Stories by Gary Ng

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:...

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....

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...

Another iTunes Cards sales is here from Future Shop and Best Buy. You can get a $50 card for $39, a savings of $11. These periodic sales come around often but if you missed the last one, now is a great time to buy. These cards can be used to fund your iTunes Account for...

Everyone loves to speculate when and where an Apple Store will open. In Toronto, we recently heard of a rumour about Apple opening up a store at Stollery's at Yonge and Bloor, but that turned out to be false. So if you really want to get the attention of the general public, use Apple to...

Earlier today Rovio launched Angry Birds Space, the next version of their hit game from the hugely successfully series. As part of the promo, we've seen Rovio team up with NASA, and today they also teamed up with Seattle's Space Needle. Hanging down the side of the massive iconic Seattle structure is a large red...

A while back the Starbucks Canada iPhone app was updated for mobile payments right from your device. Today's update brings some performance improvements and an easier way to reload your balance. Also included is the option to reload and auto reload your balance via PayPal, along with twitter and iOS 5 integration: What's New in...

image source: gdgt.com The iPhone 4 debuted with dual microphones, as announced on stage by Steve Jobs in 2010 at WWDC. The second mic on the top is for noise cancellation, and that is handled by Audience, as noted by iFixit. With two mics on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, which one should you...

ADR Studios has previously released numerous concepts of the iPhone SJ and more. This time around they are back with their interpretation of the 'new iPhone', which they have deemed 'three steps beyond'. Here's what the 'new iPhone' will include: SIM-free two panel speakers, on the rear of it aluminum forged unibody controls are now...

We've heard previous rumours of RIM's BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) coming to iOS, but this time around further evidence in the form of a job posting leads us to believe something is in the works for some sort of RIM iOS app. AllThingsD refers to a LinkedIn ad, where RIM seeks to hire a 'Senior iOS...

We all saw this coming. As noted by Bloomberg, sales of Apple's iPhone has finally outsold the BlackBerry in Canada last year: RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, shipped 2.08 million BlackBerrys last year in Canada, compared with 2.85 million units for Apple, data compiled by IDC and Bloomberg show. In 2010, the BlackBerry topped the...

With the new iPad sporting LTE, it's only inevitable the next iPhone would also have faster networking. Canada is already LTE-wired thanks to our 'Big 3' carriers. Now, new evidence within iOS 5.1 provides further clues Apple will include FaceTime over cellular networks, and possibly have LTE in the works for the next iPhone. Currently, FaceTime over...