Stories by Gary Ng

MobileSyrup is reporting Rogers plans to increase its 'Unlimited Value Plans' by $2/month starting June 1st. The increase brings the starting price of monthly plans to $26.75 to $44.75 per month, based on an internal memo: Beginning June 1, 2012, the monthly service fee on all Unlimited Value Plans will increase by $2/month. Customers will...

Yesterday 9to5Mac posted some purported leaked images of metal-backed shells for the next generation iPhone 5 in both black and white. Now, they report sources have told them these are in fact being tested internally: …sources in position to know say that the structure of the shells do match up with what is being tested...

Just over a couple weeks ago iPhoneinCanada attended the launch party for the new Rogers retail concept store in Toronto. Today, the west coast gets some love as Rogers has launched their new retail concept store in Vancouver, located at 1295 Davie Street (and Jervis). These new redesigned stores bring a new focus on an interactive...

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at D10 tonight with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. Some of the videos from the interview have now started to be uploaded online (Flash video). Here's one on Tim Cook about the state of the tablet and how the PC should not burden it: Here's one more about how Cook...

Tonight Apple CEO Tim Cook was the headline interview to kick off the D10 conference, hosted by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in California. Cook answered questions on everything from the iPhone, iPad, Siri, Apple TV, lawsuits and more. Here are some short notes summarizing a touch of what Cook 'revealed': Apple TV continues to...

According to a report by the Globe and Mail, Rogers looks to possibly bid on NHL rights away from the CBC, thus putting the Hockey Night in Canada franchise in jeopardy. The CBC/NHL contract is due to expire in 2015, and if Rogers is successful it would mean the first time Saturday night hockey would...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has long supported the jailbreak community, and now they are openly calling on Apple to free up their iOS devices, in what they refer to as Apple's 'beautiful crystal prisons': Apple's recent products, especially their mobile iOS devices, are like beautiful crystal prisons, with a wide range of restrictions imposed...

Telus Health has partnered with Sanofi Canada to launch a platform called STARsystem for diabetics in Canada using the iBGStar iPhone blood glucose monitors (announced in April): TELUS Health has partnered with Sanofi Canada to launch STARsystem, an innovative private web-based platform that gives diabetics free anywhere, anytime access to personalized education and self-management health tools....

Gillian Shaw from the Vancouver Sun recommends five gas apps to help you save money at the pump, with prices at all-time highs across Canada especially in the Lower Mainland (reaching and exceeding $1.50/L). Out of the recommendations, personally I have found GasBuddy to be the best for my needs (Canadian gas prices from GasBuddy...

Bitly has announced a new web interface plus the launch of their iPhone app. Part of the new look has turned the link shortening service into a focused social bookmarking site, similar to what we've seen from Pocket. Bitly told TechCrunch they receive roughly 300 million clicks on their links daily, which works out to...

For all the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fans out there, you'll be pleased to know Netflix has announced an expansion of content to its Canadian library. Recent and classic UFC events, highlights series, and the reality show "The Ultimate Fighter" will be available along with fights featuring Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, Jon Jones and Canadians...

Here's Monday evening headline, courtesy of the Toronto Star: "Man strikes nun with car then has iPhone stolen" …and here's the story: A nun on her way to Sunday mass was injured when her car was hit by a vehicle that drove through a red light. The collision happened at about 6 a.m. at Keele...