Stories by Gary Ng

Apple has updated their Supplier Responsibility Report for 2013 and within the document it is revealed the company discovered corrupt third-party labour agents responsible for hiring underage workers: In many of the cases of underage labor we’ve discovered, the culprit behind the violation was a third-party labor agent that willfully and illegally recruited young workers. In...

This week's free App of the Week from Apple is the popular puzzle game Gesundheit!, from the developers Revolutionary Concepts. The app was featured as part of Apple's Best of 2011 and has won numerous rewards based on its attractive and creative action puzzle gameplay. The game has Retina graphics along with an original soundtrack...

We were one of the first to tell you about Cycloramic, the clever 360 degree video app, last December. By utilizing the vibrator motor, the app turned the iPhone 5 on a glass or smooth surface into the talk of any party. Today the app has been updated to include a much requested panoramic photo...

Earlier this morning we noted the Steve Jobs biopic led by Ashton Kutcher, JOBS, is set to hit theatres on April 19th. Now, the first video clip of the movie has made its way online over at ETonline, as first noted by MacRumors. The clip shows Kutcher as Steve Jobs and fellow co-star Josh Gad...

Just a few days ago @planetbeing explained the status of the iPhone 5 jailbreak and noted new exploits had been discovered, but a public release was still far away. However, as the days went by @planetbeing along with @pimskeks and @pod2g kept on hinting the future of jailbreaking was "looking bright" based on further progress...

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AllThingsD reports Automattic (the company behind Wordpress) has acquired Simperium, the maker of Simplenote. The buy isn't based on just talent acquisition; Automattic wants to continue the work of Simperium and Simplenote: “Simperium seems like a genuiune utility for our own apps, and for other people as a service,” said Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg yesterday....

TBS has a new TV ad promoting Conan O'Brien's late night talk show. Once again, Team Coco pulls off some punches at the expense of Apple (TBS Flash video; click here to see it): Missed out on other hilarious Conan spoofs? Check them out below: Conan plays life-sized Angry Birds Conan's Siri TV ad parody...

The Hollywood Reporter reports the Ashton Kutcher jOBS biopic is set to hit theatres on April 19th--the 37th anniversary of the founding of the Apple computer. Previously it was noted the movie would launch in April, but now the specific date has been set. Kutcher and co-star Josh Gad are set to kick off Macworld/iWorld...

This morning the Pebble team announced their e-paper watch would start shipping today. During that update, the team noted their iOS app was still waiting approval from Apple. Well, that didn't take long because the accompanying iOS app has landed in the App Store. The Pebble app provides a dashboard for your Pebble smartwatch: -...

Amazon has announced the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite is now officially available in Canada, both on Amazon.ca and in over 1000 select retail stores such as Staples, The Source and Shoppers Drug Mart. The launch comes just after Amazon quietly launched the Kindle eBook store in Canada last December. The following models are now available...

Recent rumours from the Wall Street Journal speculated Apple had cut components for the iPhone 5 due to low demand. Well, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed these supply chain rumours in general during today's 2013 Q1 earnings call (transcription via WSJ, ironically): I know there's been lots of rumors about order cuts. I would suggest...