Stories by Gary Ng

Still can't get enough of Angry Birds? Today Rovio released a 2.2.0 update to the original iOS game to bring 15 new tropical levels plus the introduction of four unique power-ups to help you get three stars on every level: What's New in Version 2.2.0 The piggies continue their beach vacation with fifteen new tropical...

For Koodo users on the "City Koodo" plan, it was previously noted last month the plan was set to increase by $5 to $40/month. MobileSyrup now notes the changes will come into effect tomorrow on August 3rd. The plan includes unlimited local calling, caller ID and voicemail, 50 texts and is available in the following cities: Toronto, London,...

  WIND mobile promised they’d be up and running in Kingston this year, and it seems they’ve come through on their promise. The updated coverage map on WIND’s website shows the network is now live, and the retail store is open. If you’re interested in checking it out, the store is located at 70 Princess...

Apple's latest Siri advertisement, starring film director Martin Scorsese, was released just over a week ago. This is the Cupertino company's fourth Siri advertisement starring an iconic celebrity. They've all ceased to impress, but I find it hilarious Siri always outperforms in commercials compared to reality. With barley a week under the advertisement's strap, a...

In a report yesterday, Samsung shared some critical evidence to the public, in which was denied to be involved with the case by Judge Lucy Koh a day prior. Although this evidence would help Samsung prove its innocence, the Jury was forbidden access to these slides. So Samsung went ahead and publicized them anyways. After...

Late last week, a rumor surfaced stating Apple was ready to make a huge investment in Twitter. The investment would've valued Twitter at $10 billion, up from $8.4 billion. Then later on, the Wall Street Journal chimed in noting the investment talks were from over a year ago. So albeit the talks regarding the investment...

Apple's long awaited Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter is now available for purchase on Apple's online store for $29.00. If you decide to make a purchase, the product currently has a one-to-three day shipment estimate. This product was first announced at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference  around the middle of June alongside the Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet...

AMD has just announced that they will be hiring Jim Keller, a former Apple employee. At Apple, Keller led the mobile architecture group assigned to work with custom chips, including the A4 and A5 processors. Keller's journey with Apple began during 2008 when his previous company, P.A. Semi, was acquired by Apple. Much of his...

Happy Birthday, Readdle! After becoming nearly one of the first companies to hit the App Store back in 2008, they are now celebrating their fifth anniversary. And they sure aren't quietly letting their anniversary pass by. They are offering 70 percent off many of their most popular applications. The company launched back during the summer of 2007, creating...

For those looking for mobile LTE internet for your wireless devices, Rogers announced they are set to launch their new LTE Rocket hub starting tomorrow, in which the company is calling a Canadian first. The hub will run on the 2,600 Mhz LTE spectrum, and will allow up to 15 Wi-Fi device connections simultaneously. Since...

It seems as if Digg is finally making a turn in the right direction. The news gathering website, Digg, has received a makeover alongside a new iPhone application. Note this is coming promptly six weeks after Betaworks acquired Digg for a measly $500,000. Digg was a well known website years prior to Facebook and Twitter's respective launch...

Jeremy Horwitz from iLounge has a new report on a couple new features coming for the next iPhone and possibly iOS 6. Horwitz claims their sources have further confirmed the next iPhone dock connector will have 8-pins, instead of the previously rumoured 16-pins or 19-pins: 1. New 8-Pin Dock Connector. According to two sources, Apple’s...