Stories by Gary Ng

Windows Phone Ad Says “Don’t Waste Your Money on an iPhone 5” [VIDEO]

Windows Phone has launched a series of ongoing ads targeting the iPhone 5 (and Android), with spokesperson 'Ben' attempting to convince users why their existing iPhone is just not good enough. At the end of all the commercials, participants get a free Windows Phone. Below are a series of videos touting the Windows Phone 8X,...

Fido Launches $67 ‘Unlimited’ Promo Plan for the iPhone 5

You have heard about Fido's popular $57 unlimited plan (it now includes 2GB of data), which is only good for customers on monthly or 2 year terms. It meant the iPhone 5 was excluded since a three year term is required for the latest iPhone on a subsidized price. But that has now changed. Available today...

Rdio 2.0 iOS App Gets New Design, Remote Control Feature

Rdio has launched version 2.0 of its iOS app and it comes with an all-new design. The company tells us the new design "faster, sleeker and easier to use". The new design sets to match its desktop and web interfaces with a clean and minimal design. There's also a new remote control feature to allow...

Nintendo to Launch Wii Mini Exclusively in Canada on Dec. 7

Nintendo has hit hard times as the proliferation of cheap and instant-on smartphone titles such as Angry Birds have taken away their piece of the gaming pie. The company will not release titles to iOS (we're still hoping for Mario one day), but a while back they launched their first paid iOS app, Pokedex, released by a developer studio...

LTE iPad mini Pre-Orders Have Finally Shipped in Canada [Update]

iPad mini pre-orders took place on October 26th and a couple days later all pre-orders had sold out. While most iPad mini pre-orders have arrived (including white models), LTE orders were still slated for 'late November' as explained by Apple. This morning, LTE iPad mini pre-orders have finally shipped in Canada, as seen below in...

New iMacs Rumoured to Go on Sale Tomorrow

According to Belgium-iPhone.Lesoir.be (via MacRumors), Apple's new thinner iMacs are set to go on sale tomorrow, with 21.5" models to hit resellers, while the 27" model will still arrive in December. Also, both models are set to arrive in the online Apple Store for ordering. MacRumors claims tipsters have told them new iMacs are coming tomorrow morning,...

iPhone 5 Margins Expected to Be Lower Due to Higher Cost of Goods Says Analyst

Could Apple's iPhone 5 margins be lowering due to the higher cost of goods for the latest iPhone? That could be the case according to Pacific Crest analyst, Andy Hargreaves (via AllThingsD): “Apple’s gross profit per unit has likely peaked,” Hargreaves theorized in a research note to clients. “Declining gross profit dollars per iPhone and volume...

Check Out This Cool Apple Television Interface Concept [PICS]

We've heard countless rumours of an Apple Television, but nothing has really come to fruition. So all it took was the imagination of user 'Knowledge' from The Verge Forums (as spotted by App Advice) to show us what it could look like. This post is about the software and services that run on our televisions...

iPhone 5 Shipping Times Improve, Drop to 1 Week for Canada and Beyond

We first told you about iPhone 5 shipping times dropping to two weeks just less than a week ago. Earlier today it was reported Apple's international stores had decreased their iPhone 5 shipping times to one week (via iPhoneHacks) and just now Apple.ca has been updated to reflect the same: This is a clear indication...

BodyGuardz 50% Off Site-Wide Cyber Monday Sale Now Live

BodyGuardz launched their 40% off Black Friday sale which extended into the weekend, but for today they have upped their discount. Cyber Monday brings a huge 50% off sale that includes everything site wide. There is no promo code needed as the discounts have already been applied. This is the perfect time to stock up...

Early Fido $57 Unlimited Plan Adopters Must Contact Fido for 2GB Update

If you happened to jump on Fido's popular $57 unlimited promo plan (recently extended to Jan. 2013) before Friday's update which upped the data plan to 2GB, you will be required to contact Fido to get that additional gigabyte added to your plan. Fido's data bucket increased when Koodo added 2GB to their similar unlimited...