Stories by Gary Ng

Klout iPhone App Now Available for Download

Klout has released their official iPhone app for download. For those that care, a user's Klout score is your social media 'influence' based on the activity of your social media accounts. Some people take it seriously and consider it the standard to see how they stand in the social media world. Others balk at Klout,...

Student Developers: Apply Now for 1 of 150 WWDC Student Scholarships

Earlier this morning Apple announced the dates for WWDC 2012 for June 11-15. Tickets sold out in under two hours! The only hope to get a ticket now is if you're a student developer. How? Apple this year has introduced WWDC Student Scholarships for those 13 and older, and are at least part-time students. If...

Apple Announces WWDC 2012 for June 11-15: Tickets Sold Out in 2 Hours

Earlier this morning Apple sent out a press release to announce the dates of WWDC 2012, to take place on June 11-15 in San Francisco. Apple's WWDC website notes "It's the week we've all been waiting for." Here's some info from their press release: “We have a great WWDC planned this year and can’t wait...

Rogers 2012 Q1 Earnings: Smartphone Sales Grew, 35% Increase in iPhone Activations

Rogers has announced their 2012 Q1 earnings today and its wireless division was driven once again by smartphone sales (second highest quarter of smartphone activations), with iPhone activations up by 35% compared to the year ago quarter. Postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 47,000. Data revenue now made up 39% of wireless network revenue: Wireless data...

Google Drive Launches: 5GB-1TB Storage Options, iOS App Coming Soon

Update 1: Google Drive is now live. Check it out here https://drive.google.com Here's a video overview of Google Drive, as announced on Google's blog: With Google Drive, you can: Create and collaborate. Google Docs is built right into Google Drive, so you can work with others in real time on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Once you choose...

Facebook Now Has Over 500 Million Mobile Users

Facebook today released an updated amendment to its S-1 document for its upcoming IPO filing and within it we learn the social network now has over 500 million monthly active users, either via their official apps or mobile sites. There are currently 901 million monthly active users in total. Also within the S1, we discover...

iOS Game Superbrothers Wins Five Awards at the Canadian Videogame Awards

About a month ago we told you the Toronto-based Capybara Games had their iOS game Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP was nominated for Game of the Year at the 2012 Canadian Video Game Awards. The announcement of winners took place this Saturday at Fan Expo Vancouver, with Capybara taking home 5 wins out of the...

Apple Adds Dedicated ‘Apps Québécoises’ Section in iTunes

Apple has updated iTunes to include a section dedicated to iPhone and iPad 'Apps for Québécoises' within the Great Canadian Apps section. The section highlights apps for French Canadian users in Québec, and even some are developed right in Québec. Check out the apps here in iTunes. If you know of any favourite Québécoises apps,...