Stories by Gary Ng

Microsoft has announced details of their upcoming Windows Store, and its revenue share aims to undercut Apple's App Store as developers will have an opportunity to receive up to 80% of revenues: We will share up to 80% of the revenue generated from app sales. The revenue share base is 70%, but when an app...

Apple has officially announced the opening date for their new iconic store inside Grand Central Terminal in New York City. A press release issued this morning notes the grand opening will take place this Friday, December 9th at 10AM, 'just in time for the holidays'. This new store is massive and has two Genius Bars, and sports...

Last night Flipboard dropped an updated version of their iPad-only app to bring iPhone and iPod touch support. The new Flipboard for iPhone had been a long time in the making. Interestingly enough, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, Phil Schiller sent out a tweet shortly afterwards showing some appreciation for the new...

Update 1: Flipboard is currently down. Give it some time to come back online. Flipboard has updated their popular iPad app with universal support for the iPhone and iPod touch. It has been optimized for the smaller iPhone screen, and brings a new feature where you read articles by flipping through pages like in a...

Apple updated its Cards app earlier today, and tonight iBooks. Cards receives a few updates to improve text entry and the checkout process, plus better processing of mailing addresses: What's New in Version 1.0.1 • Improved verification of postal addresses • Enhancements to text entry • Improvements to the checkout process Download Cards here. iBooks...

Steve Jobs surprised the Cupertino City Council when he personally showed up to explain and debut plans for a new massive Apple Campus 2. The original campus plans were submitted back in the summer, and residents were able to participate in an environmental impact report as well. The City of Cupertino has posted the updated...

Photographer Katherine Rose of The Guardian recently put the iPhone 4S's camera through its paces to see how it would fare in comparison with the Canon 5D Mark II that she uses professionally. The test was carried out on a series of subjects in a couple of different lighting scenarios. You can visit this link to see all the images with...

Have you read the Steve Jobs bio written by Walter Isaacson? The book takes an intriguing look behind the scenes of what the Apple co-founder was really like in his interactions with others. I found the book to be 'insanely great', rather than 'shit' as Steve would've put it. In less than two months, the...

There's a new security app for enterprise iPhone users: PhoneFactor. Released a few weeks ago, this app employs a 2-step verification system that uses the iPhone to prevent unauthorized access to business and personal accounts, while also stopping fraudulent transactions in real-time. When logging into an enterprise or online application, PhoneFactor requires the user to respond...

Shaw Cable has launched the trial of its WiFi network today, a project announced back in September. Starting today, existing Shaw customers will be able to test out the new service at various locations, such as malls, restaurants and exercise facilities in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton to start. The debut of the service is Spring...

Concur has released some interesting Canadian mobile stats, based on a survey of over 1000 business travellers in November 2011: Mobile device and app usage · Nearly three quarters (74%) use laptops more than once a day · More than two thirds (64%) use smartphones more than once a day and 45% use them hourly ·...

Rogers has offered some new promos for the holiday season to help sales agents 'activate new customers'. For contracts of 1, 2, or 3 years, users will be eligible to receive: - Free incoming calls for 1 year - First month free calls, no GRRF/MSF for the first month - MY10 Voice and Data promo...