Stories by Gary Ng

Bloomberg reports Apple and Google have teamed up to buy Kodak's patents, offering a joint bid of more than $500 million: Apple Inc. and Google Inc. have joined forces to offer more than $500 million to buy Eastman Kodak Co.’s patents out of bankruptcy, said two people with knowledge of the situation. The two companies,...

For all you fans of MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op), the company has released their iPhone app as of a couple days ago to allow you to have "a complete store in your pocket". MEC was started in Vancouver back in 1971 and has since expanded to 15 cities across Canada with over 3.3 million members...

Last week we told you about Fido's $67 plan that was eligible for a three year term with the iPhone 5. The plan essentially matched the $56 (formerly $57) promo plan but only had 1000 outgoing Canada-wide minutes. Well, that has changed as of today. Fido has just modified the plan to include unlimited outgoing...

In an update sent to its supporters via email, the Pebble team has announced its final colours for the watch and also announced the final product will support receiving SMS and iMessage notifications: iPhone SMS and iMessage Big news! We're proud to announce that Pebble now supports receiving SMS and iMessage notifications from iPhones and...

Looks like there is now ample supply of the iPhone 5. Both Apple.ca and Apple.com are showing the phone as 'in stock', when just four days ago shipping times improved to 2-4 days (and previously 1 week before that). Australia's online store also shows in stock, but the UK still shows 1-3 business days, like...

The $57 Fido promotional plan just keeps getting better. Originally set to expired in December, the plan was extended to January 7th. Then, Fido responded to its competitors and doubled the data to 2GB. Now, Fido has dropped the price by a whole dollar to $56, a move to put their plan above similar offerings...

Square Enix currently has a sale on Final Fantasy I, II, and III for iOS (via Pocket Gamer). The sale prices are as follows: Final Fantasy I - $3.99 (was $8.99) Final Fantasy II - $3.99 (was $8.99) Final Fantasy III - $8.99 (was $15.99) Final Fantasy III for iPad - $9.99 (was $16.99) Final Fantasy...

If you're looking for a last minute Christmas gift, you might want to consider a refurbished 4th generation iPod touch as Apple.ca has restocked both white and black 8GB models for $129. These models regularly retail for $199 so at $129 (35% off) it's a pretty good price if you require a relatively inexpensive Retina...

A week ago we told you about the TELUS offer to Saskatchewan and Manitoba, a $60 Canada-wide unlimited plan with 5GB of data. Now it appears Bell has responded with a similar plan in Saskatchewan. The plan name is called "Saskatchewan Voice and Data" and includes: Unlimited Canada-wide calling Unlimited SMS/MMS 5GB of shareable data...

Earlier tonight NBC's Brian Williams hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook in his first ever TV interview. The network teased the interview last week and this morning the show exclusively announced Apple plans to invest $100 million to build iMacs in the USA. Williams notes it took months of negotiation to land the exclusive with Cook....

This week's free App of the Week from Apple is Flightboard, an app that turns your iPhone or iPad into an arrivals or departures board for any airport in the world. The app is regularly priced at $3.99 but as of today it's free for a week: Covers over 16,000 airports and 1,400 airlines worldwide...

(image via infinitezest.com) Earlier today the big news was Apple CEO Tim Cook telling NBC's Rock Center the company plans to bring back manufacturing to the USA. Other reports also noted Foxconn seeks to build electronics in the U.S. as well. With some noticing Apple's new iMacs being labeled with "Assembled in the USA", the...