Stories by Gary Ng

Apple today unveiled its 10th-generation iPad with an all-new design, plus switching it over to USB-C, completing its tablet transition to the latter and away from its legacy Lightning port. Along with a price increase for the iPad 10 over its predecessor, Apple also has debuted the new USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter for $10,...

Apple today unveiled its new M2 iPad Pro and all-new iPad, alongside a new Apple TV 4K. Along with these announcements, Apple also quietly increased pricing for its entire iPad lineup in Canada. With inflation, supply chain shortages and a falling Canadian dollar, it’s no surprise. Here’s a look at Apple’s iPad pricing increases in...

Apple today announced an all-new 10.9 inch iPad with Liquid Retina display, bringing a new design reminiscent of the iPad Air, powered by the company’s A14 Bionic chip. There are new colours blue, pink, yellow, and silver. This new iPad gets updated cameras such as an Ultra Wide 12MP (to support Center Stage) moved to...

Apple’s October announcements are now here. The new M2 iPad Pro has been unveiled, offering the same design, but featuring a new Apple Pencil hover experience. Apple says M2 features an 8-core CPU which is up to 15% faster than M1, while its 10-core GPU offers graphics up to 35% faster than before. "Combined with...

Apple has launched a new Apple TV 4K, powered by its A15 Bionic chip. Also new is HDR10+, joining Dolby Vision. The new Apple TV 4K has two versions: Apple TV 4K (Wi-Fi) with 64GB of storage and also Apple TV 4K (Wi-Fi + Ethernet) with Thread mesh networking and double the storage at 128GB....

At 5am PDT/8am EDT this morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced “the possibilities are endless” and shared the #TakeNote hashtag. Around this time, the Apple Store was taken offline, ahead of an expected refresh to the company’s iPads. Cook also shared a video of an iPad being zoomed in with various graphics, and at the...

Following up on the earlier-than-normal weekend edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said on Monday afternoon that Apple will launch its M2 iPad Pro line up on Tuesday. "In case it wasn’t obvious with the “days away” wording from Saturday, the launch should be tomorrow,” said Gurman just moments ago. https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/1582146519645708289 Apple...

Netflix has launched a new feature called ‘Transfer Profile’, that lets people using your account take their viewing preferences with them when they set up their own account. "People move. Families grow. Relationships end. But throughout these life changes, your Netflix experience should stay the same. Today, we’re launching Profile Transfer, a feature that lets...

Nokia announced on Monday it will be building a new technology hub in Ottawa, Ontario, supported by government partnerships at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. The Finnish company says it will tear down its existing Ottawa facility to build a new "world-leading, sustainable research and development (R&D) hub,” expected to bring 340 new jobs,...

Last week we told you about an original 2007 iPhone in a sealed box for sale from New Orleans-based LCG Auctions, which was expected to break new price records for the Apple creation. On Monday, LCG Auctions said the rare 2007 iPhone sold for a record price of $39,340 USD ($53,978 CAD) on Sunday at...

Telus prepaid brand, Public Mobile, announced on Monday it now offers new plans with “digital savings”. According to the wireless carrier, "Our 100% digital storefront and online support means we can pass our savings onto you." Back in July, Public Mobile revived 4G speed plans and today we see an adjustment of both its 4G...

Amazon Canada has released its 2021 Small Business Empowerment Report, providing details into third party sellers on its online platform, ranging from small to medium-sized businesses. The online retailer says there’s now over 41,000 Canadian selling partners. In 2021, the total sales of its Canadian selling partners on Amazon.ca saw combined revenue increase 20% year...