Stories by Gary Ng

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...

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...

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...

Google Shopper is an app that has long been available for Android devices. It turns your iPhone into one handy shopping assistant getting you the latest prices and reviews. Google just announced the release of Google Shopper, but it's only available to users in the US and UK. Once again, Canadians get shut out again...

Two of my favourite Canadian iPhone apps recently were updated: The Globe and Mail, and ScoreMobile. I just can't get enough news and sports, and these two apps make it a breeze to find out the latest. The Globe and Mail 1.12 update: - Fix for crashing experienced by some users - Faster app loading...

Google just announced on their Mobile Blog that Google Latitude now supports 'check ins'. This new feature is debuting on Android now, but will soon be coming to iPhone users through an update to the Google Latitude app. Not your typical check-ins Because you can use Latitude to automatically detect your location, we’ve added a...

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Computerworld reports that Visa Europe has started testing an iPhone 'iWallet' system. With rumours of Apple implementing Near Field Communication (NFC) in the next iPhone, this brings to mind that mobile wallets are coming sooner than we think. Here's how the system works: Visa Europe's in-testing iPhone payment system requires users employ an add-on device...

Update 1: Looks like Apple has responded to this outcry to Digital Daily: Apple’s made no change to its App Store Guidelines, it’s simply enforcing a rule that’s been in them all along: apps that offer purchases elsewhere must support in-app purchases as well. “We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines,” company spokesperson...

Looks like Apple is gearing up for the Verizon iPhone by releasing iOS 4.2.6, Build 8E200 to developers. Verizon users in the US will soon be excited to use the iPhone 4 on their network. The notable feature that debuted on iOS 4.2.5, was the announcement of Personal Hotspot. Rogers has already mentioned they would...

Bump, one of the coolest ways to send contacts and more to another device by "bumping" has just released their 2.4 update. This update brings App Sharing, a much anticipated feature. The Bump blog explains: This has been our biggest feature request of late, and it makes sense as to why.  With more than 300,000...

One of my favorite racing games of all time was Gran Turismo on the Playstation. That racing simulator was groundbreaking during its time. On iOS, an equivalent game in terms of amazing graphics and gameplay can be found in Firemint's Real Racing 2. The latest version builds on the successful Real Racing. This time around users...