Stories by Gary Ng
Apple 2013 Q1: Record $54.5B in Revenue, 47.8 Million iPhones Sold [Update]
Apple has posted its 2013 first quarter earnings and has announced $54.5 billion in revenue (beating their own forecast of $52 billion) along with net profit of $13.1 billion. International sales accounted for 61% of their revenue. As for products sold, the numbers are below: 47.8 million iPhones (a 23% increase; 37 million in the...
Ex-Apple Employee Shares What It’s Really Like to Work with Steve Jobs
Have you wondered what it's like to work with Steve Jobs? We have heard numerous accounts of Jobs being a tenacious boss, but Glenn Reid, an ex-Apple employee who worked directly with the late CEO to design iMovie and iPhoto provides the authentic details: Steve Jobs was passionate, as everyone knows. What he was passionate...
Analyst Predicts Quebecor Next to Sell Unused Wireless Spectrum
As consumer advocacy groups recently voiced their opposition to Rogers acquiring Shaw's unused AWS spectrum, a new analyst report predicts Quebecor will be the next likely seller of its wireless spectrum, according to Scotia Capital analyst Jeff Fan: “Shaw agreed to sell an option to Rogers Communications Inc. to purchase its Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) licences...
Consumer Groups: Rogers-Shaw Wireless Deal Will Mean Less Competition [Update]
According to a report from the Canadian Press, consumer and public advocacy groups believe if Rogers is able to complete its purchase of Shaw's unused AWS wireless spectrum in 2014, it will result in less competition for consumers. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Consumers’ Association of Canada, OpenMedia.ca, the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public...
iOS Hackers Make “Tons of Progress” Towards Next Jailbreak
Just yesterday it was revealed iOS hacker @planetbeing had teamed up with numerous hackers such as @pod2g to find exploits for a public iOS 6 jailbreak release. As of tonight, it appears even more progress has been made towards an upcoming jailbreak. Planetbeing tweeted "tons of progress" was made over the past few days and...
Real-Time Traffic Apps: CTV News Cottage Traffic, CTV Morning Live Traffic
If you haven't tried them already, CTV offers two real-time traffic apps which aim to help commuters navigate during peak hours on the road. The CTV Morning Live Traffic app provides a traffic reporting system for Vancouver and its surrounding areas, while the CTV News Cottage Traffic app does the same for Simcoe County, Muskoka, Georgian...
The Surprising Origins of Apple’s Siri Voice Assistant Revealed
The Huffington Post has a seemingly endless post which documents the origins of Apple's voice assistant, Siri, before it was acquired by Apple back in 2010. Siri's former co-founder and chief executive Dag Kittlaus, once again shares details on how he spent time at Steve Jobs' home to talk about the future of voice engines and subsequently...
Woxom SlingShot Smartphone Video Stabilizer [Review]
A while back Photojojo sent us the Woxom SlingShot video stabilizer for smartphones to check out. The SlingShot aims to improve your video quality as it changes the way you'll record videos from your iPhone or smartphone. Originally a Kickstarter project, the SlingShot aims to bring an affordable stabilizer for smartphone videographers. The SlingShot consists...
Mockups Reveal What a 5-Inch iPhone Could Look Like [PICS]
Russian site Appledigger.ru (via MacRumors) has posted a mockup concept of what a 5-inch iPhone could look like. Rumours have been flying lately Apple would produce a larger iPhone model (ridiculously attributed with the name 'Math'), but that was knocked down this morning by further reports only two 4-inch models would be released this year. The mockup...
Apple Pulls 500px Apps from the App Store Over Concerns of Nudity [update]
TechCrunch reports Apple has pulled apps from Toronto-based 500px from the App Store over concerns of nudity. 500px for iOS was updated and launched for the iPhone in late November and enables the photography community to share and critique uploaded photos. The app has been downloaded just under one million times, according to 500px COO Evgeny Tchebotarev....
Mailbox Opens Reservations for Its Upcoming Gmail App [Update]
Back in December Mailbox teased its upcoming app as the ultimate Gmail experience on the iPhone. As of today, the company is accepting reservations for the app on its website here. The developers have decided to roll out the launch in waves to avoid the crushing demand: In order to ensure that people using Mailbox...
Status of the iPhone 5 Jailbreak Explained by Planetbeing
TechCrunch has posted an in-depth article on the status of the iPhone 5 jailbreak. The piece includes interviews with Canadian iOS hacker David Wang (@planetbeing) and Jay Freeman, the creator of Cydia. Wang explains his current iPhone 5 jailbreak: “This vulnerability is nice because it lets us see what’s going on,” Wang tells me. “We...
