Stories by Gary Ng

Breaking Bad Now Available on Netflix Canada

As we first noticed a few days ago, Netflix Canada now has seasons 1-3 of AMC's hit show, Breaking Bad, as announced officially on the Netflix blog: AMC's Emmy award winning Breaking Bad is now available for our members in Canada! This show is one of the most requested series by our Canadian members and...

Telus 2011 Q3 Profits Jump 30% Led by Smartphone Growth

Telus 2011 third quarter results were posted yesterday and the company announced revenue of $2.6 billion, a 6.5% increase compared to the year ago quarter. Wireless revenue grew 9%, led by an increase in 133,000 postpaid subscribers that caused a 53% spike in wireless data revenue. Telus ARPU (average revenue per user) has grown for...

CCTS: 80% of Wireless Complaints Linked to Billing Error or Contract Disputes

The Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) recently released their 2010-2011 annual report. What is the CCTS? Our role is to resolve consumer and small business complaints about retail telecommunications services, including wireless, local and long distance telephone, and internet access services. Customers who cannot resolve their complaints about issues like billing, contract terms,...

New Apple Patent Details Virtual SIM Card

A new patent application from Apple details how a future iPhone could utilize a virtual SIM card that also integrates Near Field Communication (NFC). There are a few advantages of utilizing near field technology. For one, it would allow consumers to bypass carriers when purchasing an iPhone, According to 9to5Mac, a costumer could instead utilize a carrier-chooser app, for instance, to select...

New Cydia Tweak: Use Siri Hands Free

Brock Haymond is the developer behind an awesome new Cydia tweak called Hands-Free Control. The tweak does one thing, and one thing well: it allows you to activate Voice Control using your voice instead of holding down the home button. Once a Jailbreak is available for the iPhone 4S, the tweak will work automatically as Siri uses...

How Apple Leverages Its Billions in Cash Towards the Supply Chain

Bloomberg Businessweek has an interesting piece that reveals what we've similarly heard before in an anonymous Quora post--Apple leverages its billions in cash to stay ahead of rivals. The intriguing read mentions exclusive deals Apple makes with companies in all steps of its supply chain process to leverage a massive competitive advantage: Apple began innovating...

Tapatalk iPhone Forum App Review [CONTEST]

Update: Sorry for the delay, here are the codes! More to come, stay tuned! FRL9M7TXWA3K N7N7XWN4TXH7 MRX44H9TP3N9 XMYYK4TWW4K9 The iPhoneinCanada.ca forums recently relaunched, and with it comes a new plugin to support the Tapatalk forum app for the iPhone. This app supports a plethora of various forum software, and creates a unique, easy to read...

BCE Profits Rise 41%

            In a news release, BCE boasts a 41% increase in third quarter profits as Canada's largest communications company continued to bring in smart phones subscribers.   Total revenues increased to $4.9-billion, beating analysts’ expectations on net income with profit of $642-million, compared to $454-million in the same period a...

Royal LePage Launches iPhone Mobile Site

Royal LePage has launched a new mobile site compatible with the iPhone and other smartphones. Visitors to royallepage.ca via their iPhones will be greeted with an easy to use mobile site, that can take advantage of your location to determine listings around you. The site will also allow sellers and agents to leave comments on...

Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta to Developers, Addresses Battery Life

Apple has just seeded iOS 5.0.1 beta to developers. The improvements and fixes include the following: Fixes bugs affecting battery life Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation Contains security improvements iOS 5.0.1 beta introduces a new way for developers to...