Stories by Gary Ng

The Apple vs Samsung lawsuit has been ongoing for nearly a month now. Patent lawyers worked the case all the way up until late last week. Now the case is left up to the jury to decide. Throughout this past month, jurors and even the judge have been educated by Apple and Samsung's lawyers. Each...

Last November WhatsApp announced it had surpassed 1 billion messages sent per day. This morning the app announced another massive milestone on twitter: 10 billion messages sent per day: https://twitter.com/WhatsApp/status/238680463139565568 Back in June, WhatsApp explained why their app isn't free: When we sat down to start our own thing together three years ago we wanted...

Future Shop has a V.I.P. sale for today only that includes the Telus iPhone 4S for $0 on a 3 year term. If you are a first time iPhone adopter and don't care for the upcoming 'iPhone 5', then you have the chance to get a the current 16GB iPhone 4S for 'free'. The regular...

We've heard all about the reports before, and now it has become a reality--the latest redesigned Facebook iPhone/iPad update is now available in the App Store. What's New in Version 5.0 We've rebuilt the app so it’s faster and easier to use. * Scrolling through news feed is faster than ever * New banner lets...

Last night Rovio released a new trailer for the latest instalment of Angry Birds Space, Red Planet. This new episode takes the Angry Birds to Mars as the piggies have hijacked the Curiosity Mars Rover. The update brings 20 new levels and introduces a new astronaut pig: What's New in Version 1.3.0 NASA and Angry...

The latest survey compiled by the 'Rogers Innovation Report' notes parents and children are bonding over technology via numerous ways. Here are the results of the online survey: Youth and parents say texting is their preferred smartphone and tablet activity (94 per cent for youth and 82 per cent for parents) Youth and parents both...

Apple has released its first update for OS X Mountain Lion this morning. Here's what the 10.8.1 update is all about: This update includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability and compatibility of your Mac, including fixes that: Resolve an issue that may cause Migration Assistant to unexpectedly quit Improve compatibility when connecting...

With rates of crime hopping through the roof these days, it can be hard to trust the thousands of people walking through the Apple store daily. Anyone in the store could easily yank an iPad (or iPhone) and run out the door. That wouldn't be good, and Apple doesn't really want to take that chance....

More 'iPhone 5' parts have surfaced, this time via a video comparison that compares new parts to those from the existing iPhone 4S. MacRumors points us to a SmartPhone Medic video that goes over the new parts such as the front screen panels, flex cables and dock connector plus headphone jack. Previous leaks have showed...

An evening report from Reuters has shed some light providing additional evidence that iPhone display production may currently be in full swing. LG Display executive, Han Sang-beom, told reporters earlier today that the company has begun mass production of a new slimmer display. The timing is coincidental considering the iPhone release is purportedly less than a month away. Reuters has...

If you're an Instagram addict, then you might want to take note of the Instacube, the latest project on Kickstarter. This cubed digital picture frame will stream your Instagram photos live over WiFi, and from there you can favourite images via buttons on top of the devices. Here's how it works: Log into your Instagram...

Looks like some interesting backplate mod kits are now available to transform your ageing iPhone 4/4S into the latest 'iPhone 5'. Images of the two-toned purported next generation iPhone backplate first arrived on the web via 9to5Mac. Even prior to its release people have broken down why Apple would opt for this new design. The...