Stories by Gary Ng

Like I said, the rumours keep coming in fast and furious for the impending iPhone launch. This time around, TiPB reports the next iPhone 5, or iPhone 4S is set to launch on Friday, October 7th in the US, according to what a 'little birdie' told them: We’re still hearing that an “iPhone 4S”-style device,...

As reported earlier, the Conestoga Apple Store has its grand opening today at 9:30AM EDT, marking the 20th Apple Store in Canada. This new location in RIM's backyard will welcome the first 1000 visitors to the store with a free t-shirt. Today also marks the opening of other Apple Stores around the world, including Alaska...

When Steve Jobs shows up personally to Cupertino City Council meetings to discuss new campus proposals, you better listen to your largest taxpayer. Cupertino has posted some new details regarding Apple's proposals for their upcoming campus: The proposal includes: An Office, Research and Development Building comprising approximately 2.8 million square feet; A 1,000 seat Corporate...

Steve Jobs can turn around a struggling tech company to change the smartphone and tablet market to become one of the most valuable companies. Now he can change the stars. Okay, I don't mean that he literally changed the stars, but sort of. If you were fortunate enough to get a new Mac recently or...

Macotakara is reporting their sources have indicated the 'iPhone 4S' is set for September production, and to follow up with an October release, along with an iPad 3 as well. They did not hear any details about the iPhone 5. Google translation: I listened similar information which supports According to sources, iPhone 4S which is...

Last month, the discovery of meticulously built knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming, China, set off a media firestorm. The clever locations were so 'real' that even employees and customers had no clue they were not actually official stores. Reuters now reports an additional 22 fake Apple Stores have been uncovered by Chinese authorities. Authorities in...

Update 1: The Loop reports this date is incorrect. Rumours we've heard so far about the next-generation iPhone launch remains in two camps, with reports hinting towards Apple's annual September media event, but AllThingsD noting an October launch. Rogers employees are already undergoing 'iPhone pre-launch' training, and Telus has been rumoured to sell the iPhone 5 in October....

With the growing popularity of Instagram, photo sharing apps have begun to bloom out of developers you wouldn't have wanted an application from in the first place. Through all of this phototastic (that is a word, right?) mayhem, the creators of SketchBook have come out with an app that, like many of their other applications,...

There's no doubt Rovio, the company behind the smash hit Angry Birds, is riding their success all the way to the bank. According to Reuters, Rovio is in discussions to receive funding that would value the company at roughly $1.2 billion dollars: The Espoo, Finland-based game maker is considering taking a strategic investment from a...

If you can't get enough of looking at your iPhone maybe you want a tabletop computer that looks like a white iPhone 4, pivots through 90 degrees and can dual boot Mac OS X and Windows 7. Maybe you want an iTableous. Some tech specs: 102cm (40“) Toshiba LED-LCD 500 GB HDD (2.5“ - 7200...

It's always interesting to note the potential future concepts coming from Apple, as revealed each time they submit a patent to the US Patent & Trademark Office. The latest, as noted by Patently Apple, shows future iPhones and other iOS devices will sport integrated projector systems. They note the significant detail within these applications hint...

Apple and Samsung have quite the business relationship. Apple is Samsung's biggest customer, yet both companies have extensive legal disputes with one another. The Economist took data from iSuppli to compile an image detailing all the parts made by Samsung and other suppliers. Here's what's Samsung is responsible for: It provides some of the phone's...