Stories by Gary Ng

Online backup service Backblaze is set to launch their free Backblaze Mobile iPhone app in the coming weeks, which will allow users to access files right from their iPhone. The app will allow users to do the following: See all PC and Mac computers they currently back up. Select files from these computers and their...

In a series of rulings filed late Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Judy Koh ruled Samsung did not willfully infringe on some of Apple's patents and also denied the former's request for a new trial. According to the ruling conclusion posted online by AppleInsider: For aforementioned reasons, the Court GRANTS Samsung’s motion for judgment as a...

The Microsoft Surface Pro, the higher model version of the earlier released Surface RT, is set to hit stores in early February. This new tablet will run Windows 8, which unfortunately also takes up 64% free space on the entry 64GB model. A Microsoft spokesperson revealed to The Verge the free space users will have...

When Apple Maps debuted within iOS 6 it was pale in comparison to the Google Maps experience from iOS 5. The blunder caused Apple CEO Tim Cook to publicly apologize for the miscue and also resulted in iOS chief Scott Forstall being fired. The release of Google Maps for iOS in mid-December came as a...

Yesterday Apple released iOS 6.1 for download along with an update for the Apple TV to support Bluetooth keyboards. It was then noticed by MacRumors there were three variants of Apple TV firmware for download, with one particular model named "AppleTV3,2," which has been suspected as an international version of the device. Engadget has now uncovered...

Frank & Oak offers easy online shopping for men, where members pay to have curated menswear sent their way. The Montreal-based brand has launched an iPhone app today to bring the shopping experience mobile. The app offers high resolution images of items, in-app purchasing with seamless check-outs and members of the Hunt Club can access...

THX has announced the release of their tune-up iOS app today to allow users to calibrate their home theatre setup straight from their iPhone or iPad. The app will help adjust your TV, project and speaker setup to optimized settings according to THX standards. “By using the THX tune-up app, sports fans, movie enthusiasts, gamers...

Rdio has announced today its plans to offer Canadians free music streaming for up to six months for new users, with no credit card required for the trial. Users will be able to access their library of over 18 million songs without ads to stream over the web. If you work from your Mac or...

Previous rumours noted Apple was set to debut a thinner fifth generation iPad set to take thinner design cues from the iPad mini. Now, 9to5Mac publishes photos received from an iPad accessory maker which claims to be one of the first alleged leaks of such a thinner next generation iPad. We were told this is...

If you like retro-games, especially spaceship and aliens shooter games from the 80s, you’re in for a treat if you have an iPhone or an iPad. On Friday, January 25, the ghost of the long lost MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) was reincarnated in the form of the free Gridlee game. Gridlee was originally an...

Speaking with The Globe and Mail, Darren Entwistle, president and chief executive officer of Telus said the federal government should consider relaxed foreign investment rules for telecom companies over the next 3-5 years to create an even playing field. “We believe in market liberalization. We don’t think that there should be any artificial regulation or fettered...

Last July during the Apple versus Samsung trial, court documents revealed iPhone prototypes the company had considered. One of them, pictured below is an iPod-based design (next to the general design Apple eventually decided on). Ciccarese Design has released some concept images based on the iPod-inspired prototype--is this what we would be using if Steve...