Stories by Gary Ng

Another day, and another story of a massive cellphone bill incurred by a consumer. Koodo, the lower cost cellphone carrier owned by Telus, recently had an issue over their billing cap protections when it comes to premium text messages. These are the messages that cost users up to a few dollars or more when they...

Apple has released iOS 5.1.1 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that has bug fixes and improvements, two months exactly after iOS 5.1 was released. Here's what's new: Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G...

When there was a mysterious 'Wake Up' protest outside the Sydney Apple Store in Australia, all fingers pointed at Samsung--but we were all wrong. Turns out it was Research In Motion as they admitted the flash mob protest was theirs. Now, their 'Wake Up' campaign has been revealed. Just visit wakeupbebold.com to see the final...

SwipeSelection was a concept introduced to show a better way to edit text on the iPad, and in less than a day it became a reality thanks to the jailbreak community. The tweak is free in Cydia and is also available for the iPhone. After installing SwipeSelection via Cydia, the feature is built right in...

ADR Studios, which has introduced us to concepts such as the iPhone SJ (and recently the iPhone Plus), released this morning a new concept for iOS users to feast their eyes on, the Instagram Socialmatic camera concept. This idea comes from the recent $1 billion dollar Facebook acquisition of Instagram, and the possibility of a standalone camera...

The keynote given by Steve Jobs to introduce the original iPhone will go down as one of the greatest moments in smartphone history. Apple's foray into the cellphone market changed the way we use our phones today, and also forced competitors to step up their game (well, except for RIM and Nokia). It's been well...

In mid-February, the WSJ reported Google had allegedly breached the security of Apple's Safari browser, by forcing users to accept cookies from third parties. Google is now negotiating with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on how much of a fine it will have to pay, reports Bloomberg: The fine could amount to more than $10...

ZAGG currently has an appreciation sale, as part a coupon code emailed out by their CEO to say thanks to their customers. By using the promo code "ROBERT20" during checkout, you can save 20% off everything (except keyboards) until May 11th. This is a decent deal if you been waiting to stock up on skins,...

Canada's 'Big 3' carriers along with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre on behalf of the Consumers' Association of Canada without Poverty have come together and written a letter to the CRTC to pledge their support in favour of national standards for cellphone and wireless device contracts, an issue that strikes deep in the hearts of...

Looking to stock up on some iTunes gift cards? Walmart stores in Canada currently have a 20% off sale on $50 cards, bringing them down to $40. These iTunes gift cards can be used to fund your iTunes account to buy apps, music and more. Some readers have previously jumped on a few of these...

Yesterday, Bell announced their 2012 Q1 earnings. Their wireless division EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) increased 13% to $521 million, thanks to revenue growth of 5.5%. Bell activated 62,576 postpaid customers and smartphone adoption continued to rise, representing 52% of total postpaid subscribers. This was an increase of 34% compared to the...

Image via SlashGear Earlier today, Samsung announced their next flagship phone, the Galaxy S III. This new smartphone runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and sports a massive 4.8 inch HD screen. Once particular feature introduced was Samsung's new voice navigation feature, appropriately called S Voice (that uses Vlingo as one of their voice recognition...