Stories by Gary Ng

Today marks the fifth year anniversary of the original iPhone announcement back in 2007 at Macworld (now iWorld), as it was introduced by Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. That unforgettable moment changed our lives as we know it, and turned the mobile industry at the time upside down on its head. What emerged was the so-called...

Apple has just released iOS 5.1 Beta 3 to developers as an over the air (OTA) download around the world. The Developer Center has yet to be updated with the downloads and change log, so check back soon as this develops. iOS 5.1 Beta 2 was previously released as a standalone download back on December 12th, that...

If you're looking for another option to protect your iPhone, consider your options from BodyGuardz. The company offers protective films, earbuds, and cases for your iPhone and other electronics as well. The company has offered an exclusive 15% off coupon for iPhoneinCanada.ca readers! Just enter coupon code IPHONEINCA during checkout to save. We will be reviewing...

At the end of last November, we posted about our nomination into the 2011 Canadian Blog Awards under the 'Best Science and Technology Blog' category and asked for your vote. Well, it looks like the power of our community pulled through because we received enough votes to make it into the final round. Voting started...

According to Amit Kumar, Samsung is set to debut a new wireless feature at CES 2012 called Swipeit, seen as a competitor to Apple's AirPlay: On January 9, 2012, Samsung will announce their Apple Airplay competitor - the Samsung SwipeIt – at CES. SwipeIt works exactly like the Apple’s AirPlay. Watching a video on your...

Earlier we further learned about iOS multitasking as detailed in a post by Fraser Speirs. As much as the debate continues about whether or not we need to 'kill' apps in the multitasking tray, Speirs has now posted a detailed video of how iOS multitasking works as we get to see memory and CPU management...

With the 6GB/$30 plan ending next month on February 6th, Rogers has launched a new 'Unlimited Value' plan they think will make the perfect pairing for customers as 'a perfect way to start 2012'. For $34.75/month, users will get all the following 'unlimited value': - Unlimited My10 Canada-wide - Unlimited SMS/MMS - 6pm evenings and...

Mark Gurman at 9to5mac is reporting the discovery of evidence suggesting quad-core chip inclusion in upcoming iPads and iPhones based on digging deep into the iOS 5.1 beta. The original iPad contained the A4 processor, clocking in at 1 GHz. With the iPad 2 came the 'made in Texas' A5 processor offering a dual core chip...

Roam Mobility, a Vancouver-based company has secured a roaming deal with American carrier T-Mobile's HSPA+ network to offer more affordable voice, data (even for the iPad), and text roaming rates for Canadians heading down south. The company's prepaid service is set to launch on January 16th, 2012. Users with unlocked phones and smartphones will be able to purchase Roam Mobility...

As though quick and easy access to the information we seek wasn’t simple before, Siri has made processes such as writing text messages, scheduling appointments and reminders and checking the weather nearly effortless. That ease of use, as well as iCloud background app/music/book syncing, and larger resolution images has led to an increase in data consumption and manufacturers...

As indicated by famed hacker Pod2G, his latest blog post shows it takes a village to raise an iPhone 4S jailbreak. It appears a public release of the A5 jailbreak will require some help, rather than Pod2g running solo again. Titled Sandbox difficulties, he goes on to write: @planetbeing, the legendary hacker behind iPhone Linux...

The final day of the iTunes 12 Days of Christmas has arrived! Today's freebies consist of five free tracks from Leonard Cohen, from his Live in Fredericton EP: Dance Me to the End of Love Bird On the Wire In My Secret Life Who By Fire Heart With No Companion Also, the single Pumped Up...