Stories by Gary Ng

Looks like Rogers and Fido have rolled out some new changes today. According to an internal doc received by MobileSyrup, the GRRF (also known as the Government Recovery Regulatory Fee) will be eliminated for new customers (existing customers will remain the same). The charge will now be bundled into monthly service fees instead, which some...

Google has updated their iOS app, Google Places and is now called Google+ Local. Added to this update is speech recognition, an improved interface and Zagat reviews. The speech recognition is quite good and my verbal requests for things such as “Japanese Food” and “Coffee Shops”. I did manage to find a bug in the...

In a British high court today, Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC managed to defeat Apple in a series of legal challenges relating to patents, most notably the prized “Slide to Unlock”. Apple’s patent relating to the “Multi-touch” was also found to be partly invalid. HTC also successful challenged an Apple patent on the use of different...

For those in Toronto, you can now get engaged with the Crimestoppers program via your iPhone. The organization has launched a new free app to enable citizens to submit tips anonymously, protected by the Supreme Court of Canada. According to an interview with the Canadian Press: Const. Martin Douglas, Toronto Crime Stoppers youth and social...

Electronic Arts has a history of reducing the price of their apps around holidays and this Fourth of July is no exception. Normal the newest titles aren’t put on sale but this time around every iPhone and iPad app is 99 cents or free, as announced on their blog: This Independence Day, add more games...

If you've ever wondered how many days it takes between iOS betas to be released and the days final version have been out, you can now see it all in one place. Will Hains has painstakingly graphed all the beta and final release dates on his blog: The design is still a work-in-progress, and it...

This weekend when my girlfriend and I were discussing ways to improve our communications, I naturally suggested we look to the App Store. A quick search provided me with a few different options. I have a preference for free apps so I proceeded to install some of the more promising candidates. Finally, I installed on...

RIM was Canada's proud tech darling but has continued to decline in popularity and sales due to its inability to produce enticing competitive products to keep up with Apple and Google. In a recent interview with the CBC's Metro Morning radio show, the relatively new CEO had this to say: "There's nothing wrong with the...

Apple updated its Investor News page yesterday to indicate their 2012 Q3 earnings call will take place on July 24th. Apple plans to conduct a conference call to discuss financial results of its third fiscal quarter on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. PT. During the 2012 Q2 earnings call, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer noted...

Soon you’ll be able to more-easily find Apps that will help you stuff your face. Developers of existing iOS applications were informed by Apple (via e-mail) that the App Store will soon have a new “Food & Drink” category. The change should be implemented “in the next few weeks,” according to the source. There is currently...

Apple has updated iCloud.com Beta for developers and the new login screen reveals 'beta' labels for Calendar, Notes, Reminders and Find My iPhone web apps (as noted by MacRumors). Notes and Reminders are new to iCloud.com, as previously leaked back in May. iCloud.com allows users to add/edit Notes, Reminders and Calendar entries that will sync across...

According to a thread over at RedFlagDeals, a unique promo code has been able to offer users the option of switching their 'normal' 3G data plans over to the 6GB/$30 LTE data plan without a 3 year commitment renewal. Rogers has continued to expand their LTE coverage across Canada, and with rumours of an LTE-capable...