Who is excited for the summer? ME! The weather is getting warmer, making it easier to enjoy our favorite outdoor activities such as tennis, golfing, hiking, stand-up paddle boarding, and so forth. How about adding outdoor yoga to the mix and staying zen for the summer? Here are the best yoga apps to make it easier keeping you body feeling centered.

With the weather starting to show signs of spring (more in some places than others, of course), it won’t be long before camping season really takes off. Now, “roughing it” may imply that you keep your gadgets away from the outdoors, but there are apps meant to help you enjoy your time away from the daily grind.

Though it’s not exactly the same experience, iOS users can rejoice in knowing that Google Now, the personal assistant, search and voice activation suite, is now freely available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The 3.0 update of the free Google Search app was released today after weeks of rumours, and features almost everything offered in the Android version of Now.

My inspiration to cook happens when I watch a cooking show or browse for recipes on Pinterest. As for the former, I get very excited about a new recipe being demonstrated by a celebrity chef however I just drool over the meals they are preparing (while sitting on my couch) and forget how to recreate the dish. It’s not the same when I make reference to their exact recipe because I want the chef to walk me through the steps of preparing the masterful meal.  Don’t you? There is a reason why I’m fascinated with Panna, a video-based cooking app. It combines the elements of a cookbook, magazine and TV show onto an app.  Panna lets you virtually apprentice with well-known chefs while you have the flexibility to pause and restart at your pace.

Most of us watched Georges St-Pierre (GSP) reign the title of eight-time and current UFC welterweight champion of the world. Wouldn't it be cool to train with Georges St-Pierre?  Become the mix martial artist fighter and take on GSP at the next fight? Ok, maybe I stretched the last point a bit too far. Jokes aside, GSP is taking over the mobile world with the launch of the app, Touchfit. He partnered with Zolmo, a software publisher, and created a new fitness app. It shows you how hard St-Pierre trains and a closer look at his nutrition regiment. It's a little less intimidating than it sounds. 

Earlier today, Facebook announced its new Home platform that will act as an overlay for certain Android smartphones, otherwise known as a “skin”, wherein the phone’s software will have a unique look and functions based on the social network.

It’s already widely known that Vevo is the go-to app for watching music videos on a smartphone or tablet, but what if you wanted to watch music videos based on songs you have in your own collection? MusicTV is a neat little app that does just that; it scours YouTube and plays a music video that matches the song you’re playing.

Adobe Photoshop is the preeminent photo-editing software and platform in the world today. Everyone knows that. And the word “Photoshop” has even become a verb to describe edited images. Photoshop moved to the iPad and Android tablets last year, and most recently came to the iPhone and iPod Touch and Android smartphones. The app is fairly deep and intuitive on smaller screens, but keeping your expectations reasonable should ensure that you’re better prepared to deal with its challenges.

Spring is just around the corner and temperatures are slowly starting to creep over the freezing mark, meaning that outdoor activities are once again becoming a possibility without suffering from hypothermia.  And what better way to enjoy some of that fresh spring air than to take your Traxxas RC car out for a rip in the parking lot?  If some of you are wondering what to splurge on with your income tax return, consider buying a hobby-class RC car from Traxxas.  These things are fast, rugged and tons of fun to play with.  If you’re new to the RC car world, some of the terminology may sound like Greek to you, so this guide is designed to give you a quick knowledge brush-up so you know what to buy and why.

If you are a fan of comic books, and Marvel Comics, in particular, you might be interested in a short-lived promotion currently going on through the company’s site and mobile apps. Until tomorrow at 11PM EST, Marvel is giving readers 700 different comics for free, all of which are the first issue for almost every series Marvel has come out with. This means you can download and read the first appearances of most characters in the Marvel universe without paying a dime. After Tuesday, they’ll range from $1.99 to $3.99 per issue.

Like many Canadians, I love to kick-back and relax through my big screen, be it catching up on shows I've taped on my PVR, or through my new-found love for streaming movies and TV shows: CinemaNow.

Canadian eReader company, Kobo is the latest manufacturer to add CinemaNow to their Arc line-up.

The first thing you need to know about the BlackBerry Z10 and the new operating system it runs on is that it’s a clean break from the BlackBerry you’ve always known. It bears no resemblance at all to the previous OS and is designed to be just as good as the current smartphone standard set by Apple, Google and Microsoft. The new look and feel, plus the brand reinvention, adds a level of anticipation and excitement to trying out the Z10. Were the repeated delays worth it? Are there major flaws or serious improvements? The answers vary, but the final result is a platform that shows some signs of making a lasting impact.

The big game, Super Bowl XLVII, is tomorrow where we see if the explosive San Francisco 49ers or Cinderella Baltimore Ravens emerge victorious. This is the one NFL game of the season that brings together a whole whack of people to eat a lot of comfort food and gaze at a screen — any screen — that will show the game and the commercials that go with it. Amid all the hoopla surrounding this, there are apps you can tap into while watching as well.

As timeless (no pun intended) and fashionable as watches have been for such a long time, smart watches have been a bit of a tougher sell. They’ve been around for a long time, going back to calculator watches from the 1980s, but today’s smart watches can do a whole lot more. Sony has been pushing this concept with its SmartWatch, a device that may have flown under the radar a little bit since it launched, but is worth a look if you like having it integrate with your compatible Android phone.

POV action cameras have gone from being specialty gizmos to something a lot more mainstream in the last couple of years. GoPro is a brand that’s helped push the category forward, coupled with lower prices, but the concept of an action cam is now moving into the iPhone itself. mophie’s OutRide has been almost a year in the making, and now that it’s coming soon to Future Shop, I spent some time with this ruggedized and waterproof camera and case for the iPhone 4 and 4S to see what you can expect.