Stories by Gary Ng

Canadian Banks Racing to Offer ‘Photo Chequing’ from your iPhone

It appears Canadians will soon be able to deposit cheques from your smartphone camera, also known as photo chequing. The latest report from The Globe and Mail notes our 'Big Six' banks (CIBC, TD, RBC, Scotiabank, BMO, National Bank of Canada) have plans to introduce this new feature in Canada, according to NCR, the company...

Apple Flies the 25 Billionth App Download Winner to Beijing

The App Store hit 25 billion app downloads this year and once again Apple offered up a $10,000 iTunes gift card to the lucky winner, which turned out to be Chunli Fu from China. Now, it turns out Apple has flown the lucky winner from Qingdao (home of the Tsingtao brewery--yes, that beer) to Beijing...

Apple to Offer Nano-SIM Licenses Royalty Free [Update]

Apple is offering a new standard for SIM to which they hold patents called the nano-SIM. These nano-SIM cards would be thinner and smaller then the current micro-SIM cards. Apple's plans to introduce a smaller SIM card have been widely known. Fosspatents has a source that has shown them a letter from Apple to the...

Apple’s Inside iTunes Team Details the New Features in iBooks 2.1

The Inside iTunes team is part of Apple.com that details news updates, and tips from anything related to iTunes. Their newest site update notes the new features in iBooks 2.1, such as how to highlight in 2.1: New features in iBooks 2.1. In addition to the pleasures of reading sharply detailed text via the Retina display on the...

Tim Cook Visits China to Meet with Chinese Officials

Tim Cook met with Chinese government officials in Beijing on Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal: A spokeswoman said Mr. Cook— who is on his first trip to China since becoming chief executive of the Cupertino, Calif., company— "had great meetings with Chinese officials today." "China is very important to us and we look...

The ‘Great Canadian Apps’ Section in the App Store Gets a Makeover

Apple has given the 'Great Canadian Apps' section of the App Store a light makeover to further highlight the best and most popular apps for Canadians. The new design of this app section now has a black background with red coloured font, which provides a more distinct 'Canadian' feel. The section is described as follows:...

Fortune: Steve Jobs is the Greatest Entrepreneur of Our Time

Steve Jobs has been named the 'Greatest Entrepreneur of our Time,' beating out others such as the co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates. Here's how Fortune describes Jobs: Though he could be abusive and mean-spirited to people who threw themselves into their work on his behalf, Steve Jobs has been our generation's quintessential entrepreneur. Visionary. Inspiring....

New Apple TV User Interface was Rejected by Steve Jobs 5 Years Ago

The 3rd generation Apple TV debuted during the new iPad announcement, and with the refresh came a new user interface (also available for the Apple TV 2 as well). The new design was a major overhaul compared to the former interface. As it turns out though, this new design was originally denied by Steve Jobs...