Stories by Gary Ng

Google Releases YouTube iOS App for Download [Update]

Apple has been slowly distancing itself from Google integration within iOS. Back in early August, iOS 6 Beta 4 revealed the native YouTube app was set to disappear, and subsequently Google was set to introduce a native YouTube iOS app. Well, that day has arrived. YouTube for iPhone has finally hit the App Store: Watch the...

Foxconn’s August Revenues Decline, Upcoming iPhone 5 Launch Reportedly to Blame

According to a report by Digitimes, Foxconn, the maker of Apple's iPhone and iPad, announced their consolidated revenues for August ($7.5 billion USD), but experienced a drop of 10.6 percent for the month. The reason for the August decline? According to "market watchers" the drop is related to a "major client transitioning its existing smartphone...
Could this be the new iPhone 5 dock connector?

iPhone 5 Rumour Roundup: What to Expect on Wednesday

The iPhone event is knocking on our doorstep as Wednesday at 10:00 AM Tim Cook will take the stage at the Yerba Buena Center. With the amount of leaks and rumours throughout the past few months, we have constructed an iPhone 5 rumour roundup. Sit back, grab some popcorn, and read on for the details....

Apple Enhances & Adds More Web Apps To Its iCloud Website

Apple is actively working to enhance their iCloud Beta website as today they've added and upgraded five web-based applications. We have the Mail, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, and Find My iPhone web-apps all receiving minor upgrades. We previewed a few of the upgrades back during July, if you remember. This is simply an overview of the features...
Rumoured iPhone 5 backplate appearance

Economist: iPhone 5 Sales Could Add $3.2 Billion to the U.S. Economy

Marketwatch reports the upcoming iPhone 5 could be worth up to $3.2 billion dollars to the U.S. economy in the Q4 period, according to J.P. Morgan economist Michael Feroli. He predicts 8 million iPhones sold in the fourth quarter, and with an assumed price of $600 per device plus $200 worth of imported goods per...

Apple vs Amazon: Quarterly Profits Compared [CHART]

Apple and Amazon can be considered two competitors in the tablet market, yet the two companies offer varying sized devices. Apple obtains a majority of its profits from the ridiculously high priced devices on the market. Amazon tends to price devices low hoping to bank on sales of e-books, music, apps, etc. Now who has the better...

Will High Carrier Subsidies Put An End To $0 Phones?

Carriers throughout Canada and the United States are known for having a selection of paid and free phones for consumers to choose from. The iPhone 3GS for example; when the iPhone 4S was released, the price dropped to free. Our carriers can do this courtesy of long-term two-to-three year contracts. When the iPhone is announced...

iSkin Preps New Accessories, Launches iPhone 5 Giveaway

Numerous accessory makers are gearing up for the launch of the iPhone 5 this Wednesday, and Toronto's iSkin is ready for the launch: “Apple practically announced the iPhone 5 with its Sept. 12th press invitation,” says Andrew Ackloo, CEO of iSkin. “It’s going to be the most feature-packed iPhone launch in Apple’s history, and we...

Samsung to Sue Apple Over iPhone 5 for Infringing on LTE Patents

The Korea Times reports Samsung will indeed sue Apple over the upcoming iPhone 5 based on infringing on LTE patents: Samsung Electronics said Monday that it will sue Apple over its release of the iPhone 5 for infringing on its fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) connectivity patents, according to ranking officials. ``It’s true that Samsung...

New iMacs and 13″ Retina Macbook Pros Have Began Mass Shipping [REPORT]

According to a report from Digitimes, Apple's 13.3 inch Retina display Macbook Pros and iMac have hit the mass shipping stage, citing "sources from the upstream supply chain." An exact release date wasn't provided, but they were able to determine a September or October release is plausible for 13.3 inch Macbook Pros: The sources estimated that the...