Stories by Gary Ng

Are we on the war path right now in Canada? It seems like there's one thing after another that aims to limit our digital lives. Specifically the issue of user-based billing (UBB) by ISPs and now the imminent Copyright Bill C-32. What is Bill C-32 all about? As per Michael Geist: The foundational principle of...

International Data Corporation has released their findings on the worldwide mobile phone market for the fourth quarter. Companies shipped about 400 million units in 4Q10 compared to 340 million units a year ago. The popularity of smartphones continues to grow worldwide. Regional Analysis for the USA and Canada: The United States mobile phone market closed out...

The CRTC has made a decision this week that could change the way we use the Internet forever. They have approved Canadian Internet Service Providers to implement Usage-Based Billing (UBB), which puts an end to unlimited Internet plans. Now, you will be charged on what you use and what providers want you to "over use"....

We posted about Netflix the other day and how their Canadian operations are on schedule to turn a profit in the third quarter. Within that post it was revealed that more people watch Netflix on their Apple TV compared to almost 15 million iPads. Today on the Netflix blog they posted performance results in charts...

Apple has just released iTunes 10.1.2 via Software Update. Here are the changes: iTunes 10.1.2 provides a number of important stability and performance improvements. iTunes 10.1 came with several new features and improvements, including: • Use AirPlay to instantly and wirelessly stream videos from iTunes to the all-new Apple TV. • Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod...

Have you signed up with Netflix Canada? The service made the splash in Canada in late September 2010, and the initial library continues to improve. Netflix announced its fourth quarter earnings today, and its revenue has continued to rise. They have just over 20 million subscribers at the moment. Sensational. Today's announcement shed some insight...

Are you currently locked into a contract with either Rogers, Telus, or Bell? If you want to cancel early, get ready to pay hefty termination fees for both voice and data. Wind Mobile is currently advocating Federal and Provincial governments to reduce the high cancellation fees Canadians pay. The Toronto Sun: Cancellation fees in Canada are...

Earlier today Google announced Cloud Print Beta to print wirelessly from your iPhone for the US. Canadians, as always were shut out from the fun. But not with this next story. Google has just introduced interactive weather results on the iPhone when you search for the term "weather" on Google.com. We’d been wanting to build...

Update 1: In one minute, the number of followers grew from 3670 to 5309. That's about 1639 followers a minute, or over 98,000 in an hour if it stays at this pace. The App Store has just gone live--on twitter. It currently has 3670 followers. Expect that to grow exponentially as the day progresses. Just...

Google just announced on their Google Mobile Blog the beta release of Google Cloud Print Beta. This feature will allow iOS users to print emails and mobile docs from their smartphone. Today we are very pleased to announce the beta launch of Google Cloud Print for mobile documents and Gmail for mobile, which we will...

Update 1: There is some controversy over Theme It; a clash with Cydia founder "Saurik", as reported by TNW: Note to all iDevice Jailbreakers and people interested in Theme it: Well as it was to be expected Saurik/Jay Freeman (maker of Cydia) doesn't seem to appreciate our venue in "his" community. He wrote me an...

People always want to know more about Apple's executive time. We already know that Phil Schiller, Apple VP of Worldwide Marketing is on twitter. Apple's Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, is once again at the helm of Apple while Steve Jobs is on medical leave. Little light has been shed on Tim Cook but now...