Stories by Gary Ng

CBC News reached out to its audience to help break the misperception social media users only consist of younger generations and wanted to hear from people over the age of 60 enjoying the internet and technology like the rest of us. Out of the stories they received, a couple focused on Apple users, such as...

The iPhone remains a popular target by thieves (even those armed with chopsticks) but there are times when victims fight back, sometimes resorting to clever ways. The NYPD even has a dedicated team that works with Apple to retrieve stolen devices. Our own wireless carriers have vowed to fight 'iCrime' as well. Sometimes, self defence...

Do your children use Snapchat? The picture messaging service allows users to send images to friends but have them self delete within 10 seconds or less and just this week had its 150 millionth photo sent. There are some caveats with the app though. Snapchat informs you if friends have taken a screenshot of your...

Bell has announced Bell Mobile TV has just added CBC and Radio-Canada TV programming to its live and on-demand service, to go along with the CBC News Network and RDI news coverage, which has already been made available: "CBC and Radio-Canada join the growing range of world-class content available in English and French on Bell Mobile...

Last month it was revealed Apple had filed a patent for a future iPhone with a wraparound display. Ever since that patent was revealed the internet has blown up with concepts about what such an iPhone could look like. The following concept from T3 is their take on what an 'iPhone 6' could look like...

U.S. wireless carriers have put into place various text message warnings to prevent customers from being hit with 'bill shock' when they used up their data plans or are roaming internationally. The companies agreed to implement the service back in 2011 and integrated the alerts just prior to a Wednesday deadline. Below are a couple...

This November, Ottawa is set to hold wireless spectrum licenses for the coveted 700 MHz band, which can cover larger distances, penetrate buildings and also handle the popularity of data usage better. The Federal Government has said this auction would benefit rural communities and provide better mobile service thanks to this new band. However, provincially...

Recycle My Cell is Canada's free cell phone recycling program and it is encouraging everyone to take part on Earth Day, Monday April 22, as an opportunity to recycle their old, dusty and embarrassing old cell phones. Data from their 2012 National Cell Phone Recycling Study released today indicates 41% of old phones are stashed...

Last month Fido introduced a short promotion where its Smart Plans received double the data and minutes. Recently their $40 plan became $39 along with 450 daytime minutes and 400MB of data. Just this afternoon, Fido has re-introduced their double the data and minutes promotion yet again. Also, for those signing up on two year...

This week's free App of the Week pick from iTunes is the puzzle game Take It Easy. Regularly priced at $0.99, this game was released last February, a digital version of the classic board game. It’s a puzzle, it’s a brain teaser and it’s a game! It’s all three and much more! It is bingo...

For LinkedIn users, the company has released a brand new iPhone app, version 6.0 which features a new design and interface. It's much easier to use in terms of connecting with people you know plus following the timeline from your connections. You can also now personalize navigation within the app to get to your favourite...

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Apple had planned to pursue a partnership with Goodreads, a book discovery and recommendation service, but those plans were thwarted by Amazon, which ended up acquiring the reading service last month: Amazon.com’s announcement last month that it was purchasing book-recommendation site Goodreads did more than land...