Stories by Gary Ng

AppleExpo, July 12, 2011, Metro Toronto Convention Centre

iPhoneinCanada.ca is proud to announce that we are the latest media sponsors of AppleExpo.ca, the largest Apple-related conference in Canada. The event takes place on July 12, 2011, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from 12pm-7pm. Yours truly will be visiting Toronto to host a seminar at AppleExpo, so come on out to join the...

White iPhone 4 Now Available from Bell in Canada [Pics]

Today, we will declare as White iPhone 4 Day. Earlier in the day these coveted units hit stores in Europe, saw a preview of a Virgin white iPhone 4 (Bell), and confirmation stock has hit Future Shop and other stores. If you're looking for white iPhone 4 units today, head to your nearest Bell store...

The iPhone Podcast Episode 36 Now in iTunes

Justin Luey and I once again discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 36 of The iPhone Podcast. We talk about the most important news of the week, and break down some of the must-have apps that are worthy of your iPhone's homescreen. Don't miss out on one of Canada's...

White iPhone 4 Units Have Arrived at Virgin Mobile?

The white iPhone 4 is making its away around the globe today, as this picture from Italy shows: Yesterday we saw evidence of the phone entering a Bell reseller's system, and we reported on Fido having the white iPhone 4 in its system. Today the first pictures of white iPhone 4s have appeared in Belgium...

Tweetdeck for iPhone Gets Rebuilt and Comes Back from the Dead

Tweetdeck for iPhone was a nice release, but it quickly faded due to the rise of superior twitter clients such as SimplyTweet, Twitter (formerly Tweetie), and more recently Tweetbot. However, Tweetdeck fans will be happy to know the latest version has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, and is now in the App Store....

‘iPhone 6’ Will Feature Sharp’s Poly-Silicon LCDs in 2012?

The iPhone 5 hasn't even been announced, but the latest report indicates next-generation LCD panels from Sharp will power the sixth generation iPhone in 2012. Japanese newspaper Nikkan reports Sharp's primary facility used for building LCD TVs has started to prepare equipment for production. What exactly are the benefits of this new LCD technology from...

Facebook iPhone App Now Shows “People You May Know” in Newsfeed

Facebook for iPhone users recently through a couple changes. First, their mobile site was unified, and secondly, the facebook iPhone app started to retrieve its newsfeed from the mobile site (allowing for new like/comment icons). This allows for the app to now receive new features and fixes without releasing an update to the app. The...

App Updates: Google Latitude, Instapaper, Vevo

A few notable app updates were released today. Google Latitude brings better battery life (yet again), Instapaper gets bug fixes, and Vevo as well for older devices. Google Latitude: What's New In Version 2.1.2 * Fixed location reporting bug that also resulted in poor battery performance Instapaper: What's New In Version 3.0.3 - Fixed bugs...

White iPhone 4 Shows Up in Bell Inventory?

The White iPhone 4 is rumoured to launch this Wednesday in the US. We were first to point out the white iPhone 4 placeholder showing up on Fido, but the latest evidence points towards Bell as well. The following image was posted by a forum member on TiPb: Can anyone verify its authenticity? Are you...

Shaw Cable Plans to Implement Usage Based Billing in Late Spring

With the explosion of internet video, services such as Netflix Canada are prospering. The only thing stopping this is the controversy over usage-based billing (UBB). Earlier this year, Bell was caught up in a media firestorm over their plans to implement UBB to resellers such as Teksavvy. The big telecom operators in this country are...

Netflix Canada Surpasses 800,000 Subscribers in 7 Months

Netflix Canada launched last September, and since then the streaming media service has seen some phenomenal growth in Canada. The latest quarterly report sent to investors revealed the following about Netflix's growth in the Great White North: 800,000+ total subscribers now in Canada Last quarter, 290,000 subscribers added in Canada (growth of 57%) By June...

Steve Jobs via Email: “We Don’t Track Anyone”

Here's another 'Steve-mail' to brighten up your Easter Monday. With the whole iPhone location tracking fiasco, we haven't heard a response from Apple--until possibly now? A MacRumors reader has apparently received the following response from Steve Jobs via email (the email hasn't been proven to be authentic or not): Q: Steve, Could you please explain...