Stories by Gary Ng

If you're a Vancouver Canucks fan, you probably should have the official iPhone app. This new app now has Push notifications (I just got a reminder that the game was on) and some nice videos to keep any Canucks fan happy. There's a schedule for games and even a map of Rogers Arena. This app...

Looks like Telus is ready to spread some holiday cheer to 7 lucky Canadian cities. They will have 10 cabs offering free rides in each of the following cities: Calgary Edmonton Vancouver Toronto Montreal Regina Saskatoon The free cab service will operate from 11AM - 11PM, and passengers will also get a free holiday call...

The App Store now has over 300,000 apps--and it continues to grow at a rapid rate (but will be taking a break for Christmas). Want to learn some more app statistics? App of the Day (a Canadian teen entrepreneur production) breaks it down with a simple infographic: What stands out is the number of unique...

We've tried augmented reality apps for the iPhone before. But never one like this for translating languages. The app Word Lens has hit the App Store and its live translating abilities are pretty awesome. The app interface itself is pretty poor, and its limited to Spanish to English (and vice versa) in-app purchases ($4.99 each!)...

Do you use Dropbox? It's the best way to access your files 'from the cloud' to your iOS device--for free. The Dropbox team just released 1.0 for Mac/PC, so I would encourage everyone to update to this new version. It includes a tonne of bug fixes and has been optimized. Here are the new changes:...

Apple announced this morning that the Apple Mac App Store will be live on January 6, 2011 in 90 countries. “The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun....

Just a quick heads up that Electronic Arts (EA) has their library of iOS games on sale for both the iPhone and iPad. Games such as Scrabble, Tetris, SIMS 3, Monopoly, and Tiger Woods PGA (my pick!) are selling for $0.99! Get buying and enjoy. Just search for Electronic Arts in the App Store to...

Update 1: From the Firemint blog: We’ve just made a number of improvements to online multiplayer in Real Racing 2: Additional servers to cope with unexpectedly high demand Bug fix to reduce player “teleporting” effect Increased lobby wait time to 45 seconds to allow more players to connect Improved player matching, so similar cars are...

The New Year is fast approaching and many people associate the start of the New Year with a new beginning and the chance to start changing things they are doing to improve themselves. New year’s resolution are those commitments that people make, but that are also notoriously difficult to see through. This first App is...

Are you an iOS developer that wants a better way to integrate in-app payments? PayPal has now setup their Mobile Payments Library to make it easier for developers. Here's a brief description: With our mobile libraries, you can start accepting in-app payments in a matter of minutes. As always, you can use the library for...

Late last week we wrote about antid0te, an upcoming tool that add Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security to your iPhone. Some new information has emerged from the official antid0te.com website. antid0te will not be a new jailbreak tool, but will used with already jailbroken iPhones, and slated for a December 24th release. Below is...

The Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages finally gave Apple the go-ahead today to establish a Canadian version of their popular iBookstore. While there has been a bookstore available using your Canadian iTunes account since almost launch date (I seem to remember for the first number of weeks/months it was filled only with classics...