Shows

Lifesaver, McLaren’s Workshop, Ticket To Ride
10 Jun 2013
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Lifesaver, McLaren’s Workshop, Ticket To Ride

by Kris Abel
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Lifesaver iPhone/iPad Free Lifesaver will teach you how to perform CPR and other resuscitation methods by placing you into real-world situations using interactive movies. As actors convincingly create the experience of someone collapsing in a subway tunnel or a parking ...
06 Jun 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 47 – After Earth, Red Wedding, Dr. Who

by Kris Abel
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Richard Crouse’s birthday vacation in New York means that we skipped a week, but also that he has some cool stores to share about close-up magic, Alan Cumming’s MacBeth, and rare record shops for this week. We also ponder the After Earth’s monstrous failure in theatres,...
06 Jun 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 46 – Space Oddities, Spock Songs, Badgers

by Kris Abel
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Too many fun things to discuss this week. There’s Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s poignant version of Space Oddity, the one-and-only Mr. Spock (but wait there’s two now), the odd attacks aimed at Angelina Jolie’s mastectomy, and Queen guitarist Brian May’s creative ...
App Reviews: To This Day, The Transit App, Golf History, Camera 2
03 Jun 2013
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App Reviews: To This Day, The Transit App, Golf History, Camera 2

by Kris Abel
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To This Day iPad Free You may remember Shane Koyczan from the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in which his poem “We Are More” was delivered to share our Canadian identity with the world. Recently he captured YouTube audiences with an animated piece on bully...
App Reviews: Guitar! By Smule, Mailbox, Fast & Furious 6 The Game
27 May 2013
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App Reviews: Guitar! By Smule, Mailbox, Fast & Furious 6 The Game

by Kris Abel
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Guitar! By Smule iPhone/iPad Free There are many games that simulate what it feels like to play the guitar, but none as relaxing as this one. All you have to do is strum and pick, which means swipe and tap the screen, to play a selection of easy-listening ballads by Leo...
Victoria Day Special: Planet of the BBQ Apps
20 May 2013
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Victoria Day Special: Planet of the BBQ Apps

by Kris Abel
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Welcome to my Planet of the Barbecue Apps Special. In honor of the Victoria Day weekend we decided to do a second show where I pick out some choice mobile cuts for your grill. My first set of reviews for today, with the latest releases, can be found here.  Enjoy and let...
App Reviews: The Doors, Google Hangouts, Skyscanner
20 May 2013
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App Reviews: The Doors, Google Hangouts, Skyscanner

by Kris Abel
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The Doors iPad $4.99 A welcome sign that boxed sets will live on, The Doors app gives you all the rare photos, interviews, cultural stories, and secret tracks of a limited edition collection, but without the need to buy the albums all over again. The music is still incl...
App Reviews: Dumb Ways To Die, ScoreCleaner, Marvel Unlimited
13 May 2013
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App Reviews: Dumb Ways To Die, ScoreCleaner, Marvel Unlimited

by Kris Abel
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This week on Moore In The Morning I’m saving lives with a twisted transit safety game of death, whistling new music with a sheet music app, and finding the cheapest way to read popular comic books right back to their beginning. Dumb Ways To Die iPhone/iPad Free Wi...
11 May 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 45 – 3D Printed Guns, Ray Harryhausen, Iron Man 3

by Kris Abel
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As we post this, Cody Wilson’s 3D Printed Pistol file has been downloaded more than 100,000 times. This week we touch upon what is surely a complex and unpredictable news. We also enjoy the way Ray Harryhausen has been remembered this week, offer impressions of Iron Man...
App Reviews: Google Now, Star Trek FX, Songza
06 May 2013
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App Reviews: Google Now, Star Trek FX, Songza

by Kris Abel
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This week on Moore In The Morning I take a look at the arrival of Google Now, the search giant’s personal assistant app, on the iPhone, play with JJ Abrams Star Trek movie effects, and see how much time-saving Songza offers with their updated playlist-driven music...
03 May 2013
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HTC One Leads Android Smartphones In Ooohs And Ahhhs

by Kris Abel
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In my regular report for Marketnews I take a look at the smartphone that’s induced Android fans to salivate, the HTC One....
03 May 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 44 – Living Dead Live, Cumberbatch, Collecting Star Wars

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We have a fantastic show for you this week. Richard will take you through Night of the Living Dead Live, the Romero-sanctioned stage play based on the classic film, Kris endorses The Nightjar, an audio-only game starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and we discuss the way fan ...
App Reviews: Iron Man 3, The Nightjar, Touchfit: George St-Pierre
29 Apr 2013
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App Reviews: Iron Man 3, The Nightjar, Touchfit: George St-Pierre

by Kris Abel
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Iron Man 3: The Official Game iPhone/iPad/Android Free-To-Play The Temple Run series broke industry records by challenging you to keep running through a jungle. Iron Man 3 takes that same challenge to the skies. Using simple tilt-and-swipe controls you must dodge, bank,...
22 Apr 2013
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Does High Definition Make A Difference For eBooks? The Kobo Aura HD

