Stories by Gary Ng

Bump for iOS has been updated today with a hot new feature--the ability to send images to your Mac/PC with just a quick 'bump'. For those that always email images to themselves, this will be just another method to get your images quickly onto your computer. Here's a quick tutorial on how to send images...

In December of last year Shaw announced they had undergone WiFi trials in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton at various malls, restaurants and other retail venues to offer free WiFi for its existing customers. You might have already downloaded this, but the Shaw Exo WiFi Finder iOS app hit the App Store a while back and...

Tweetbot has been updated to version 2.4 that includes numerous changes such as a new search view, Read It Later support, and keyword mute filters. The change that I like is the improved search box that allows you to quickly change trends. The entire list of changes are below, and also includes improvements to the...

Facebook today has just announced the launch of a new photo sharing app called Facebook Camera. The app allows Facebook users to view and share photos to their timeline and add filters (a choice of 15), crop or rotate your images too. It looks like the $1 billion dollar acquisition of Instagram is starting to...

Less than a week ago we revealed Ottawa was getting its second Apple Store, as revealed in a job posting on Workopolis. This would bring an additional store for the Ottawa area to join the existing Rideau location. The rumoured location of this new store is at Bayshore Mall, roughly 16 kilometres southwest of the...

As part of the Starbucks App Pick of the Week, this week we have KAYAK Mobile Pro. The app is the #1 mobile travel app and this pro version provides exclusive access to over 100 airport terminal maps (with numerous Canadian airports included), along with car and flight search, hotel booking, flight tracker and more. KAYAK...

A new app called Sidecar is quickly gaining in popularity. Sidecar aims to change the way we make phone calls via what the app calls 'Smart Calling', which enables users to share live video of what they are seeing, pictures, location and contacts all during a call. One important feature that has value is the...

Have you ever wondered about what's inside the iPhone charger? Its compact size might surprise you as Ken Shirriff's teardown reveals the impressive technology crammed inside the tiny 1-inch charger: Disassembling Apple's diminutive inch-cube iPhone charger reveals a technologically advanced flyback switching power supply that goes beyond the typical charger. It simply takes AC input...

A recent article by the Vancouver Sun highlights what Canada's 'Big 3' carriers are doing to prepare for the proliferation of the smartphone and consequently the high speed wireless networks that come with it. Thirst for data originated with the first iPhone--which disrupted the existing leading smartphone manufacturers such as Motorola, RIM and Nokia at...

I'm pretty sure you saw this one coming. Apple board member Mickey Drexler, currently the CEO of clothing retailer J. Crew, told the audience at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference Steve Jobs had dreamed of designing an 'iCar' before his death: And, according to J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler, Jobs even...

The Vonage Mobile iPhone app is a free download and allows for cheap VoIP calls to landlines and mobile numbers (similar to Skype) and free texts and calls to fellow Vonage Mobile app friends. The company has announced it has extended its promo for free calling to landlines in Canada, the U.S., and Puerto Rico...

Some recent concerns have been raised by the former head of U.S. counter-espionage, Michelle K. Van Cleave (he worked for the Bush administration until 2006), over the use of Chinese company Huawei Technology by Canadian carriers Telus, Bell and WIND, reports the CBC. Van Cleave believes North American security is at risk due to the...