David Bowie New Album free to stream on iTunes

It has been 10 years since David Bowie released an album and to celebrate the release of “The Next Day” it is now available to stream for free exclusively on iTunes. The music will be free to listen to until March 12, the day that it will officially be released for sale. Note that you can only stream it from a PC or Mac, it can’t be streamed on your iPad or iPhone.

Source: iPhone in Canada

Minecraft now available for free on the Raspberry Pi

Minecraft, the popular construction game, is now available free of charge to Raspberry Pi computer owners.  Although this version does not support the survival mode, it does provide users with the ability to manipulate the game to their liking by editing the software’s base code.  The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized computer that was developed for computer science students and hackers.  A basic model can be purchased for $25 while a more powerful version can be purchased for $35.  You can find out more about this amazing pint sized computer at http://www.raspberrypi.org/.

Source: Boy Genius Report

Apple free app of the week -August 10-16

If you are in the process of planning your summer vacation you may want to download this week’s free app, Kayak Pro. The app allows you to search for flights and car rentals as well as search and book hotels. It even allows you to view and mange your itinerary and track the status of your flights. New features include information on over 100 airport terminals.

360 Panorama free in the Apple App Store (Aug 3-9)

This week, 360 Panorama is Apple’s free app of the week.  As the name implies this app allows you to take 360 degree panoramas with your iPhone, iPod or iPad.  All you have to do is pan your device and it automatically starts taking pictures and stitches them together in real time.  Once finished you can save the photo to your camera roll or share it on your favourite social network.

Source: iPhone in Canada

Diptic is Apple’s free app of the week – July 13-19

If you like making collages with the photos you’ve taken on your iPhone then you won’t want to miss this week’s free app, Diptic. This app which is regularly $0.99 features 52 layouts and 14 filters that are actually included.

Free Classical Music Concerts

For those of you who like classical music you are in for a real treat if you go to the “NAC MUSICBOX” website. The site provides archival recordings of more than 150 performances, mostly live, of the National Art Centre (NAC) of Canada orchestra since its first season in 1969-1970. Performances can be chosen by searching various fields, including: time period, nationality of composer, title of piece, soloist or composer. Another option for you to browse the collection is to go to the “TIMELINE” page, in this section the music collection is mapped onto to a timeline spanning from 2009 all the way back to 1710. Once you have found your favourites you can add them to your own playlist and then sit back and enjoy. In addition to the actual recordings, the site also provides information on the performers, the composers and the music style being performed. It is a great educational tool for all ages.

Air Media Center App free today

Head on over to the App Store today for your Valentine’s day gift. The Air Media Center App for iPad and iPhone is free only today.

Source: iPhone in Canada