Stories by Gary Ng

Amazon.com has launched a new campaign that targets the iPad mini on its homepage. Apple's latest 7.9" tablet was touted as a better choice compared to 7" widescreen tablets such as the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Fire HD. Amazon has fired back at Apple by launching a full scale mockery of the iPad mini...

Back in April of this year French designer Philippe Starck confirmed he was working on Steve Jobs' yacht, an ongoing project that would be continued with the latter's wife Laurene Powell Jobs. Starck at the time said in an interview with a French radio station the yacht would "be quite revolutionary, if not very revolutionary."...

Looks like Apple Canada has sold out of its initial pre-orders for 16GB Wi-Fi models in black. The online order page now shows 2 weeks for the availability of the latter, whereas 32GB and 64GB Wi-Fi units still show a delivery date of "11/2 - 11/6", which would mean an arrival on November 2nd depending...

Justin Luey and I recap Apple’s iPad Mini event on Episode 53 of The iPhone Podcast. Subscribe to the podcast via: iTunes | Instacast | RSS You can follow all the news we discuss at our blog. Play on iPhone / iPod / iPad ( To Save - Right Click > Save As )

We were the first to tell you about Air Canada's integration with Passbook for boarding passes yesterday. Well, their iPhone app has been updated for iOS 6, the iPhone 5 and Passbook just this afternoon and it's available for download: What's New in Version 3.7 PASSBOOK INTEGRATION: Air Canada’s Electronic Boarding Pass is now Passbook...

It seems that there are a few people out there being mean to Microsoft. So mean, in fact, that they weren't able to stay competitive in the smartphone market despite having tonnes of money, lots of developers and a considerable existing code-base to draw from. According to Microsoft Development Director Craig Mundie, "meddling cyber criminals"...

Last week we told you about Lightning to 30-pin wired cables hitting Apple Stores, but now it appears the standalone adapter is widely available too. Numerous readers have notified us the standalone adapter which retails for $35 is available at Apple retail stores (Metrotown and Pacific Centre locations in Vancouver). Online availability at Apple.ca is...

This week's free Pick of the Week from Apple is National Geographic's Weird But True app, which contains over 300 bizarre facts related to animals, humans and more. It looks to be a fun app for children to consume and adults too and has been highlighted by Apple previously as a Noteworthy and Staff Pick...

For those looking to try out Passbook, you can now add LivingSocial to the list. Their iPhone app was recently updated to version 3.6.0 to allow Passbook integration for voucher redemptions. What's New in Version 3.6.0 Passbook support Now you can add LivingSocial vouchers to Passbook to enjoy easy mobile redemption. With Passbook your vouchers...

The Nike+ FuelBand was announced earlier in the year back in January. Now, it is officially coming to Canada and will be available at Nike Toronto and Apple Stores (retail and online) on October 31st with a retail price of $149. Canada is the third country to launch the FuelBand after earlier launches in the...

The NHL season is on hiatus due to the lockout, but that doesn't mean it should end the education of concussion awareness. Hockey Canada has officially announced the launch of their Concussion Awareness app, a tool made for parents, players and coaches to educate themselves about concussions. The app provides articles, videos and also lists...

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was established to control access to copyrighted works by preventing individuals from circumventing digital rights management schemes; though the Librarian of Congress has the power to grand exemptions. After some concern expressed earlier this year, this power was exercised this week with the addition of a new batch of...