Stories by Gary Ng

The New York Times has published a lengthy article about Apple, this time taking a closer look at how it is challenging to find success as an iOS developer. The story profiles various developers, seemingly portraying a picture it is not as easy as it sounds to create that monster hit in the App Store--although...

There is no question that some of the most addictive and fun-to-play iPhone games are word games, and Letterpress is no exception. This is why it was quite exciting to find out that the developer has just released an update. The same great world-building structure exists with the 5x5 board, but now you can easily...

Popular Science has come out with a list of the Top 25 Innovations of the Last 25 years. A couple Apple creations made the list, in particular the original 2007 iPhone that started the smartphone revolution as we know it today, along with the 2008 App Store debut that helped keep us addicted to our...

Fido's $57 promotional Smart Plan has been quietly extended to expire in the new year on January 7th, 2013 (it was set to 'expire' on November 25th). The plan includes the following: Unlimited SMS/MMS, International texts Unlimited anytime minutes Unlimited incoming calls Unlimited Canada-wide long distance 1GB of LTE ready data Value pack included: caller...

Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, Dan Riccio has disposed of 20,726 shares of stock, according to SEC Form 4 filings. He sold off 19,726 shares worth a total of $10,713,452.33 dollars, at stock prices ranging from $526-$532 per share. Riccio also made a donation of 1000 shares to an unspecified charitable organization. At...

According to MobileSyrup, TELUS has revised some details to their recently announced unlimited voice and data plans. Specifically, customers in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada only will now see unlimited nationwide calling added to the $70 and $80 per month plans (this was previously just local calling), matching the more expensive $100/month plan. Other provinces...

Reuters reports Samsung plans to ask a U.S. judge to coerce Apple into handing over a copy of their recently settled agreement with HTC, as noted in a court filing (via the Verge) today: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which could face such a sales ban following a crushing jury verdict against it in August, now plans to...

Apple has now set an approximation for the availability of LTE iPad mini models for Canadians (thanks @RedsSarge). Their website now shows a specific period of two weeks for availability, whereas before it was no estimated date of delivery, rather a note of 'Late November'. Apple noted at their iPad mini keynote LTE models would...

Apple has just sent out an email to notify customers the Messages Beta program will end on December 14th. They encourage any customers who want to continue to use Messages for OS X to upgrade to Mountain Lion via the Mac App Store. Messages allows Mac users to send and receive messages to any other...

Accusations of patent infringement have become so common among the major mobile device manufacturers that they are already bordering on cliche. Court systems the world-wide are filled to capacity with finger-pointing and filings dealing with who copied who and details that really just amount to corporate white noise. Consumers are confused and for the most...

This week's free App of the Week from Apple is LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias (regularly priced at $3.99): The award-winning, enchanting ‘LostWinds’ adventure continues! Amazing new season-switching gameplay. Incredible new wind powers at the tips of your fingers. Beautiful visuals. Expansive new environments to explore. Charming new characters, and an absorbing storyline. Each...

The Wall Street Journal reported U.S. and Canadian cities part of the International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR) planned to release proposed regulations to reign in on smartphone taxi services. Currently, the 2012 conference is underway in Washington, DC (Nov. 15-17). The association includes member cities such as Toronto, where smartphone taxi operator Uber has come under...