Stories by Gary Ng

The iPhone 4S is normally priced at $79 on a three year term but right now you can a 16GB model in black or white for $0 from Rogers, TELUS and Bell. TELUS is also again offering the iPhone 4 for $0 on a two year term. Also, TELUS still has refurbished iPhone 5 units...

Rogers has announced it has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2013 by Mediacorp Canada, an award that highlights the company's diverse environment for employees, customers and communities. "We are proud to be chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers," said Jim Reid, Rogers Senior Vice-President of Human Resources and Chief...

Apple released iOS 6.1.2 this morning to patch an Exchange calendar bug, but it appears this version can still be jailbroken on the iPad mini and iPhone 5 (for now) via evasi0n, notes @planetbeing: https://twitter.com/planetbeing/status/303949335371083776 If you are currently jailbroken and want to update, you will have to backup, do a complete restore with iTunes...

Late last month Apple reduced its iPad mini shipping times to 3-5 business days and in the beginning of February it was reduced further to 1-3 business days. Now, it appears supply constraints have temporarily ceased as online stores for Canada and the US show the iPad mini as "in stock" (via MacRumors). Apple sold almost...

Reuters reports Apple has reported some of its Macs were hacked by the same group that targeted Facebook: Apple Inc computers were attacked by the same hackers who targeted Facebook Inc, but no data appeared to have been stolen, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented admission of a widespread cyber-security breach. Apple stated...

Apple has released iOS 6.1.2 for download and the notes indicate it fixes the Exchange calendar bug that has plagued numerous users, as it caused a decrease in battery life, with MacRumors noting its sources say the recent passcode bypass exploit has also been closed. If you're a jailbreaker, you will probably want to stay...

Samsung has released another TV ad to target the iPhone and BlackBerry. The 30 second clip details a scene in an office where one worker is talking about reducing "redundancies" in the office, yet is called out when she is carrying both an iPhone and BlackBerry. The reason for using two phones is because no...

Taiwan-based HTC has unveiled its new flagship 4.7-inch One today and the smartphone has been designed with cues taken from the iPhone 5 thanks to its aluminum shell and chamfered edges (it also looks like the BlackBerry Z10). Regardless of its design, this latest Android offering packs a punch. It sports a 4.7-inch 1080p display...

Back in December of 2011, Tim Hortons launched their all-new TimmyMe iOS app. Just recently it was updated on the eve of their annual "Roll Up the Rim to Win" promotion to allow users to participate daily for free right from within the app, dubbed "Rrroll up Roulette". Users can participate in the contest daily...

Rogers will soon offer discounts on monthly plans for customers that bring their own devices, according to MobileSyrup. The changes will come to the existing Rogers Hand-Me-Down program, an initiative announced by the company last September. Here is what the current program entails, as explained by Rogers last fall: If you’re a Rogers wireless customer...

Kutoto is a start up based in Montreal with the idea of helping you get things done via the help of real people. The premise of the app is to allow you to connect with approved and trusted Kutoto users to do tasks such as pick up your groceries, dry cleaning, or even teach you...

If your iPhone battery is running low during the day then you might want to keep an eye out for DanTeb charging stations. The smartphone charging stations were created by the daughter-father duo, Laura and Harvey Miller. Their startup has signed deals to implement stations within major malls in Toronto plus the underground PATH pedestrian...