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In my regular report for Marketnews I take a look at Kobo’s latest, an eBook reader that boasts the highest resolution E-Ink screen, but what does that mean?...
App Reviews: Twitter #Music, Yahoo Weather, The 39 Steps
22 Apr 2013
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App Reviews: Twitter #Music, Yahoo Weather, The 39 Steps

by Kris Abel
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Twitter #music iPhone Free A separate companion app for Twitter, #Music is aimed at encouraging you to follow bands, to tweet their most popular songs, and to help use Twitter to both measure and boost the popularity of today’s musicians. While giving you a tool to disc...
18 Apr 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 43 – Video Game Cheats, Fog of News, Acrobatic Flies

by Kris Abel
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We start off with some bad behaviour this week as Richard tackles the zeal news reporters have in giving bad information during tragic events, Kris compares his relationship to cheating as a gamer to Richard’s as someone who doesn’t play games, and finally we salute the...
09 Apr 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 42 – Peter Reveen, Walking Dead, Jurassic Park

by Kris Abel
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Richard’s childhood hero, magician and psychological illusionist Peter Reveen, is the focus of our chat this week along with Jurassic Park 4’s feather-riffling controversy, more on Richard’s meeting with The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara, and Kris tells a story about “an ...
App Reviews: Injustice Gods Among Us, Swirl It!, TSN Masters
08 Apr 2013
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App Reviews: Injustice Gods Among Us, Swirl It!, TSN Masters

by Kris Abel
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Injustice: Gods Among Us iPhone/iPad Free Who would win in a fight: Batman or Superman? Wonder Woman or The Flash? Green Lantern or Green Arrow? With fast fisticuffs and walloping super powers this game lets you work out those very debates using eye-popping visuals and ...
05 Apr 2013
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The Walking Dead Showrunner Glen Mazzara Speaks With Richard Crouse

by Kris Abel
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Glen Mazzara, Executive Producer & Showrunner for this past season’s The Walking Dead is a guest this week on Richard’s Entertainment Extra radio show on Newstalk 1010 (airing this Saturday at 4:30pm). Have a listen and find out how Glen Mazzara went from being a ho...
02 Apr 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 41 – Walking Dead Season Finale Special

by Kris Abel
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It’s been our most popular topic and so we’re devoting an entire episode to the Season 3 finale of The Walking Dead. It’s been a whirl of redneck redemption, psychopathic nuttiness, and a taut moment involving monkey toes and pliers. Too bad we’re going to have to wait ...
30 Mar 2013
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Google’s Chromebook Offers First Steps Towards A Web-Only Life

by Kris Abel
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Are you ready for a web-only computer? Google’s experimental Chromebook laptop concept is now available in Canada and I’ve taken the Samsung model for a swing to give Marketnews.ca my thoughts....
Easter Apps, Recipes, And Craft Activities
29 Mar 2013
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Easter Apps, Recipes, And Craft Activities

by Kris Abel
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Happy Easter! This year I have a new batch of apps for the occasion covering recipes and how-to crafts to add a bit of magic and togetherness for the long weekend. Hope they serve you and your family well. Make sure to tune in each Monday on Moore in the Morning to head...
App Reviews: Mint, Thesaurus Rex, Star Wars Pinball
25 Mar 2013
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App Reviews: Mint, Thesaurus Rex, Star Wars Pinball

by Kris Abel
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Mint.com iPhone/iPad/Android/Web Free If you’re not using Mint to monitor your transactions, this tax season would be a good time to start. The app and companion website will collect your financial records from your bank accounts, credit cards and loans and categorize t...
22 Mar 2013
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NASA Puts Out Call For Canadian App Designers, Makers, Artists, & Thinkers

by Kris Abel
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For the first time, NASA is bringing their International Space Apps Challenge to Canada. Two cities, Toronto and Winnipeg, will be hosting 48-hour build-a-thons on April 19th where teams representing many different fields of expertise can collaborate to solve a wide ran...
20 Mar 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 40 – The Governator, Bates Motel, Jurassic Pigeon

by Kris Abel
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Again the Walking Dead scores another impressive episode, this time a tense cat-and-mouse chase between a Terminator-esque Governor and fan-hated Andrea. Richard also serves up a review of the new series Bates Motel and Kris explores De-Extinction, a topic the consuming...
18 Mar 2013
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App Reviews: History of Ireland, Ridiculous Fishing, Face Stealer

by Kris Abel
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A History Of Ireland In 100 Objects iPhone/iPad/Android/Web Free (Until End of March) A gift from Ireland to the world on St. Patrick’s day, this virtual tour of one hundred exquisite artifacts includes St. Patrick’s Bell, which was handed down as an heirloom through ge...
12 Mar 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 39 – Zombie Polygraph, Bowie’s Next Day, Douglas Adams

by Kris Abel
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We put The Governor to our zombie polygraph machine this week to make sense of his Walking Dead lies, celebrate the release of David Bowie’s new album (have you heard it yet?), and mark Douglas Adams’ 61st birthday by delving into his Last Chance To See. Thi...
App Reviews: WebMD, Temple Run Oz, Map of the Internet
11 Mar 2013
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App Reviews: WebMD, Temple Run Oz, Map of the Internet

by Kris Abel
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Gesundheit! WebMD has put together two handy apps offering guidance with allergies and pregnancies, part of this week’s round-up on Newstalk 1010 that also includes the latest Temple Run obsession and a beautiful map of the world’s connected networks. Web MD...
05 Mar 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 38 – Walking Dead Madness, James Cromwell, UFO Hoaxes

