Stories by Gary Ng

If you use Apple’s Reminders app to create lists of your To Dos and more, here’s a way to save a template so you can quickly make more never-ending lists. Apple shared a new video on Thursday detailing how to save a template in the Reminders app on iPhone and iPad. Here’s how to do...

Apple unveiled a new HomePod yesterday, bringing back the speaker from the dead. The second-gen HomePod brings upgrades to sound and looks the same, and also is the same price as before the original was discontinued. The 2023 HomePod second-generation offers “a groundbreaking listening experience, including support for immersive Spatial Audio tracks,” says Apple. As for...

Netflix has launched a major update to the user interface on iPhone and iPad, and it’s gorgeous. Janum Trivedi, who formerly worked at Netflix working on the iOS user interface, announced the update that was also created by UI designer Canadian Adam Bell from the streaming service, and Ben J. Earlier this week on Monday,...

Apple announced on Wednesday its hit comedy series on Apple TV+, ‘Ted Lasso’, will launch its third season in the spring of 2023. We get our first look at Nick Mohammed and Jason Sudeikis, as both will return for a third season in ‘Ted Lasso’. "After winning the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series for...

Today Apple re-launched its HomePod speaker and now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the iPhone maker plans an even bigger launch into the smart home market, to compete against the likes of Amazon and Google. Here’s what unnamed sources claim Apple is working on: Low-end wall mountable iPad device to control smart home devices, capable of...

Apple has made new Release Candidate (RC) software updates available for developers, including iOS 16.3 RC and iPadOS 16.3 RC plus more. RC releases are essentially the final release for developers ahead of a public release. Check out what’s available for download right now for developers: iOS 16.3 RC (20D47) iPadOS 16.3 RC (20D47) macOS...

Apple today announced the second-generation HomePod, bringing back its retired speaker from the dead. HomePod 2 costs $399 in Canada and brings Spatial Audio and Room sensing technology, to go with “advanced computational audio” powered by the company’s S7 chip from Apple Watch Series 7. Apple also released a trailer for HomePod 2 highlighting its...

Apple continued its new product release announcements this week by bringing back the HomePod from the grave. The new HomePod 2nd-generation looks the same as before, comes in a new colour Midnight, has Spatial Audio, Room sensing, plus can still act as your smart home hub but with Matter support, sound recognition, and also temperature...

Apple will debut its first mixed-reality headset in 2023, but a follow up pair of lightweight augmented reality glasses have been postponed, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The reason for the pause is due to technical challenges, say unnamed sources, which noted Apple will debut a cheaper version of its mixed-reality headset in 2024 or...

February is Black History Month and Apple announced today how it plans to commemorate the month with exclusively curated content across its apps and services. The Black Unity Collection for 2023 includes a new special edition Apple Watch Black Unity Sport Loop, to go with a matching watch face and wallpaper for the iPhone 8...

Apple today unveiled its new M2 Pro and M2 Max next-generation Apple Silicon chips for its 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, plus the M2 and M2 Pro for the Mac mini. Here are some slides from Apple’s 19-minute keynote today that was uploaded to its YouTube channel, which tells you everything you need to...

Earlier this month we reported Twitter was set to launch an annual pricing plan for its Twitter Blue subscription, and now that new offering is available for purchase via Twitter.com. Normally, Twitter Blue costs $10 CAD per month in Canada, but the new annual plan is priced at $105 CAD per year, which works out...