Stories by Gary Ng

Yesterday Starbucks updated its iPhone app to add Passbook functionality but it did not include Canada (eh?!). As of writing, our American brothers and sisters are having so much fun using Passbook to pay for their lattes and frappuccinos while we have to slum it at Tim Horton's. Well, that's about to change. Looks like...

A while back there was some concern developers would not have access to the new improved lowlight capabilities of the iPhone 5's camera. Specifically, the camera app itself would allow up to ISO 3200, but third party apps were limited to ISO 800. It was eventually discovered developers did indeed have access to this higher...

The launch of the iPhone 5 also meant the introduction of the new Lightning dock connector, which Apple states is 80 percent smaller than the former 30-pin connector. This also means there's a mad scramble  for Lighting to USB cables as only having one around just isn't enough (unless you invested in Lighting to 30-pin...

Earlier today it was noted by Walt Mossberg Google Street View would be coming to the Google Maps web app on Thursday, essentially confirming what we were earlier told by the New York Times. Well, it looks like Google Street View has gone live late Wednesday night PDT. This brings back the functionality that was...

Want to live out your basketball fantasy, but have no game on the real court? Have no fear, the world's most popular NBA video game franchise is finally coming to iPhone. NBA 2K13 by 2K Sports is now available in the App Store. The franchise has been asserting its dominance in the basketball simulation department for...

Starbucks tweeted they would implement Passbook integration by the end of September but they missed their deadline. Today's Starbucks Canada iPhone app was updated for iOS 6 support, but lacked Passbook integration which was part of the US app's update. Considering the Starbucks Canada app was crippled when it was first released without a payment...

FOSS Patents reports on some unredacted Apple v. Samsung documents formerly sealed by Judge Judy Koh, with one interesting letter from Apple to Samsung criticizing the South Korean company's demand for 3G/UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) royalty demands, dated April 30th, 2012. The final part of the letter is highlighted by FOSS Patents as Apple...

For soccer fans, Rogers has announced the launch of exclusive live access to non-televised and taped delayed European football to Rogers customers, with the ability to stream games from the Rogers Anyplace Live TV iPhone app (formerly known as Rogers Live): "At Rogers we are passionate about world-class sports and along with millions of Canadians,...

ZAGG recently announced their new invisibleSHIELD EXTREME for the iPhone 5 and other models. This new film differentiates itself from the original invisibleSHIELD as it is claimed to include 'break protection' and 'shock resistance'. We received a sample of their Case-Friendly Screen Coverage version ($29.99, free shipping), which is made to accomodate cases. Let's take a...

iFixit and HealthyStuff.org have teamed up to perform a chemical analysis of the toxics within 36 smartphones including Apple's iPhones. The iPhone 5 shows Apple has continued to follow through on their green initiatives as they submitted their components to X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: The HealthyStuff analysis demonstrates that Apple is actively reducing toxic chemicals in...

As the anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs approaches, Bloomberg Businessweek writes about the path of Apple outside of the former Apple CEO, and within the article there are some interesting tidbits from anonymous former Apple executives relating to the iPhone 5, Bob Mansfield and the relationship with Google. With the latest iPhone 5,...

Last year Apple sued Amazon over the use of their trademark 'App Store' and that battle continues to ensue. Most recently, Amazon requested a federal judge to throw out Apple's false advertising claim against them as they felt the term is generic and commonplace in nature. Now, according to Patently Apple, that battle has reached...