Stories by Gary Ng

Apple Drops Patent Claims Against Samsung’s Galaxy S III Mini

According to a report by Reuters, Apple has removed the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini from the list of of recently added devices it had patent claims against: Apple Inc has agreed to withdraw patent claims against a new Samsung phone with a high-end display after Samsung said it was not offering to sell the product...

Rogers Promo: 3 Months Free for 3 Year Activations or Upgrades Until Dec. 31

A new promo today from Rogers looks to end the year with more activations. From today until December 31st, new three year activations on Rogers will get the first three months free and activation fee waived, according to an internal doc, notes MobileSyrup. The promo is applicable to all Rogers locations, dealers and corporate stores....

Apple’s 12 Days of Christmas Day 3: Sherlock, Series 1 Episode 1

We're into day 3 of Apple's 12 Days of Christmas freebies promotion. Today we have the first episode from the first season of the TV series Sherlock. The free episode, "A Study in Pink", is 1 hour and 28 minutes and is available in both HD and SD downloads. The show was created by Hartswood...

It Pays to Use New Canadian Coupon App ‘Checkout 51’ [Update]

Checkout 51 was released in early December and looks to change the way coupons are redeemed, thanks to the iPhone. Here's how it works, as explained to us by Checkout 51's founder, Noah Godfrey: Every Thursday, the Checkout 51 mobile app gives its members a new list of offers on grocery store products. Members can...

Eastlink To Go App Allows for Live TV from your iPhone and iPad

Recently Eastlink released their Eastlink to Go iPhone/iPad app, to allow their customers to access a variety of multimedia from their Apple devices. Users have access to movies, TV shows, Eastlink TV programming, plus OnDemand entertainment plus live HD Eastlink TV too. The service is free with Eastlink Digital TV subscriptions and a simple login...

Here are the Most Popular Locations on Instagram from 2012 [PICS]

Instagram has just published a blog post revealing the top locations of images posted to the photo network from 2012. Can you guess where the top Instagrammed (that's a verb now?) location was? It was Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, which had over 100,000 pictures taken there in 2012. Here's the full list of 2012's top locations: Suvarnabhumi...

Apple’s 12 Days of Christmas Day 2 Freebie: Score! Classic Goals

Apple's 12 Days of Christmas offers up free downloads and runs from December 26th until January 6th. Day 2's offering is the game Score! Classic Goals, an interesting football based puzzle game. The game allows you to recreate classic goals from the past 40 years of international football and features over 420 levels and 140...

Starbucks App Pick of the Week: Rayman Jungle Run [Promo Codes]

This week's free Starbucks App Pick of the Week is the game Rayman Jungle Run by Ubisoft, which currently retails for $2.99 in the App Store. The app was part of App Store Best of 2012 and has an impressive average rating of 4.5 stars in iTunes. The legendary platforming hero is making the jump...

Canadians are a Nation of ‘Nomophobes’ says Rogers Survey [INFOGRAPHIC]

The latest Rogers Innovation Report for 2012 was conducted to reveal Canadians are increasingly becoming addicted to their smartphones. A panel of 1040 Angus Reid Forum members that owned smartphones and tablets with data plans were surveyed in late November. The results have produced a look at some trends in 2012--here are some interesting ones:...