Stories by Gary Ng

Starbucks Passbook Update Coming at the End of September

Starbucks tweeted over an hour ago their update for Passbook support will be coming at the end of the month. Apple first showed off Starbucks as one of the partners for Passbook at WWDC this June, but we haven't seen it officially supported yet in iOS 6. https://twitter.com/Starbucks/statuses/249202870891728896 Developers are quickly updating their apps for...

The iPhone 5 Launches in Canada: Shorter Lines, System Outages, and More

The iPhone 5 has officially launched in Canada today and around the world in the U.S., the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Here in Canada the iPhone 5 is available from Rogers, Telus, Bell, Fido, Virgin Mobile and Koodo (with SaskTel and MTS soon to come), with prices starting at $179.95...

Analyst Predicts 8 Million iPhone 5 Sales Due To Longer Apple Store Lines

According to AppleInsider, analyst Gene Munster and the Piper Jaffray team scouted out Apple Store lines at three major U.S. locations this morning. The New York, Boston, and Minneapolis locations had an average of 83 percent longer lines than what the 4S had created. That has led Munster to believe that Apple will sell 8 million units; double the...

Burglars In Japan Steal Over $100,000 Worth Of iPhone 5 Units

While lines for the iPhone 5 formed around the world, a group of Japanese thieves couldn't wait any longer to grab a unit of their own. At around 3:00 AM in the morning in Osaka, burglars robbed two carrier stores, including Softbank and KDDI. When police arrived at the locations there was in-total 191 units stolen. The...

How To Report A Problem With iOS 6 Maps

If you've followed us these past few days, there is a great chance that you read an article on iOS 6 Maps. Apple has developed their own mapping system that "takes a whole new turn." I would have to agree with that statement, but in the opposite way Apple intended it to be. Even with...

Apple Posts Job Openings To Help Reduce iOS 6 Maps Issues [REPORT]

Apple may have known that their mapping application wasn't the "the best mapping program on any mobile platform," prior to the public release on Wednesday. After taking harsh criticism by many online news outlets, Apple reportedly came public about how they plan on fixing the issue. It all turns out that Apple posted job openings on...

This Is What Fedex/UPS Have To Deal With During iPhone Launches [PHOTO]

When a new Apple product is released, whether it be an iPhone or iPad, Apple always seems to sell a few million units during their opening weekend. A large portion of those are pre-orders, and Apple isn't the only company that has to stress about the launch. Companies such as Fedex/UPS who ship these iPhone 5s have...

iFixit’s iPhone 5 Teardown Has Started [PICS]

iFixit, notorious for their highly detailed device teardowns has just started ripping apart the latest iPhone 5 for your viewing pleasure. The team bought tickets and flew down to Australia to be the first ones to get their hands on an official iPhone 5, as documented on their twitter account. The iPhone 5 uses pentalobe...

App-Store Submissions Now Require iPhone 5 Screenshots [Developers]

With the iPhone 5 release toppling us, Apple has set some new guidelines to application developers. When in the submission process of an application, developers must now provide additional screenshots with their submission. Here are the required screenshot resolution requirements: 640 x 1136 (portrait) 640 x 1096 (portrait) 1136 x 640 (landscape) 1136 x 600 (landscape) An application will not be reviewed...

Apple Purchases 220 Acres Of Land To Expand North Carolina Solar Farm

Apple's gearing towards running its Maiden, North Carolina data center on 100% renewable energy, and today they've increased efforts in doing so by purchasing 220 additional acres in Catawba County to build another solar farm. The $3 million deal was detailed by the Hickory Daily Record. The other Apple data center located just a few miles...

15 Percent of iOS Devices Now Running iOS 6, According to Chitika

Yesterday Apple release iOS 6 just before 10AM PDT. In just over 24 hours, it appears iOS 6 installs have reached 15 percent of iOS devices, according to ad firm Chitika, reports CNET. Here's how Chitika came up with the following graph below, which includes Canadian and U.S. traffic: To quantify this study, Chitika Insights...