Stories by Gary Ng

iOS 5.1 GM Build Passes Quality Assurance Tests, Release Imminent?

On the eve of the iPad 3 announcement, Chronic Wire reports iOS 5.1 Golden Master (GM) has currently been undergoing numerous internal and external testing over the past three weeks, and in all likelihood will be released in the next few days: The Gold Master build of iOS 5.1 has been in a vigorous quality...

Camera Awesome Hits 2 Million Downloads In Less Than a Week

Last week we took a look at SmugMug's free photography app, Camera Awesome. It has some pretty cool features such as a 5 second buffer to 'pre-record' your videos and also an on screen leveller when taking pictures of the horizon. It's like a mash up of Instagram and Camera+ but with video capabilities. SmugMug...

Koodo Introduces $50 Canada-Wide Voice and Data Plan

Koodo (Telus) has numerous iPhone users on their network as tethering is available with plans, but the only feature missing being Visual Voicemail support (which is apparently coming soon). Now, the company has released a Canada-Wide $50 voice and data plan which includes: 150 daytime minutes Canada-wide 1GB data Caller ID, Voicemail 7pm unlimited evenings/weekends...

Apple’s iOS Runs HTML5 Games Faster Than Android

Apple fanboys have a new feather to place in their cap today after a newly released infographic, based on a study by cross platform developer Spaceport.io. The results show that regardless of how you look at it running HTML5 games on an iOS device gives you faster results when compared to its Android counterpart. Spaceport.io...

Coquitlam Centre Apple Store to Be Located Near the Food Court? [PIC]

Earlier we reported the confirmation of an Apple Store opening up in Coquitlam Centre, as leaked by Apple's own job postings online. As for a possible location of the store within the mall, the location looks to be located on the upper level between the Food Court entrance and Pandora. The Apple Store location will...

4 Year Anniversary Giveaway Day 2: Wrapsol Protective Shields

Day 1 of our 4 Year Anniversary Giveaway of ten ZAGGsparqs has come and gone (check here if you won). Next up, we are happy to have our friends from Wrapsol sponsor Day 2 with over $1100 worth of accessories to give away. Here's what's up for grabs: 10 x non-slip Grip Pads ($150 value)...

Bell Offers $5 Promo for Caller ID and Message Centre Starting Today

Just the other day Telus launched some new promotional plans that included caller ID and voicemail. Now, Bell has countered back by introducing a $5 promo for Caller ID and Message Centre (Bell's voicemail service), typically part of a more expensive $12 value pack. This add on will be available to all Fab 10 plans,...

The App Store Has Officially Surpassed 25 Billion Downloads

Late last evening, Apple updated their website to note the App Store has finally surpassed 25 billion app downloads. It was just over two weeks ago Apple announced a contest to offer a $10,000 iTunes gift card towards the App Store for one lucky winner. The App Store launched in 2008, and on its first...