Stories by Gary Ng

If your financial institution is a credit union member, the Credit Union Central of Canada has officially announced the release of their ding free ATM locator iPhone app. The app allows users to find any credit union member ATM nationwide to ensure surcharge-free transaction. Belonging to a national ATM network means you can bank ding...

A popular tactic used by scammers to thwart Apple's App Store approval process was to submit an app, get approval, then swap the screenshots with those from a similar app. The process would result in tricking people into downloading what they thought were legitimate apps, but actually just fake garbage apps. According to this afternoon's...

(image via @i0livier) Today marks the sixth anniversary of Apple's announcement of the original iPhone at MacWorld back in 2007. That day when Steve Jobs stepped on stage to debut the iPhone can be heralded as the day that Apple changed the smartphone game. iPhoneinCanada.ca reader @i0livier was one of the lucky ones in attendance...

Corning announced its new Gorilla Glass 3 just prior to the start of CES 2013. Their booth at the electronics trade show has been demonstrating the third generation of their Gorilla Glass, which made its debut on the original iPhone back in 2007. What makes Gorilla Glass 3 so strong and scratch resistant? It's the...

Rovio has announced Angry Birds Space will soon receive a "Pig Dipper" update which will feature 30 new galactic-aquatic levels: Pig Dipper will also introduce never-before-seen power-ups (be sure to check out the Pig Puffer!) along with extra power-up specific leaderboards. Excited? Then yell "I GOT MA RUBBER DUCKY!!!!" repeatedly in the mirror while you...

Hot on the heels of the WSJ reporting on Apple releasing a cheaper iPhone this year, Bloomberg is jumping into the mix with their sources claiming a price point of $99-$149 for a cheaper phone, according to sources: Apple, which had been working on a more affordable smartphone since at least February 2011, is weighing...

Netflix today has announced an update to Netflix Open Connect delivery network, a free service for internet service providers to provide the highest quality Netflix streams for its customers: "Leading-edge ISPs around the world such as Cablevision, Virgin Media, British Telecom, Telmex, Telus, TDC, GVT, among many others, are already participating in Open Connect to...

Hot on the heels of the WSJ publishing a story about Apple releasing a cheaper iPhone, now it appears it's Facebook's turn to troll CES 2013 and try to steal some headlines as well. The company has issued an event next week on Tuesday, January 15th at their Menlo Park campus, notes Digits. The mystery...

The Wall Street Journal reports Apple is working on a cheaper, lower end iPhone: Apple is working on a lower-end iPhone, according to people briefed on the matter, a big shift in strategy as its supremacy in smartphones has slipped. While Apple has explored such a device for years, the plan has been progressing and...

Waze announced last night (the post has since randomly been taken down) it had hit a total user base of 34 million people using their app in 2012. Along with their announcement, the company stressed again their goal was to save every Wazer 5 minutes per day in commute times. They estimate Waze will be...

Netflix is a great streaming content service for TV and movies, but for households with multiple users it gets really messy. Recommendations turn into a mixed bag with so many people watching different shows all the time. GigaOM was able to get access to Netflix's upcoming feature of personalized profiles at CES 2013. Essentially, every...

Amazon continues to expand its services to Canada. Back in December the company launched their Amazon Kindle Store here and today they have announced the launch of Amazon Prime for $79 per year. Customers part of Amazon Prime will receive unlimited two day shipping all year round (with no minimum purchase order), and is great...