Stories by Gary Ng

Apple to Hold Separate ‘iPhone 5’ and ‘iPad Mini’ Events?

Will Apple debut the new iPhone and a rumoured 'iPad Mini' at the same time on September 12th? John Gruber from Daring Fireball doesn't think so: I’m thinking it makes more sense for Apple to hold two events. First, an iPhone event, focused solely on the new iPhone and iOS 6. Then, the iPhone ships...

Songza Enters The Canadian Music Streaming Market

As a Canadian, the choice between music streaming services is quite small compared to the United States. Many top services such as Pandora and Spotify have yet to expand to Canada. Yes, I know Spotify is considering coming to Canada, but we haven't yet been granted access. So here in Canada, we can easily crave...

Apple Pays Lawyers Nearly $1,200 An Hour During Patent Lawsuits

The Apple vs Samsung lawsuit has been ongoing for nearly a month now. Patent lawyers worked the case all the way up until late last week. Now the case is left up to the jury to decide. Throughout this past month, jurors and even the judge have been educated by Apple and Samsung's lawyers. Each...

WhatsApp Now Handles 10 Billion Messages Per Day

Last November WhatsApp announced it had surpassed 1 billion messages sent per day. This morning the app announced another massive milestone on twitter: 10 billion messages sent per day: https://twitter.com/WhatsApp/status/238680463139565568 Back in June, WhatsApp explained why their app isn't free: When we sat down to start our own thing together three years ago we wanted...

Facebook Releases All New iPhone App Update Built for Speed

We've heard all about the reports before, and now it has become a reality--the latest redesigned Facebook iPhone/iPad update is now available in the App Store. What's New in Version 5.0 We've rebuilt the app so it’s faster and easier to use. * Scrolling through news feed is faster than ever * New banner lets...

Angry Birds Space ‘Red Planet’ Update Brings You to Mars

Last night Rovio released a new trailer for the latest instalment of Angry Birds Space, Red Planet. This new episode takes the Angry Birds to Mars as the piggies have hijacked the Curiosity Mars Rover. The update brings 20 new levels and introduces a new astronaut pig: What's New in Version 1.3.0 NASA and Angry...

Rogers Poll Finds Parents and Children Bonding Over Technology

The latest survey compiled by the 'Rogers Innovation Report' notes parents and children are bonding over technology via numerous ways. Here are the results of the online survey: Youth and parents say texting is their preferred smartphone and tablet activity (94 per cent for youth and 82 per cent for parents) Youth and parents both...

Apple Releases 10.8.1 Update for OS X Mountain Lion

Apple has released its first update for OS X Mountain Lion this morning. Here's what the 10.8.1 update is all about: This update includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability and compatibility of your Mac, including fixes that: Resolve an issue that may cause Migration Assistant to unexpectedly quit Improve compatibility when connecting...

Another ‘iPhone 5’ vs iPhone 4S Video Surfaces Comparing Parts [WATCH]

More 'iPhone 5' parts have surfaced, this time via a video comparison that compares new parts to those from the existing iPhone 4S. MacRumors points us to a SmartPhone Medic video that goes over the new parts such as the front screen panels, flex cables and dock connector plus headphone jack. Previous leaks have showed...