Stories by Gary Ng

The Globe and Mail has continued to launch individual apps in the App Store. We've seen their news app and politics app to name a few. One of their latest apps is Globe Investor: Globe Investor is your guide to help you take control of your investments. Our new app delivers Canada's most authoritative business...

Rogers has various diversified investments, and the next giant leap forward might be its plans--to become a bank. The company plans to incorporate under Canada's Bank Act, once it applies to the Minister of Finance. As for the name, it will be known as Rogers Bank and Banque Rogers in French, with headquarters to be...

I've always found applications that give you quick fun information to be, well, fun to have and play around with. I spent a good chunk of time Wolfram Alpha when I first discovered it and I'm now doing the same with "On This Day...". With this application you can find other important events, births, and...

The iPhone 3GS ranks as one of the most popular cellphones in Canada. Originally sold for $199 on a three year contract, it can now be found for free on a three year term. Apple Stores in Canada carry the 8GB iPhone 3GS factory unlocked for $549. However, the iPhone 3GS lifeline appears to be...

CNET has received the full text of the SFPD's statement in regards to their assistance in helping Apple investigate an iPhone prototype lost in a bar (Cava 22): September 2, 2011 11-96 SAN FRANCISCO POLICE ASSIST APPLE SECURITY WITH THIER LOST PROPERTY INVESTIGATION After speaking with Apple representatives, we were given information which helped us determine...

We've seen leaked iPhone 5 cases that are now widely available in China, and based on their dimensions it appears the next generation iPhone will be slimmer, and wider. MacRumors reports on new iPhone 5 renderings based on earlier purported leaked documents. Their designer put these dimensions into design, as seen below: Further images show...

A dramatic turn of events has surrounded the apparent 'lost' iPhone prototype, revealed to be missing earlier this week by CNET. Originally, the SFPD claimed no evidence of any police investigation over a lost iPhone prototype. But that changed yesterday as SF Weekly's discoveries resulted in the SFPD coming clean, and admitting plainclothes officers accompanied...

As we noted earlier this week, the Mapleview Centre Apple Store was set to have its grand opening today in Burlington, and the first 1000 visitors would receive free t-shirts. Apple didn't disappoint as the store opened this morning to a line up of eager and happy visitors. The line up started outside and also...

A recent New York Times article criticized the efforts of Steve Jobs and his involvement with philanthropy. Not so fast though, as U2's Bono has responded to the NYT in a letter to defend Jobs, according to Bloomberg. According to Bono, Steve was more than happy to join together for (Product) RED to fight AIDS,...

I find the board game Risk fun, but unrealistic. How can fighting be the only way to win a dispute? This is how Civilization Revolution became my favorite Risk game. It's world domination, taken physically, or verbally. While the computer is their flagship console, they have recently been licensing to other consoles, including iOS. As...

Update 1: It now appears plain clothes SFPD officers accompanied Apple investigators to the home, via the SF Weekly. The SFPD did not search the house, but Apple investigators did: "Apple came to us saying that they were looking for a lost item, and some plainclothes officers responded out to the house with them," Dangerfield...

The iPhone 5 is rumoured to launch in September/October. The exact launch date is unknown, but your psychic ability can pay off. How? iPhoneinCanada.ca and ZAGG have teamed up to offer the following prize pack to those able to guess the correct iPhone 5 launch date, as announced by Apple (US launch): ZAGGsparq 2.0 (read...