Stories by Gary Ng

Which companies are you most satisfied with when shopping online? According to the latest ForeSee E-Retail Satisfaction Index, Apple has risen 5 points to trail the leader, Amazon. The scale used is a 0-100 point index and overall, Apple is in a two-way tie with QVC, but topped the Consumer Brand Manufacturer and Computers and...

The Wall Street Journal has reported on some 'breaking' news, in regards to an upcoming iCloud update Apple will announce at WWDC 2012: Apple Inc. is preparing an upgrade of its online service iCloud that includes new photo-sharing features, according to people familiar with the matter. The new features, expected to be announced at Apple's...

According to a report from The Globe and Mail, Canadians can expect mobile payment solutions fairly soon, as our big banks and mobile carriers have agreed upon a set of standards: The new guidelines, which are expected to be made public as early as Monday, will open the door for partnerships between financial institutions and...

Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg seated next to President Obama, February 2011. The New York Times has profiled the 'education' of Mark Zuckerberg, essentially outlining all the people that have influenced the Facebook founder. One of those, as we know is the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. Jobs admitted in the Walter Isaacson biography he...

MG Siegler from TechCrunch adds more fuel to upcoming WWDC 2012 rumours, and what we can expect. He confirms his sources have noted Google Maps data will depart, to be replaced by Apple's own maps. Also, iOS 6 will be codenamed 'Sundance' (iOS code names are named after ski resorts) and available for developers at...

Today Bell has released some new 'Fab Promo Plans' that include My5 and My10. Here's what's available... Fab 5 & Text Promo: $27.50 (not for the iPhone) For 'messaging devices' Unlimited text, picture, video messaging 150 anytime minutes Unlimited evening and weekends from 6pm-7am Fab 5; unlimited talk to 5 numbers Call waiting, call conferencing...

Looks like we have some more rumours coming our way for the next iPhone 5, according to iMore: ...according to our sources Apple still hasn't finalized the design of the next generation iPhone 5 (or whatever Apple ends up calling iPhone 5,1). No giant screen. No 16:9 aspect ratio. No metal back. [...] Currently, the...

Just a quick note on some iTunes cards sales. Best Buy currently has $50 cards on sale for $40 (20% off) as listed in their weekly flyer for May 11-17th. Also, Rexall Drugs locations (at least those in Ontario) also have discounts on iTunes cards, a $25 card for $20 but requires a coupon. iTunes...

Does Apple have plans for Notes and Reminders for iCloud.com in iOS 6? According to a tweet by developer Steve Stroughton-Smith, a screenshot shows the additional placeholders for Notes and Reminders. A quick test ourselves shows that beta.icloud.com is indeed live right now (it probably will be pulled soon) and does show the two additional...

J.D. Power and Associates released their 2012 Canadian Wireless Total Ownership Experience Study yesterday, and within it reveals we're buying more smartphones than ever. 54% of Canadian wireless users own smartphones, a rise from 36% a year ago. The survey is based on responses from 14,000 cellphone customers fielded from October 2011 to March 2012....

Roam Mobility, the Vancouver-based company that plans to make your US roaming easier recently introduced a free SIM swap program. Send them your US SIM card and in return they'll make you a free Roam Mobility SIM (a $20 value). They have both regular SIM and microSIM cards available. How to get a free Roam Mobility...

In an interview with Bloomberg, former Apple employee Craig Elliot talks about his collection of Steve Jobs memorabilia, such as the following internal Apple video. It features Steve Jobs and other Apple employees as 'The Blue Busters', a parody of the popular film Ghost Busters, in their fight against IBM, their main competitor at the...