to Apps for Stardom”4
“Tossing a few digital coins at Buskerfest
BuSK app will allow performers to accept tips through mobile payments”1
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1. Toronto Star
2. Globe and Mail
3. New York Times
4. Toronto Sun