Stories by Gary Ng

Firemint Real Racing Sale: Up to 60% Off Entire Series

Did you read our review of Real Racing 2? I mentioned to hold off buying the app as Firemint always releases sales. Well, looks like I was right as Firemint has just announced a 60% off sale on its entire Real Racing series! Real Racing 2 and Real Racing HD are 50% off, selling for...

Viber: 10 Million Downloads, Plus Free Text Messaging Soon

If you're not using Viber, you're missing out on one of the best free VoIP apps on the iPhone. We first reviewed Viber in early December. It's an awesome app because the call clarity is excellent when you have a good connection, plus it uses Push notifications to alert you of an incoming call, saving...

iPhoneinCanada.ca 3 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway Day 3!

Congrats to our winners! You will be contacted in 24 hours! Greg pajak shelley Alexandre Vallières-Lagacé marchie_78 Let the giveaways continue! We started with Day 1 and Day 2. Now, we're onto Day 3. Today's sponsored gift comes from the fantastic people at Griffin Technology. We have FOUR Threadless iPhone 4 cases up for grabs ($34.99...

iPhone/iPad DevCon 2011 in Boston: Full Package Giveaway

Update 1: Congrats to the following winners! You will be contacted shortly. Sochidog Bruno Godbout Jeff Simon Macdonald We were media sponsors of the hugely successful iPhoneDevCon in San Diego last year. This year's even is being held in Boston and we are proud media sponsors once again. But it gets better (you know iPhoneinCanada.ca...

BREAKING: Ottawa to Reverse CRTC Decision for User Based Billing

Update 1: Tony Clement tweeted he would overturn the CRTC decision via twitter: Whoa. You'll be happy to hear this. News just broke from the Toronto Star that Ottawa has decided to reverse the CRTC decision for User-Based Billing (UBB) for internet (take a look at Canada vs The World)! Looks like the 'tribe' has...

First Verizon iPhone 4 Reviews Published

Looks like early reviews of the Verizon iPhone 4 are now being published. The 'usual suspects' have posted their thoughts on the redesigned antenna on the Verizon iPhone 4. Uncle Mossberg: Calls on the Verizon unit were mostly crisp and clear, including speakerphone calls and those made over my car’s Bluetooth connection. On my first...

Coming Soon in Edmonton: Track the Bus on Your iPhone

The fine folks in Edmonton will soon be able to track where their bus is by using their iPhone. City council just approved a $3.4 million pilot project to equip 50 buses in September 2012. Users with an iPhone will be able to track where their bus is, as such programs have been successful in...

Bandwidth Costs: Canada Versus the World

Chris Stavropoulos from Xcrew.net has analyzed the cost of bandwidth comparing Canada versus the rest of the world: There are several key points of interest in this data. 1. The only country where unlimited bandwidth is actually more expensive than the 300 GB limit is Canada. This can be attributed to the fact that Canadian...

iOS Devices Account For 3.5% of Web Traffic in Canada and 2% Globally

The latest survey from Net Applications over worldwide browser market-share has resulted in some very interesting results. Apple's iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) now generate over 2% of global web browsing traffic. iOS devices account for 3.6% of web traffic in Canada, and is the most popular in Singapore and Hong Kong at 9.98%...

Will The Daily iPhone App Ever Be Released?

Today's headlines have been dominated by News Corp's release of The Daily, an iPad-only newspaper. It has been clearly stated that The Daily will only be available for iPads, but if it wants further success I would hope for an iPhone version of the app. Priced aggressively at either 14 cents/day, 99 cents/week, or $39.99...

TaxiNow: The Future of Finding a Taxi on Your iPhone

Taxis are easy to find in densely populated cities such as New York, Hong Kong, or Singapore. But in relatively smaller Canadian cities such as Vancouver, finding a cab downtown or anywhere else can be troublesome. Not only that, a similar problem exists for cabbies trying to find passengers. What's the solution? Use the iPhone...

iPhoneinCanada.ca 3 Year Blog Anniversary Giveway Day 2

Update 1: Congrats to the following winners! You will be contacted in the next 24 hours: Jonathan Hutcheon Scuzz Nav Roy DonovN Let the iPhoneinCanada.ca 3 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway continue! Day 2 brings an incredible giveaway, from the Agile Web Solutions team based in Canada. 1Password is by far the most-used app on my...