Stories by Gary Ng

Last night we told you the evad3rs jailbreak team had updated their evasi0n jailbreak website to note the completion was at 80%. Shortly later in the evening the team updated the website to note the jailbreak was at 85% completion, with the first major round of testing on Mac and Windows completed. The team notes...

Just yesterday the Evad3rs jailbreak team updated their evasi0n.com website to show the tool was at 75% per cent completion, and as of today it is now at 80% per cent, noting "private beta testing has started for OS X, Windows and Linux." The next step as explained will be extended beta testing. The following devices...

Just over a week ago iPad mini shipping times improved to 3-5 days for Canada and the USA. Just this morning shipping times have once again improved, now sitting at 1-3 business days. With the iPad being promoted by Apple as the Valentine's Day gift of choice, these improved shipping times will surely continue to...

Temple Run 2 has received its first update which includes better performance on older devices, an ability to skip the 'Save Me' screen. There are also a bunch of bug fixes that should solve cases of the app crashing on launch. We haven't been able to verify the performance increase yet but if you're playing...

Apple today has introduced App Store short links for developers as a way to promote their apps. Instead of having a long App Store URL, developers can now use the AppStore.com domain to include their company or app name for an easier to remember link for customers: Provide a simple way for users to find...

The Institute of Communication Agencies (ICA) and Ipsos Reid have released the results of their Most Influential Brands Study for Canada for 2012 at the ICA's fifth annual FFWD Advertising and Marketing Week. The top brand this year was Google, followed by Microsoft, then Apple in third spot. Below is a list of the top 10...

Angry Birds Star Wars has received yet another update, this time it's the Battle of Hoth, which brings 20 new levels (including 2 new bonus levels). After the epic Battle of Hoth, the Rebel Birds have barely escaped the ice planet with the Pigtroopers in close pursuit! There's an asteroid field close by that could...

This week's free App of the Week from Apple is the popular action puzzle game Early Bird, which is regularly priced at $1.99. This game has hit #1 in over 25 countries with over 8 million users and has had some positive reviews both online and within iTunes. Help the Early Bird catch the worm!...

Today marks the beginning of a Netflix experiment as their $100 million investment into their original TV series House of Cards has finally made its much anticipated debut. As a remake of the original BBC series from the 1990s, this version stars Kevin Spacey with the series directed by David Fincher. The first episode will...

Bloomberg reports Apple is in talks with Time Warner to bring HBO Go to the Apple TV, possibly later this year: Apple Inc. is in negotiations to start carrying Time Warner Inc. HBO Go application on Apple TV by mid-2013, according to two people familiar with the plans. Cable and satellite subscribers who pay for...

If you've been waiting to upgrade to 1Password 4, this is your time to do it as Canada's AgileBits has announced a promotional 50% off sale to celebrate the start of 2013 Macworld/iWorld: https://twitter.com/1Password/status/297070201613201408 1Password 4 for iOS was released back in December and comes as a completely redesigned app. Download links below: 1Password 4...

We have already seen mockups of what a larger 5-inch iPhone would look like, but now Instapaper founder Marco Arment throws his mockups into the mix, and envisions a 4.94-inch iPhone with 264PPI, in what has been rumoured as the "iPhone Plus" or "iPhone Math": The theory is easy to understand: perform John Gruber’s Mini-predicting...