Stories by Gary Ng

Black turtleneck. Blue jeans. New Balance Shoes. These three items consisted of Steve Jobs' iconic wardrobe, and is a costume I bet many people will see come Halloween. Gawker has posted an excerpt from Steve Jobs' upcoming biography (coming October 24th) written by Walter Isaacson (who sent this to Gawker), that reveals why Steve wore...

Update 2: SaskTel's website and has been updated to show October 28th as its release date, as seen below (which coincides with the rumoured MTS date): Update 1: We received an unconfirmed tip MTS will release the iPhone 4S on October 28th (thanks KC). For SaskTel and MTS customers, great news is coming your way....

Some people in Germany have already received their iPhone 4S shipments from Apple, and now the first full length video review of the iPhone 4S and Siri's capabilities have been posted by iPhone Ticker (via MacRumors). Check out the video below as it will show you a preview of what to expect when you receive...

On the heels of today's iTunes 10.5 release, Apple has released iTunes 10.5.1 to developers to further test iTunes Match Beta (US only): iTunes 10.5.1 beta 1 includes several performance enhancements and bug fixes, and is a required update for all subscribers to iTunes Match beta. iTunes Match is not included in the iTunes 10.5...

Apple has just released iTunes 10.5 via Software Update (some may not see it yet), in preparation for the release of iOS 5 and iCloud tomorrow. The specific release time (either morning or afternoon) is unknown, but just keep your eyes and ears peeled here. You can also download it directly from Apple's website. iTunes...

Back in August, the free messaging app textPlus had an update that provided a free telephone number to Canadians, enabling friends and family to text them. In two months, over 381,000 numbers have been given out to Canadians. The textPlus user base has exceeded 60 million worldwide and over 16 billion texts sent--impressive numbers indeed....

For those in Vancouver, a vigil will be held tomorrow night at the Vancouver Art Gallery on the West Georgia side. This is being organized by @stevesvigilvanc, and all attendees are encouraged to bring their iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, and to make sure they download this free candle app (link fixed, thx @7chose). The gathering...

Update 2: Not happy about the upgrade policy? Leave a comment on the Rogers Redboard, or sign this petition created by an unhappy Rogers customer. Update 1: As per the details in the rest of the email, if you renew to 3 years, there is a $50 credit to be applied to your invoice. Full...

In December of 2010 we wrote about Rogers/Fido and their new device unlocking policy, which included the iPhone at the end of your contract. After paying a $50 unlocking fee, the process happens via iTunes, as we detailed. Telus introduced a new device unlocking policy in November of last year, but it did not detail...

iPhone 4S pre-orders kicked off around the world last Friday, and now it appears numerous orders have shipped, including those from Canada. iPhoneinCanada.ca reader @AbsolutReh was able to track down his order for his iPhone 4S destined to Coquitlam, BC, via UPS.com: The method used is exactly what we told users to do to track...

Update 1: Best Buy confirmed with us the pre-order lasts up until October 14th, the day of the iPhone 4S launch. Hot on the heels of Future Shop's Thanksgiving weekend iPhone 4S pre-order announcement, Best Buy has now followed suit. Pre-orders started today for the iPhone 4S on Telus, Bell, Rogers, Fido, Koodo, and Virgin....

Have you placed your iPhone 4S pre-order? We've seen official pre-order launches for Rogers, Fido, Telus, Bell, Virgin, and from Apple.ca. If you missed out on pre-orders via the official carriers, you're not out of luck just yet. Starting this Thanksgiving weekend from Saturday, October 8th to Monday, October 10th, Future Shop will offer iPhone...