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By Gary Ng on February 6th, 2009

Looks like the Google team is at it again with their non-stop “iPhone-optimized” web pages! Their hard work is good news for the rest of us. Just yesterday they announced an optimized page for Google Books. This essentially turns your iPhone into an eBook reader, and will allow you to search their extensive database of…

By Gary Ng on February 3rd, 2009

I am a huge Google fan, and use many Google services such as Gmail and Google Reader. Many of these services are optimized for the iPhone, such as the Google search, Google Reader, Gmail, and previously iGoogle. Well, it looks like the Google team made up for the loss of the iPhone-optimized iGoogle homepage by…

By Gary Ng on January 29th, 2009

*Update: FStream URL updated! Thanks to Kevin for the email!* Just how much room is left on the Canucks bandwagon? With their teeter-tottering season, it seems like everyone is either loving or hating the Canucks. Yesterday, TEAM 1040 just announced how to listen to Canucks Radio streaming on your iPhone for FREE! How to Listen…

By Gary Ng on January 26th, 2009

Update, May 21, 2011: This method still works, but you need to ensure the ZIP code registered to your Vanilla MasterCard matches the ZIP code in your iTunes account. Previously this did not matter, but the card setup has changed. How do to this? Visit this link here…then select USA (English), and enter your card…

By Gary Ng on January 21st, 2009

Yesterday was the event that will go down in history books. The inauguration of the first African-American President of the United States was one of the most widely watched events in our lifetime. To help spread the event, Ustream.tv released their iPhone app the night before the inauguration. However, there was one caveat. The Ustream.tv…

By Gary Ng on January 20th, 2009

Yesterday a new 3rd party application was released in Cydia from iSpazio. The app is called Clippy and after some initial testing it’s one of the best temporary working copy and paste solutions for the iPhone. How to Install Clippy (Copy and Paste) On your iPhone 1. Your iPhone must be jailbroken. Read up and…

By Gary Ng on January 14th, 2009

You gotta love the Mail application on the iPhone. Coupled with Gmail and IMAP, it is one powerful way to sync emails no matter where you’re accessing your email account. If you’re not using Gmail and IMAP, you are missing out big time. A New Tip From Google: Turn the Trashcan Icon into Archive within…

By Gary Ng on December 30th, 2008

Christmas has come and gone and the New Year is quickly approaching. Many of us probably got the usual items under the tree: socks, ties, underwear, Ferrero Rocher, After Eight, Toblerone, gift cards, a knitted sweater from your grandma or aunt, socks, ties, underwear, iPhone 3G. Err…iPhone 3G? Yes, that’s right! If you received an…

By Gary Ng on December 23rd, 2008

With YouTube on your iPhone 3G coupled with the 6GB data plan (and even the 500MB data value pack), it’s a great way to waste some time. However, have you ever noticed how the quality of YouTube videos vary depending on your connection? How to Increase YouTube Quality on your iPhone 3G: Use WiFi! I’ve…

By Gary Ng on December 20th, 2008

The other day, iPhone Fan posted about how the latest update to Mac OS X 10.5.6 had trouble recognizing the iPhone in DFU mode. The problem with this is that come December 31st, when the software unlock arrives for the iPhone, some people won’t be able to unlock their phones since you will need a…