Stories by Gary Ng

Worldwide sales of mobile phones declined 2.3 percent in the second quarter of 2012, when compared to the same quarter in 2011. According to research firm Gartner, anticipation of the new iPhone may be part of the reason. I feel partly responsible. Count me as one of the ones waiting! As quoted from the source:...

If you have ever wanted an overview of iOS devices and what versions of iOS are supported, look no further than the handy chart created by Empirical Magic (via The Loop). The matrix starts at the original iPhone and includes every single iPod touch and iPad, covers iPhone OS 1-3 and iOS 4-6 and includes...

For all you jet setters out there, Samsonite Canada has announced a new revamped responsive website that is optimized for your iPhone, iPad or any other device. The new website allows shoppers to easily buy luggage from their mobile devices and find Samsonite dealers. Access the site from your desktop will auto detect your location...

Did you back the Pebble E-Paper Watch on Kickstarter? The project set records and the watch is currently under production in Asia. Today the team leader Eric sent out an email that noted a video preview of the watch's user interface. Check it out below: Also, if you have any questions about Pebble you can...

Just a quick heads up, if you've been thinking of buying protection for your iPhone or iPad, ZAGG is having a one day sale on its invisibleSHIELD and ZAGGsparq charger. Both items are 50% off just for today--just enter the following promo code during checkout: aug14 The code is good for up to 3 items...

Apple has started to sell (PRODUCT) RED iPhone 4 bumpers, which can now be seen on Apple.ca. The bumper was first noted last light to appear as noted by 9to5Mac. The bumper works with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S and is priced at $29 CDN, and its current availability is noted as 4-6 days:...

Apple has released their latest free App Pick of the Week in the App Store, and it's KAYAK PRO. We have previously seen this app go free as part of the Starbucks Pick of the Week just under 3 months ago, but now it's available to everyone until this Thursday. The PRO version brings terminal...

Back in March, we exclusively confirmed the existence of the Halifax Apple Store's floor plans, and just less than a week ago the Halifax Apple Store received its painted white Apple logo. Today Apple confirmed the much anticipated Halifax store along with its new Coquitlam Centre store will be opening this Saturday, August 18th, (via The Loop)...

Okay, now that the London 2012 Olympics are over...what is there to watch on TV?! Just prior to the launch of the Olympics, CTV launched their London 2012 iOS app (and RDS olympiques pour Loudres 2012). Now that the Games have ended, CTV has provided some stats on their online and TV coverage. Here's the...

Kinetik launched last September as an app discovery tool. It enabled users to recommend apps to friends to download and for the most part it did highlight some of the most popular apps in the App Store. This February the Kinetik team launched the web version of their app to allow even more ways to...

CNET reports on some interesting information in the ongoing tech trial of the decade, Samsung versus Apple. According to Apple, they allege Samsung owes them $2.5 billion based on selling clones of their iPhone and iPads. Today in court, Terry Musika, a certified public accountant reports on how the $2.5 billion number was calculated, which was...

The ongoing Apple vs Samsung court battle over patents has revealed further interesting information about how Apple operates. Just the other day it was revealed Apple had offered to license its patents to Samsung to settle back in 2010, but the South Korean company declined them. Those offers didn't include Apple's prized 'unique user experience'...