Stories by Gary Ng

Apple has posted an 'Estimated Delivery Date' map for iPad mini and 4th gen iPad pre-orders, a similar move they did for iPhone 5 pre-orders (and the iPad 3). The map is specifically geared towards those with order acknowledgements of "Delivers 11/2 - 11/6". The iPad mini (and 4th gen iPad) launch is next Friday,...

Apple.ca is now live and orders are available for the iPad mini and 4th generation iPad. If you want a seamless way to order your iPad mini, use the Apple Store app. It's just too easy. However, it looks like white iPad minis will take two weeks to ship to Canada (our order shows a...

Yes, the Apple Store is down just two a half hours before the 12:01AM PDT pre-order time for the iPad mini, which we confirmed earlier. If you're looking to pre-order the iPad mini or 4th gen iPad tonight, you can also do so from the Apple Store app. Don't forget you can also earn Air Miles...

Air Canada has quietly added Passbook support for boarding passes. Passbook is Apple's new ticket repository that debuted with iOS 6. Essentially it stores all your coupons, gift cards, passes, movie tickets and anything else that has a barcode. According to iPhoneinCanada reader @aaron604, existing customers that purchase airline tickets are sent unique URLs via...

Cineplex Mobile was one of the first apps to support Passbook, Apple's ticket repository app that debuted with iOS 6. Cineplex Mobile was updated at the end of September to bring Passbook support for SCENE cardholders now it has been updated to bring Passbook ticket notifications: What's New in Version 3.5 - New Interactive Cineplex...

Apple announced its new iPad mini would start pre-orders on Friday, October 26th. As for the time when we can pre-order online at Apple.ca, it will be once again at 12:01AM PDT (3AM EDT) just like it was for the iPhone 5. Both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+Cellular models will be available tonight, but cellular models won't...

During Apple's 2012 Q4 earnings call, Apple CEO was asked a question about the company's old position on dismissing 7-inch tablets made by their competitors, which the late Steve Jobs said would "dead on arrival". Cook clarified that stance was aimed directly at precise tablets of 7-inches in diameter--whereas the new iPad mini is at...

Looks like Apple's iMessage is down for the count, as noted by numerous users. Messages look like they are about to finish sending, but they don't completely go through. Our own experience trying to send iMessages on our Mac gives us a message that particular users "aren't registered with iMessage" (which isn't true): The last...

Apple has posted its 2012 fourth quarter earnings and has announced $36 billion in revenue and a net profit of $8.2 billion. International sales accounted for 60% of their revenue: “We’re entering this holiday season with the best iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod products ever, and we remain very confident in our new product pipeline.”...

Canada’s Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) has released its annual report and this year telecom complaints increased by 35%, with a majority of those related to wireless services topping the charts for the fourth consecutive year: Commissioner Howard Maker had this to say: “Nearly 11 thousand consumer complaints were filed with us. That...

Songza recently surpassed 1 million Canadian users with over 900,000 of those listeners using their iOS app for curated music playlists. The update today brings iOS 6 and iPhone 5 support plus a new alarm clock feature. The latter is pretty awesome as you can set any playlist as your alarm. How to set an alarm? Go...

Squarespace let us know about a new app they've launched called Squarespace Note. Essentially it's a quick notetaking app that allows you to send notes to various locations quickly and easily with the swipe of your finger. The interface is extremely-well designed and is very intuitive. You launch the app and there's an animated demo...