Stories by Gary Ng

It appears iOS 6 beta 2 has been released for developers as an over the air (OTA) update. Users around the world have noted the update on their devices. Nothing has hit the developer center or reached Canada yet. Stay tuned... @_laurentB from France: @CDeeRON: Update 1: We've heard from you that the update has hit...

With the announcement and preview of iOS 6 at WWDC, Apple revealed the inclusion of Yelp right within its new Maps app. Now, Bloomberg reports you'll also be able to check-in right from within the app: Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s coming iPhone map application will include Yelp Inc. (YELP)’s “check-in” feature to let users broadcast their whereabouts...

Further investigation into the hardware data dump pulled from alleged next generation iPhone prototypes have revealed near-field communication (NFC) capabilities, reports 9to5Mac: We’ve previously been able to pull data from PreEVT iPhone 5,1 and iPhone 5,2 prototypes codenamed N41AP (5,1) and N42AP (5,2), which leads us to believe that the new iPhone will have a...

Facebook has introduced a new featured in its iOS app and on the web called Find Friends Nearby, a tool to enable you to locate people you know nearby, notes TechCrunch. Facebook engineer Ryan Patterson created the app--he responded in the comments to clarify the feature and remarked the it was initially named 'Friendshake': I built...

Back in February, Apple acquired application discovery platform Chomp for a reported $50 million dollars. Chomp's specialty was in app discovery and now it is being reported by TechCrunch their algorithms have started to make their way into the App Store, based on the feedback from certain developers seeing a spike in downloads for certain...

The New York Times has an in-depth look at Apple Store retail employees and their wages compared to the profits they continue to reap for Apple. It was recently noted Apple had committed new wage increases for its retail employees. By the standards of retailing, Apple offers above average pay — well above the minimum...

This morning London welcomed the grand opening of its first Apple Store at Masonville Place at 10AM. The first 1000 visitors received a limited edition t-shirt, and as from the photos we've received it looks like there were lines as usual for this big event. Check out the pics below: Anyone wait in line this...

Venerable iOS game Fruit Ninja is celebrating its two year anniversary and part of the festivities means you can get the game for FREE, via their website. All you have to do is click 'redeem' in the top right hand corner of the site, enter your email and a promo code will be emailed to...

Looks like new Rogers customers signing up from June 21st to the 24th are in for a treat--your activation fee will be waived up until midnight on the last day, as noted by MobileSyrup. The activation fee will eventually be credited to your bill. The following plans are ineligible: Talk and Text Family Plans $45...

iTunes Connect notified developers late yesterday evening via email the App Store had been expanded to 32 more territories around the world. Places such as Albania, Fiji, Mongolia, the Seychelles and Nepal will now have their own place in the App Store, bringing the grand total to 155 countries. Apps know no boundaries. The full...

For those that have watched the WWDC 2012 keynote in its entirety, you may remember the developer highlight video Tim Cook showed the audience at the beginning of the event. The video highlighted numerous incredible apps, and one family that was profiled included Renena Joy, a speech and language pathologist in education, and her daughter...

For fans of the CBC, their previous iOS app was originally released exclusively for the iPad. Today, that has changed in their 3.0 update as it now brings support for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app allows users to watch full-length episodes of your favourite CBC programs, along with TV schedules and support for...