Stories by Gary Ng

The Starbucks Song Pick of the Week this week is made for the holidays: Silent Night by Rod Stewart. The song is from his recently album "Merry Christmas, Baby" released on October 30th. You can find free cards with promo codes on the back near the barista counter at your local Starbucks: (Image courtesy of...

Intuit launched an iOS optimized mobile site for QuickBooks Online back in April, but now the company has officially announced the release of QuickBooks Online Mobile, a dedicated app for the iPhone and iPad. QuickBooks Online Mobile enables businesses to stay productive on the go by utilizing the following features: Creating, editing, and emailing professional...

Yesterday the Starbucks Canada iPhone app was updated for the iPhone 5, but then suddenly pulled. Well, the app has finally made its way back into the App Store and according to the description it was pulled due to an issue with the 'Touch to Pay' button. What's New in Version 2.5.3 * iPhone 5...

According to this Form 4 filing with the SEC, Apple SVP Eddy Cue sold 15,000 shares of stock on November 30th, at prices ranging from $583.86 to $584.22, for a total worth of $8.76 million dollars. Other notable movements of AAPL stock by Apple executives include: Apple CEO Tim Cook: Sold $11.1 million in March Former...

Netflix has announced they have signed a deal with Disney to show their content to the customers starting in 2013 with direct-to-video new releases, and later 2016 with feature films from a variety of studios: Beginning with its 2016 theatrically released feature films, new Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios and...

Zite, a company with Canadian origins, has released a huge 2.0 update that comes with a redesign and more categories to explore. Navigation has also improved (swiping to the right takes you back) and it's easier to favourite categories you like (you get to 'heart' them). Full change log below: What's New in Version 2.0...

Today appears to be 'update day' in the App Store. YouTube has just announced an update for their iOS app. The changes include support for the iPhone 5, better optimized viewing on the iPad, AirPlay support and more. Just in time for the holidays, now you can download or update the YouTube app with a...

The Wall Street Journal reports on an interview they had with Google Chairman, Eric Schmidt. Part of the interview included questions about their relationship with Apple. Schmidt agreed with the WSJ assessment that Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook can be known as the "Gang of Four" companies that matter the most today in consumer technology....

For SaskTel customers, it appears you will soon be able to unlock your cellphone for $50 at any point in your contract as long as your account is in good standing, according to documents obtained by MobileSyrup. The unlock policy applies to all devices, but the document states an iPhone unlock won't come until Q1...

Apple's policy on unlocked iPhone 5 sales was to limit purchases to 2 per transaction and 10 per lifetime. Now, according to our sources that policy has been changed to 10 units per transaction and unlimited lifetime. Apple's website was also just updated to reflect this change as it removed the text "Limit two per...

A couple years ago the Shaw Video on Demand app was launched for iOS. Recently, the app has received a major user interface overhaul and is now known as the Shaw on Demand Search app. It enables Shaw TV customers to browse VOD (Video on Demand) content right from their iOS devices and get orders sent...

TELUS has announced the official launch of their 4G LTE network in St. John's, part of their $8.4 million investment in Atlantic Canada over the next three years. More communities in the area are expected to get LTE by the end of 2012 as well: “TELUS is committed to offering the best customer experience and...