Stories by Gary Ng

Tweetie founder Loren Brichter formerly told the world he had a new iOS game coming and it has just launched. Called Letterpress, it's a free word game where you create words on a 5x5 board with an opponent via Game Center: Find words, steal tiles, color the board! Letterpress is a fresh new word game...

Earlier today we noted analyst reactions to the $329 starting price of the new iPad mini. Now in a separate article Reuters (via BGR) interviews Apple SVP Phil Schiller on the iPad mini's starting price: "The iPad is far and away the most successful product in its category. The most affordable product we've made so far was...

Lots of awesome announcements were made today by Apple at their special event. Here's a round up of today's headlines in case you missed out: Watch Live Streaming Of Today’s Apple Media Event [UPDATE] Four New Lightning Cables To Hit Apple Store Today 13 Inch Retina MacBook Pro and Mac Mini Specs Leaked Smaller iPad...

Apple has uploaded a couple new videos to their YouTube channel, specifically today's iPad mini promo and also the new Smart Cover (which is $39) video. Check them out below: Introducing iPad mini: A beautiful screen, fast and fluid performance, FaceTime and iSight cameras, over 275,000 amazing apps, and 10-hour battery life make iPad mini...

During the introduction of the iPad mini today, Apple did not have enough time to detail all the features of the smaller iPad, such as the inclusion of the voice assistant, Siri. Some of you asked if Siri was included on the iPad mini and the answer is yet--it's listed on the 'Built-in Apps' section...

iBooks 3 is now live in the App Store as an update. Announced as part of today's Apple special event the update brings new features such as vertical scrolling via the flick of a finger, adds further language support for translations and more social sharing features: What's New in Version 3.0 Introducing iBooks 3 • See...

TELUS announced today (amongst the flurry of Apple news) the launch of its 4G LTE network in Comox, Courtenay and Campbell River on Vancouver Island, as part of a $1.3 million investment. The addition now brings LTE from Victoria all the way to Campbell River, with more communities to come in the next few months....

Prices for Apple goods in Canada have always been higher compared to U.S., but it appears now we have reached parity on a majority of products with our American neighbours. An example? Canadian pricing for the iPad mini is identical to the U.S., with prices starting at $329. As for the existing iPad 2 and latest...

Today Apple announced the iPad mini with thinner bezels, and also noted they have tweaked iOS 6 so it recognizes whether or not your thumb is resting or interacting with the display, as noticed by The Next Web. The following passage from Apple's website notes the change: Rethinking the screen meant we also had to...

With the 'elimination' of the 3rd generation iPad, due to the announcement of the 4th gen iPad, Apple Canada has updated its refurb store with some decent deals. Check them out below: 16GB WiFi iPad 3: $379 32GB WiFi iPad 3: $469 64GB WiFi iPad 3: $549 And for the WiFi + Cellular (LTE) models:...

The iPad mini announced today will have an LTE version like its older siblings the iPad 3 and 4th generation iPad. But what makes it special is Apple has updated the unit to use the smaller nano SIM card we first saw in the debut of the iPhone 5. As noted on Apple's iPad comparison...

Apple has quickly put up today's special event stream on their website for viewing. If you missed the live stream, you can now watch the event all over again. Apple announced the 13" Retina MacBook Pro, refreshed the Mac mini, debuted all new iMacs, revealed the 4th gen iPad and unveiled the all new 7.9"...