Pebble to launch App Store on Feb. 3

 

Pebble introduced its new App Store at CES and Android Headlines reports the store will be up and running this Monday, February 3. Pebble users can expect to find apps like Yelp and Foursquare and the other apps scattered all over. You can also expect to find clock faces on the App Store. However, you can only have eight apps on your Pebble so you’re going to have to choose wisely. And iOS users are getting first dibs on the App Store. Android users will have to wait for a bit.

Google's Chromecast App now available in Canadian App Store and Google Play

This may be an indicator that the Chromecast is soon on its way to Canada for real. The supporting apps for smartphones and tablets are now avallable on the Apple App Store as well as Google's Play Store. These apps enable interaction with the Chromecast device and allow users to wirelessly  push YouTube, NetFlix and in the case of Android, Google Play TV and Movie content to any connected HDTV. Canadians who wanted to use their US-bought Chromecast devices could download a .apk file from the Internet to get it to work. Chrome browsers on Macs, PCs and mobile devices can also push content to Chromecast by way of a browser plugin. Check out our full review of the Chromecast here.

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Apple counting up to 50 Billion app downloads with $10,000 contest

Apple is about to celebrate a really big milestone as the near the 50 Billion app download. That's a lot of zeroes and great news for developers of the iOS platform. To celebrate, Apple is giving away a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to the lucky winner who buys the 50th billion app. Below is Apple's copy from their website.

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RIM relaunches BlackBerry World store for apps and content

The newly-named BlackBerry World storefront lets customers discover new apps to personalize their BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook tablet, so they can kick back with some of the hottest entertainment and social networking apps around. When they’re in work mode, they can find great new ways to get access to the information they want and need, and boost their productivity. It all starts on the home screen, where the carousel shows off what’s new and exciting.

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