Stories by Gary Ng

Remember how WIND mobile was given life again by the Federal Government and allowed to launch their new wireless network in Canada? Well, it looks like someone with loose lips has possibly leaked WIND Mobile's monthly plans over at Howard Forums. I've already heard from some of you that WIND has setup stores within Blockbuster...

Looks like the folks at ZAGG are back with another massive promo. Starting Monday, December 14th, ZAGG will start the largest 50% off sale of the year (they recently had a 50% off sale on their ZAGGaudio line)! They will be having a one day 50% OFF one day sale on Monday, December 14th. That's...

At first I thought I was losing my mind. What am I referring to? App Store updates on the iPhone of course! I'm pretty good with keeping up with app updates, as most of the time there are bug fixes and improvements. But lately, the usual reliable process of updating apps on the iPhone has...

Even with having a handful of wireless carriers in Canada that now offer the iPhone, it just seems we can't catch a break. They've got us locked in and locked down. From every angle. And now we have more to add to the list. Bell is apparently swinging the iPhone hammer, and placing some restrictions...

The residents of Kawartha Lakes are in an uproar over four new wireless cell towers being built by Rogers Wireless. The Mayor, Ric McGee, says he’s got no control or say on where the towers will be installed, as that is up to Industry Canada. "I think this is a classic representation of lack of...

Seattle-based "civic software" developer Front Seat has launched City-Go-Round, a Web site that helps visitors find public transit apps for their smartphone or computer. Walk Score, available as an iPhone app, assigns "walkability" scores for homes and neighborhoods based on the availability of nearby amenities. The app is one of 64 transit apps featured on...

Canadian real-time traffic provider Intellione, debuted this week ioVector, a free iPhone application delivering street-level traffic maps, trip times and local search. Traffic maps in Intellione are updated twice each minute "to show congestion as it happens on most every roadway, not just freeways", said the company. ioVector also brings instant notifications to users of a...

**edit** This USTREAM app is available in Canada! Count this post as another reason why you need a US iTunes account. Last day I reviewed Dragon Dictation, which was Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the iPhone. Unfortunately it was limited to the US iTunes store only. Yesterday, USTREAM released their live broadcast iPhone app! What's cool about...

UPDATE: Apparently there is a bug when using bluetooth keyboard/mouse in conjunction with AirLock, read below: Regarding Airlock's incompatibilities with Bluetooth keyboards and mice: Rich Kubota at Apple updated us again today on our situation. He said that the wireless keyboard and mouse connection-loss issue is due to a bug in the Bluetooth firmware made...

Looks like our friends at ZAGG are gearing up for another 50% sale for the holiday season! Last time around there was a 50% off sale on ZAGGskins. This time around it's 50% off all ZAGGaudio products. Here's a list of what's included in the sale: Z.Buds Edge Limited Edition: $59.99 -- $29.99 Z.Buds -...

For readers who have have a US iTunes account, you're going to love the following review. Every now and then, iPhone owners stumble across one of those "I can't believe this is free because I'd pay for it!" type of apps. The app I'm elated about is called Dragon Dictation--an extremely easy to use voice...

**edit**According to the SimplyTweet Blog this freebie started yesterday and ends today. Some people have mentioned clicking on the icon changes the price to free. Your mileage may vary on this one as the promo is ending! Are you an avid twitter user? Having trouble deciding which twitter app to use? Well, you may have...