Stories by Gary Ng

Apple’s Free App of the Week Download: iBlast 2 Moki HD

Another week, and a new free App of the Week from Apple. The latest free pick is the game iBlast 2 Moki HD, previously named by Apple as the best of the iPhone Games category in the App Store Rewind 2011 in the US. This puzzle game has 90 levels across 6 worlds for you...

EA Brings ‘The Simpsons: Tapped Out’ Back to the App Store

EA released The Simpsons: Tapped Out this February only to remove it the first week of March 'due to server issues'. The company has announced today the return of the game to the App Store, with enhanced HD graphics for the iPhone and iPad: The Simpsons: Tapped Out returns with updates that significantly improve players’ game...

AuthenTec Reveals Apple Wanted Their Biometric Technology Immediately

Less than a month ago, Apple acquired fingerprint sensor maker AuthenTec for $356 million, an acquisition that surprised many, except for SeekingAlpha. They predicted AuthenTec to be the perfect fit for Apple as a mobile wallet payment system, based on an earlier NFC patent noted by Patently Apple that revealed the possibility of where such...

The Bloombox: Dock, Planter and Sound Amplifier for your iPhone

Here's another original design project from Kickstarter--it's called the Bloombox. What makes this idea neat is it incorporates an iPhone dock at the top of a hollow ceramic cube that amplifies sound, and has a planter at the bottom for all you plant lovers. Nicholas Hyde, the founder of the project notes each Bloombox is...

An In-Depth Analysis of Apple’s New Smaller Dock Connector

We first saw leaked images of Apple's supposed new smaller dock connector less than a week ago. The pin itself looks to be a perfect fit into the bottom port of the 'iPhone 5' shell we have been accustomed to. It's part of the two-toned unibody shell that was deeply discussed a week ago by...

Netflix Debuts New ‘Post-Play’ Experience to Help Keep You Watching

Netflix has just announced on their blog a new feature called 'post-play' that will help viewers to continue watching after they have finished a movie or TV episode. Here's how they explain post-play: When you finish watching an episode of a TV show, we’ll minimize the credits and tee-up the next episode. If you do...