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We explore the continuing theme of madness in the Walking Dead this week plus Richard shares his chat with actor James Cromwell and Kris contemplates a recent UFO hoax that didn’t quite play out the way it’s creator imagined. This is the audio-only version of our weekly...
App Reviews: Real Racing 3, TMN GO, BBC Earth Wonders
04 Mar 2013
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App Reviews: Real Racing 3, TMN GO, BBC Earth Wonders

by Kris Abel
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Real Racing 3 iPhone/iPad/Android Free With Real Racing 3 the much-despised Free-To-Play pricing system hits the world of hardcore games. This is when an app advertises itself as free, but the moment you start using it introduces a system of delays and wait times that c...
The Movie Network Delivers On Promise Of Video Streaming
28 Feb 2013
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The Movie Network Delivers On Promise Of Video Streaming

by Kris Abel
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The Movie Network has launched a new streaming video service in Canada called TMN GO that is designed to work on smartphones, tablets, and home computers. It’s a slick, impressive service that makes it surprisingly easy to find content and play it quickly. It includes t...
26 Feb 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 37 – Andrea’s Walking Dead, MacFarlane’s Oscars, & Cyborgs

by Kris Abel
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Getting the Oscars to connect with modern times is a tough challenge.Richard discusses how Seth MacFarlane and the Academy did this year. Plus we explore how The Walking Dead is handling the story arcs for Rick and Andrea, and Kris asks the big questions about the rise ...
App Reviews: MLB At Bat, Purina Pro P5, Haze
25 Feb 2013
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App Reviews: MLB At Bat, Purina Pro P5, Haze

by Kris Abel
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It may look like a blizzard outside, but our apps this week seem to promise Spring weather just around the corner. Here’s my picks for Spring Training, Fido fitness, and emotional weather. MLB.com At Bat 2013 iPhone/iPad/Android Free/$2.99-$19.99 Subscription Spri...
23 Feb 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 36 – Walking Dead, Oscars Fiji Mermaid

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We go in-depth on The Walking Dead after this week’s “Whoa, did you see that?” episode. Richard explores the use of Big Data in predicting the Oscars and Kris shares the details on a modern day hoax similar to the infamous Fiji Mermaid. This is the audio edition of our ...
23 Feb 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 35 – Walking Dead Clock, Fezes Are Cool, Abelsaurus

by Kris Abel
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That time when AMC took over Toronto’s Union Station with the Walking Dead? We have pictures and tales to share. While weather & travel conspired to keep Richard from seeing this week’s Walking Dead, we still talk about it. Plus, Richard shares the worst-reviewed re...
23 Feb 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 34 – The Walking Dead, Alice Cooper, George Romero,

by Kris Abel
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We celebrate the birthdays of both George Romero and Alice Cooper this week as we prepare for the return of The Walking Dead (and the cool event happening at Union Station this week), plus our zombie love for Warm Bodies, and the gadget review that brought down the CES ...
23 Feb 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 33 – Glee, Coulton, BlackBerry, Ron Jeremy

by Kris Abel
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Crouse Vs. Coulton Vs. Glee. Kris gets Richard to weigh in on the cover song protest going on between the indie sing and the Fox Network. Plus, wishing Ron Jeremy well, taking the Grumpy Cat position on the new BlackBerry, suing the Wachowskis, and hoping Steven Soderbe...
23 Feb 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 32 – Grumpy Cat & Tommy Lee, Richard Garriot, Anil Kapoor

by Kris Abel
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This week we talk about Richard’s Grumpy Cat/Tommy Lee Jones Meme, the love Toronto has for actor Anil Kapoor, the Edwardian Ball & IBM’s Stempunk trend prediction, a horrible reviewer’s card scam, and Richard Garriot’s incredible Britannia House collection. This is...
23 Feb 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 31 – David Bowie, Robot Drummers, Hobbit Swords

by Kris Abel
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In our first episode for the new year we celebrate both David Bowie’s 66th birthday AND the arrival of a new song from the man, who has been quiet for far too long. Plus, we discuss the perfect replica you can own from 2001: A Space Odyssey, movies you should avoid, and...
22 Feb 2013
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Hey All You Zombies!! Episode 30 – Ikea Monkey, Golden Globes, Patrick Moore

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Kris’ pet monkey Darwin joins the show this week as he and Richard discuss the Ikea Monkey story from the news and the Golden Globe nominations. Richard also gets into The Hobbit’s use of a new frame rate, and Kris salutes Patrick Moore who holds the record as the longe...