Stories by Gary Ng

Looks like new wireless options will be available for those on the East Coast, as Eastlink will launch its 4G LTE network on Friday, reports the Globe and Mail. The company, a subsidiary of Bragg Communications, purchased $200 million dollars worth of wireless spectrum in 2008. It is set to compete against the big three...

Earlier today Bell released its numbers for its Let's Talk Day campaign towards mental health, an initiative that raised $4,813,313.30 in funding yesterday. Part of yesterday's 9,266,266 calls, texts, tweets and Facebook shares included a 1,072 Bell Aliant customers gathered at the Halifax Metro Centre. These folks were able to set a new Guinness World Record for...

The Globe and Mail has conducted a survey asking customers what the wireless industry needs to change. The following are the top five complaints from the over 500 readers surveyed in regards to the CRTC's plan to implement a wireless code for our carriers to adhere to. 1. Prices need regulation - 93% of respondents...

The Firecore team has announced the release of aTV Flash (black) 2.2 and Seas0nPass to support Apple TV firmware 5.2 (iOS 6.1) to support Bluetooth keyboards and more. Full list of changes NEW! Added support for Apple TV 5.2 and Bluetooth keyboards Minor improvements to backups Minor improvements to DVD playback A handful of other...

Bell has announced yesterday's Let's Talk Day campaign has raised $4,813,313.30 towards mental health initiatives. For every long distance call, text, tweet or Facebook share, Bell donated 5 cents. Here are the numbers: 96,266,266 calls, texts, tweets and Facebook shares by Canadians As for Twitter activity: 1,562,485 tweets and retweets In total, Bell has committed...

Apple could be setting the stage for its rumoured television set by introducing an SDK for developers to create apps, possibly at a March event, says Jeffries analyst Peter Misek (via MacRumors): Channel checks indicate Apple has a product event in March that is Apple-TV related (possibly an iTV SDK introduction). We think a Sep/Oct...

According to CNET Australia, Real Racing 3 will launch at midnight tonight in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The game's original launch date was earlier announced for February 28th, but it appears we will be included as some of the first people to play the game, now based on a freemium model. Real Racing 3...

The Greater Toronto Area is set to get new area codes as of March 25th due to increasing demand for telephone numbers, the Telecommunications Alliance has announced: Starting March 25, 2013, two new area codes will be introduced in the Greater Toronto Area. In Toronto, the 437 area code will be added to the 416/647...

Siri, Apple's voice assistant is special. So special she thinks god is a member of the Ottawa Senators, captain Daniel Alfredsson. All you have to do is ask her "show me a picture of god" and you'll get the following answer: What does Alfredsson think of this? He told Sportsnet TV reporter Ian Mendes the...

Yesterday it was reported Apple CEO would attend President Obama's State of the Union address and be seated within the First Lady's Box, according to White House officials. Cook rescheduled his Goldman Sachs keynote speech to earlier this morning so he could attend the address in Washington. Tonight, President Obama cited Apple as bringing jobs...

Bloomberg is the latest media outlet to report Apple is allegedly working on smart wrist watch device, similar to what previously was reported by the WSJ and NYT: Apple Inc. has a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch-like device that may perform some of the computing tasks now handled by the...

Netflix has announced it is set to create yet another original series for its online streaming service, this time a show for kids as part of a collaboration with DreamWorks Animations: "Families love Netflix, so creating an original series for kids was a natural for us. And we're doing it in a big way by...