Stories by Gary Ng

The 2012 Masters kicks off this Thursday at Augusta National and is one of the most watched and prestigious PGA tournaments of the year. Once again, the TSN Live at the Masters iOS app is ready to stream it live from your iPhone and iPad. It was updated on March 29th for iOS 5.1. TSN's...

The political party that rode Jack Layton’s ‘Orange Crush’ in last year’s election to become the Official Opposition in the House of Commons, has released an app today, just weeks after Thomas Mulcair was ushered in as the NDP’s new leader. The NDP App will give users up-to-date on all the latest news released by...

Stanford and Open University have each exceeded over 50 million downloads via iTunes U, Apple's offering of free university courses that started over seven years ago, as noted by The Loop. In January, a dedicated iTunes U iOS app was released by Apple that has made navigation of and consumption of courses much easier than...

Popular iOS photo sharing app Instagram has released some eye-popping stats today: 430K+ on its Android waiting list 30 million+ registered users 1 billion+ photos uploaded 5 million+ photos per day 575 likes per second 81 comments per second These numbers were released as part of its announcement that the Android version of the app...

YouMail is a free voicemail service that now supports Canadian carriers Telus, Rogers and Bell, as part of its upcoming Canadian launch. The company has started to send out emails to testers to try out their service before it goes live. What is YouMail? Essentially it a super powered version of your voicemail to allow...

According to analyst Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray, he believes Apple will become the world's first trillion dollar company in market cap by the time 2014 rolls around. How will Apple achieve this? Munster believes Apple's growth will derive from taking profit and market share away from existing tech companies: First, we believe dollars invested...

Sears Canada has officially announced the release of their iPhone app, which was made available in the App Store just over a week ago. The app brings the entire Sears catalogue (more than 80,000 items) into the palm of your hand, with the ability to make purchases as well. The app also brings access to...

RIM announced last November they had plans to support iOS with their BlackBerry Mobile Fusion platform. Now, they have launched the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion app in the App Store. The service will allow IT staff to manage your iPhone, as the Financial Post reports: Using a single Web-based console, IT staff will be able to...

Just last month Apple launched AppleCare+ in Canada when the new iPad debuted, and now Telus will be offering the service to its customers on April 16th for $99. AppleCare+ will extend your factory iPhone warranty from 1 to 2 years, and phone support from 90 days to two years. Hardware coverage includes your iPhone,...

This one slipped by the radar but if you act quickly today, Rogers is offering 50% off all their Value Packs and it includes the iPhone. The offer expires today but all you have to do is call in to Rogers and get them to change your existing value pack to this promo. You don't...

Earlier we learned about Ashton Kutcher getting the nod to portray Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic titled "Jobs". The producer Mark Hulme of the biopic told The Daily Kutcher "believes the role was meant for him," and has already started preparing for the movie by growing out his hair and speaking to people that were...

Earlier in January of this year whispers on the ground noted an Apple Store was set to setup shop in Halifax, and earlier this month we exclusively confirmed the store's existence as floor plans were revealed for its destined location at the Halifax Shopping Centre. As of March 30th, the Halifax Apple Store is now...