Stories by Gary Ng

I'm not sure what your thoughts are, but I've found this Apple vs Samsung court case hilarious thus far. Everything seems to be heading in the correct direction for Apple. Samsung sent a countless number of emails trying to convince judge Lucy Koh to include important evidence into the case. The evidence was never granted...

The Apple vs Samsung trial has brought us a boatload of information during this past week. We've seen mainly prototypes, but I find it interesting to know what Apple considered in the past, don't you? Anyways, we are now going to take a blast into the past, and view another iPhone prototype that Apple cogitated about. Douglas...

Sharp's new president Takashi Okuda is already violating Apple's number one rule. Just earlier during a press briefing,  Okuda acknowledged that iPhone displays would begin shipping out sometime during August. He failed to provide additional information. Here's what Okuda disclosed, via Reuters: "Shipments will start in August," Sharp's new president, Takashi Okuda, said at a press...

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...