Stories by Gary Ng

The Telegraph reports sources say Apple is expected to introduce a new improved version of AirPlay, possibly dubbed 'AirPlay Direct' that will allow for streaming of music from one device to speakers without a WiFi network: The new version will require just speakers or a hifi and an iDevice; the iPhone, iPod or iPad would...

Every week Starbucks updates its 'Pick of the Week' promo, alternating between songs and apps. This week's song choice is the single 'Prairie Girl' by the Regina-based band Rah Rah. The band currently has a new album being released on October 2nd, 'The Poet's Dead', and this is your chance to get at the newest...

Coquitlam Apple Store; Image via @alexglee Earlier we had heard about rumours of Apple retail stores getting budget cuts by reducing the number of staff, to which Apple responded they had "messed up." Now, ifoAppleStore goes on to further report there are continued stories about how Apple's retail operations continue to be put under stress...

In the midst of iPhone 5 NFC chip talks, an Apple patent was recently granted earlier today. This patent closely represents what a device with a NFC chip would be capable of. Labeled U.S. Patent No. 8,255,323, this system will provide a "motion based payment confirmation" system. The description mainly talks about a graphical user interface for completing...

Flipboard is celebrating its two year anniversary and has posted an infographic describing its achievements in the past 24 months. The social magazine first debuted for the iPad, but later introduced support for the iPhone last December. The notable stats point to 20 million users, with 3 billion 'flips' per month, 1.5 million users daily...

I'm sure everyone is well aware that the heated patent battle with Samsung has recently ended over the past week. While that heated battle is finished, there is another ongoing patent dispute in Germany, involving Apple. Just like the Samsung case, Apple claims Motorola has unfaithfully adopted patented features onto their devices. Rather than the...

After covering the Apple vs Samsung case as a news outlet for the past month, we are finally receiving some insight of what the experience was like being part of the jury. A jury foreman has recently conducted an interview with Bloomberg TV, and he was able to explain how Apple completed their landslide win...

Samsung is still continuing with their game of stealing ideas from Apple. Today, Yahoo points to Samsung's new 'S-Launcher' dock for Windows 8 computers. At first glance, I thought it was a Mac OS X dock, and apparently Gizmodo has the same idea. Instead, this is the new  S-Launcher dock 'created by' Samsung. Who is designing for Samsung, I...

The Genius Bar is always of great help, whether you're having an issue with your iPhone, Mac, or another Apple product. The service is fantastic, I bet you can't even name another company with similar customer service. If I brought my Windows computer into a local repair shop, my bill would likely be through the...

We speculated the thought that the next generation iPhone may include NFC capabilities yesterday upon a leaked photo of iPhone internals. While the situation seemed right, with Passbook being released in iOS 6, some other sources pleaded otherwise. AnAndTech's Brian Klug has deeply analyzed 'iPhone 5' leaked parts and rumors, and has determined the metal...

Since 2007, Apple has run the iTunes Festival event in London. It's a completely free event and runs from September 1st to September 30th at the Roundhouse in London. The only way to attend is to win tickets to the concert, but if you're one of our Canadian readers, I wouldn't attempt to win them unless you...

Samsung sure won't leave this case without a fight. We reported over the weekend that Apple was seeking to ban 8 of Samsung's smartphones from the United States due to infringement of Apple's patents. The list of phones can be found below, and luckily for Samsung, their newest flagship phone isn't on the list.  Early Tuesday morning,...