Stories by Gary Ng

With speculation over the past few months that the next generation iPhone would come equipped with a nano-SIM card tray, some photos have finally surfaced. A translated report from Nowhereelse.fr has brought extended proof that these SIM-card trays are in production. Translated from the source: Presented as being designed to slip into the SIM card...

If you're an iPhone user that is constantly experiencing battery drainage issues, you sure will enjoy this jailbreak tweak. Hacker @pod2g has pointed to a tweak by @xvolks called BattSaver. It claims to enhance the battery life of your jailbroken iPhone running iOS 5.0 or later. According to BattSaver's official website, the tweak will allow for double the current...

Well, this is truly shocking. On Friday, Mat Honan, a writer for Wired, had his iCloud account hacked. This resulted in a number of emails and social networking accounts of his also being hacked. Once Honan was re-granted access to his iCloud account, he was able to trace back the hacker's steps through password reset emails. Keep reading...

According to a report by Business Insider, Apple may be interested in acquiring a social network dubbed 'The Fancy'. Similar to Pinterest, users of The Fancy can "fancy" products they find interesting. The only twist is the capability of purchasing the fancied product on-site. This allows the social network to also be labeled an e-commerce...

It's the weekend, and best of all the summer. If you're in Toronto (or elsewhere), you shouldn't be sitting inside, go out and have a drink or bite to eat. It's well deserved after a week of hard work. Those who've had trouble in the past trying to find an enjoyable patio, think no more....

While yesterday's court case revealed a bandwagon full of Apple's long-held secrets, an interesting email involving Steve Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tony Fadell surfaced. It turns out Samsung's allegations remarking that both companies were inspired by each other, may actually hold true. The email exchange was first sent from Steve Jobs to Apple's Senior Vice...

Telus announced their 2012 Q2 earnings on Friday and revenues were up thanks in part to their wireless division, which generated 112,000 postpaid customers (a 22% increase from a year ago) and also saw a 27% rise in wireless data revenue. For the quarter, Telus generated $2.7 billion in revenue. Telus leads the wireless industry's...

During day 5 of the Apple vs. Samsung trial, Scott Forstall took the stand. Currently as the Senior Vice President of iOS software, he described the early stages of the iPhone. He pointed out once again that the iPad was Apple's original project, essentially being constructed before the iPhone. But when the Cupertino company employees...

As we all know, OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) was released over a week ago on July 25th. Many sources have reviewed the operating system and gave users the thumbs up to purchase. But quite a few users with Macbook Pro and Air computers aren't having the same pleasing experience. A large ongoing discussion on...

During yesterday's earning call, CBS Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves was asked about adding CBS content to the Apple TV, and as usual, he responded, “Sure! As long as it’s on our terms.” Most recently, CBS sparked deals with both Netflix and Amazon. So the question in pattern is why not the Apple TV? I...

With Samsung's most critical case evidence being leaked out to the public, and Apple's push to sanction them, Apple is worried that Samsung may reveal critical sale figures to the public. This morning Apple has pleaded to the U.S. District judge trying to prevent Samsung from revealing this "confidential" information. According to the latest filing,...

Best Buy currently is holding an Apple event where they are offering bonus Reward Zone points on select Apple products. As for iPhones on sale, the 8GB iPhone 4 is currently available for free on a three year contract either from Rogers, Telus, Bell or Fido. This phone is regularly priced at $49 on a...