Stories by Gary Ng

Using Wi-Fi, Airplay, and an Apple Express, Craig Knudsen of Yamaha has figured out how to get Siri to play a Yamaha Disklavier; complete with moving pedals and keys in full expression. The pointer comes via Jim Dalrymple of Loop Insights: Take a standard MIDI songfile and convert it to an audio file (while maintaining the MIDI data). The songfile is...

According to the New York Time's Nick Bilton, Apple has reportedly spent the last year developing and testing wearable devices that will augment and extend the functionality of smartphones. The prototyped wearable device would send and receive data from your smartphone. In this senario, the smartphone could stay behind the scenes and users would interact primarily with these wearable peripherals. A...

Earlier this morning, pod2g updated his blog to notify users he had run into cache issues with the A5 chip (now made in Texas!) within the iPhone 4S he was testing out on the weekend. Just this afternoon, he has published another update to tell us he has solved that cache issue, and also received...

Rogers has announced they are introducing management for 'premium SMS' messages. These are SMS messages you subscribe to by texting a 5-digit number, such as entering contests or getting sports scores, etc. These expensive messages can add up and now Rogers has included options to cap them at $40 so your bill won't explode, and...

If you're planning on shopping online last minute from Apple.ca, today is the last day for free expedited shipping for orders over $75, as noted in an email reminder sent out to customers: Get the gifts they’ve been waiting for. Even if you’ve waited until the last minute.Shop online or from the Apple Store app...

Update 1: Users are reporting the number is no longer in service. We're told this promo was supposed to be for people with pending cancellations or are in the last month or two of a current contract. == It appears Rogers has offered up some more holiday cheer this season by offering one month of...

Apple has launched its preview page for the iTunes 12 Days of Christmas promo in Canada, set to take place from December 26th to January 6th (last year's event took place Dec.23-Jan.3). Once again as predicted, Canadians will receive their free goodies via visiting websites within the Canada.com Network, instead of downloading them via an...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting Apple executives have met to discuss its television plans with media executives from major companies in recent weeks. Apple is also working on its own television that relies on wireless streaming technology to access shows, movies and other content, according to people briefed on the project. In the recent...

Apple this morning uploaded a new video to their YouTube channel. The latest TV ad features a special person utilizing Siri for the holidays--Santa Claus! Siri can help anyone get through a busy day... Or night. Within the ad, it shows Santa using Siri to help get directions and also a few other funny moments....

Earlier you heard about Rogers offering voice and data plans on monthly terms. It appears there's now another promotion for the holidays, the 8GB iPhone 4 is now free on a 3 year contract from December 17th to January 10th, 2012. Here are the eligibility requirements: 3 year contract Minimum monthly service fee of $45...

Normally Rogers voice and data plans require users to sign on up to 1-3 year contracts but that has now changed. A new memo released by Rogers reads: (via MobileSyrup) Rogers is pleased to announce that all Voice and Data plans are now available on monthly as well as 3 year terms! Customers can now...

If you've been eyeing the ZAGGsparq or ZAGGsmartbuds, now is the time to make some Christmas purchases as ZAGG has a limited time promotion going on for the holidays. With the purchase of the ZAGGsparq, you'll receive $50 worth of gift cards (2 x $25), which essentially discounts the $99.99 charger to half price. As...