Stories by Gary Ng

Rogers Plans $2/month Price Increase to Unlimited Value Plans on June 1st

MobileSyrup is reporting Rogers plans to increase its 'Unlimited Value Plans' by $2/month starting June 1st. The increase brings the starting price of monthly plans to $26.75 to $44.75 per month, based on an internal memo: Beginning June 1, 2012, the monthly service fee on all Unlimited Value Plans will increase by $2/month. Customers will...

Rogers Launches First Retail Concept Store in Vancouver

Just over a couple weeks ago iPhoneinCanada attended the launch party for the new Rogers retail concept store in Toronto. Today, the west coast gets some love as Rogers has launched their new retail concept store in Vancouver, located at 1295 Davie Street (and Jervis). These new redesigned stores bring a new focus on an interactive...

D10: Tim Cook Recalls How Steve Jobs Lured Him From Compaq in 1998

Tonight Apple CEO Tim Cook was the headline interview to kick off the D10 conference, hosted by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in California. Cook answered questions on everything from the iPhone, iPad, Siri, Apple TV, lawsuits and more. Here are some short notes summarizing a touch of what Cook 'revealed': Apple TV continues to...

Rogers Looks to Snatch Hockey Night in Canada Away From the CBC

According to a report by the Globe and Mail, Rogers looks to possibly bid on NHL rights away from the CBC, thus putting the Hockey Night in Canada franchise in jeopardy. The CBC/NHL contract is due to expire in 2015, and if Rogers is successful it would mean the first time Saturday night hockey would...

Telus Health and Sanofi Canada Launch STARsystem for Users of iBGStar Blood Glucose Monitors

Telus Health has partnered with Sanofi Canada to launch a platform called STARsystem for diabetics in Canada using the iBGStar iPhone blood glucose monitors (announced in April): TELUS Health has partnered with Sanofi Canada to launch STARsystem, an innovative private web-based platform that gives diabetics free anywhere, anytime access to personalized education and self-management health tools....

Save Money at the Gas Pump With the Help of These 5 Apps

Gillian Shaw from the Vancouver Sun recommends five gas apps to help you save money at the pump, with prices at all-time highs across Canada especially in the Lower Mainland (reaching and exceeding $1.50/L). Out of the recommendations, personally I have found GasBuddy to be the best for my needs (Canadian gas prices from GasBuddy...

Bitly Link Shortening iPhone App Now Available for Download

Bitly has announced a new web interface plus the launch of their iPhone app. Part of the new look has turned the link shortening service into a focused social bookmarking site, similar to what we've seen from Pocket. Bitly told TechCrunch they receive roughly 300 million clicks on their links daily, which works out to...

Netflix Announces Expanded UFC Content to Canadian Library

For all the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fans out there, you'll be pleased to know Netflix has announced an expansion of content to its Canadian library. Recent and classic UFC events, highlights series, and the reality show "The Ultimate Fighter" will be available along with fights featuring Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, Jon Jones and Canadians...