Stories by Gary Ng

Google has announced a new way to search the web on your iPhone or iPad called Handwrite for Mobile. Once enabled in settings, you will now be able to perform searches by writing letters on the screen of your iPhone instead of typing. Here's how to get started with Handwrite: Go to Google.com in your...

With the London 2012 Olympics set to kickoff today, there are numerous ways to help support Canadian athletes. The Canadian Olympic Committee has released the Canada Cheers 2012 iPhone app to help you do just that. The app provides up-to-date official Canadian Olympic updates, and allows you to share it easily to friends via twitter...

Looks like Apple has acquired mobile and network security company AuthenTec for $356 million, or $8 per share, according to Reuters: AuthenTec Inc (AUTH.O), which makes fingerprint sensor chips used in personal computers, said it agreed to be bought by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for about $356 million. Apple's $8 per-share offer is at a premium...

If you're an Instagram user, then you're part of history in the making. The photo sharing network launched exclusively on iOS back in October of 2010, and soon reached Android users as well, and then was snatched up by Facebook in a $1 billion dollar deal. Today, the Instagram team announced they had surpassed 80...

With a full scale Apple versus Samsung trial set to take place, The Verge has uncovered images of early iPhone prototypes dating back to 2006. These images will either blow you away or make your cringe, but either way it gives us a rare glimpse into the design world of Jony Ive and his team...

Over the past couple of months, our favourite push notification service Boxcar had run into consistency issues and was just plain not working. We recently thought the service was about to die, but now Macworld reports Boxcar has been acquired by Kwaga, the company that runs WriteThat.name, a service that will soon join Boxcar's notification...

Fido has issued a press release this morning to announce the launch of their LTE network this summer across Canada, with initial service to debut in the cities and surrounding areas of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and St. Johns. The company plans to expand their LTE network to 20 million Canadians by the end...

With the release of OS X Mountain Lion, one of the most anticipated features was being able to use AirPlay Mirroring from your Mac to your second generation Apple TV. Many users have experienced AirPlay on their iPhone and iPads, and the ability to use the feature from your Mac seemed really appealing. Some Users...

Do you currently carry both a BlackBerry and an iPhone? The Wall Street Journal highlights an interesting story about the experiences of people who can't let up and keep one device, but use both no matter where they go. People who are seen with their BlackBerrys are quick to let others know--'hey, I have an...

  George Washington, Albert Einstein, Muhammad Ali and…. Steve Jobs! The late Apple leader has been named by TIME magazine as one of the top 20 “most influential Americans.” The list contains “the trailblazers, visionaries, and cultural ambassadors who defined a nation.” Jobs is specifically referred to as the “high priest of the digital age.”...

For all you Starbucks fans, you have probably been enjoying their weekly app and song picks of the week. This week's app pick is the popular (is it still popular?!) Draw Something, which is regularly priced at $2.99 in the App Store. Draw Something exploded onto the world stage and surpassed 20 million downloads in...

According to a recent report by IHS iSuppli (via Digitimes) as part of their Semiconductor Spend Analysis H1 2012, Apple has again retained their rank as the world's top purchaser of semiconductors, buying at a faster rate than its competitors. Apple is expected to purchase close to $28 billion in semiconductors, an increase of 15%...