Stories by Gary Ng

Update 1: Big Fish's subscription app has been removed from the App Store, according to an update from Bloomberg (via Daring Fireball). It appears Apple has allowed developers to sell game subscriptions, reports Bloomberg. The publisher Big Fish Games from Seattle (they also have an office in Vancouver) has been allowed to charge users $6.99...

Apple appears to be in the hunt for senior executives with experience in web-based software, according to the Wall Street Journal. Their sources mention Apple plans to build apps that take advantage of the cloud: In recent weeks, Apple has been looking to recruit senior-level executives with backgrounds in Web-based software, according to people familiar...

Editor of TUAW Steven Sande notes that iBook publishers looking to promote their ebooks by distributing promo codes are out of luck. Unlike the iTunes and Mac App Stores, publishers cannot create promo codes for the iBookstore. Promo codes were created to allow developers a way of distributing their application to would-be reviewers. Before promo codes, developers were limited to...

Further speculation of an NFC-capable iPhone coming in 2012 have emerged, this time from Digitimes: As Android, Symbian, BlackBerry and Bada have supported NFC (near field communication) functions and Microsoft and Apple plan to make Windows Phone and iOS support NFC in 2012, the proportion of NFC-enabled smartphones will quickly increase from less than 10%...

Last June the iPhone 4 became the most popular camera on Flickr, and now the iPhone 4S, just over a month old has surged to become the second most popular cameraphone, behind the iPhone 4. The top 5 cameraphones, as of November 2011: iPhone 4 iPhone 4S iPhone 3G iPhone 3GS HTC Evo 4G The...

The coveted and powerful Apple Store app was only available to those with US iTunes accounts upon its release. Finally, the app was updated to include support for Canada in early November. The app enables you to book and modify Genius bar appointments, make purchases for in-store pick up, along with support for English and French....

Yesterday it was noted International Apple Stores posted their Black Friday teasers, and today Apple Canada has done the same (just like the U.S, as noted by The Loop), exactly three days before the sale, just as I predicted (I'm psychic!). Upon visiting the online store, you'll see a banner that reads 'Every gift list...

Update 1: According to BiV: A source close to Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) has told Business in Vancouver that the computer company is slated to take space on Robson Street halfway between Burrard and Thurlow streets. The location would be slightly west of the future Forever 21 location, which is under construction and named Robson Galleria. It appears Apple has plans...

Image: Teaser from the Apple Australia site The end of this week marks Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year in the US and Canada. Apple has posted its own Black Friday teaser poster online at some International Apple Stores (as noted by MacStories), but nothing is online in Canada and...

Stamped is a new social network that allows you to recommend things that you like to your friends. The premise is simple: you “stamp” things that you like and recommend. There aren’t different types of stamps. There’s no 0-5 rating system. If you like something you simply ‘stamp’ it. What kind of things can you...

Earlier this year, Ron Johnson, the man behind the operations of Apple's high successful retail concept, left and took a position with JC Penney. In a guest blog post entry at The Harvard Business Review, Johnson details what he learned building the Apple Store: People come to the Apple Store for the experience — and...

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