Stories by Gary Ng

Study Shows iPhone 4S Siri Data Usage Double that of the iPhone 4

As though quick and easy access to the information we seek wasn’t simple before, Siri has made processes such as writing text messages, scheduling appointments and reminders and checking the weather nearly effortless. That ease of use, as well as iCloud background app/music/book syncing, and larger resolution images has led to an increase in data consumption and manufacturers...

Pod2g Assembles ‘Dream Team’ to Find Public Release for A5 Jailbreak

As indicated by famed hacker Pod2G, his latest blog post shows it takes a village to raise an iPhone 4S jailbreak. It appears a public release of the A5 jailbreak will require some help, rather than Pod2g running solo again. Titled Sandbox difficulties, he goes on to write: @planetbeing, the legendary hacker behind iPhone Linux...

Instagram Facebook Sharing Now Offers Full-Sized Images to your News Feed

Instagram has announced photos shared to Facebook will now automatically appear in a new album and full-sized images will show up in your news feed: The photos will appear full-sized in the News Feed along with the caption that you’ve added to the Instagram photo, and a link to the image’s public URL. This change...

Will Future Apple Power Adapters Remember Your Password?

Apple is known for combining simplicity with incredible innovation and in a recent patent filing, it seems that their latest attempt revolves around data security and password recovery for computers and smartphones. In the filing, spotted by New Scientist, Apple reports that: "If the password is not easily and conveniently recoverable, the consumer is likely...

‘iPhone SJ’ Concept Designed Based on Next Generation Rumours

Technology moves extremely quickly. The iPhone 4S has only been around for a few months and we’re already a little bored of chatting with Siri. That might be because of the fact that Apple didn’t redesign their flagship product’s look, but only its guts. Don’t get us wrong; there are a lot of positive things...

Rogers 6GB Data Plan to Expire on February 6th

If you are contemplating signing up with Rogers, the coveted 6GB/$30 data plan is set to expire on Monday, February 6th, 2012. The 6GB data plan was reintroduced last August for a 'limited time', then made its return in October with alongside a $70 voice and data plan Telus and Bell similarly offered. The plan...

Foxconn Able to Retain Apple Contracts with Razor Thin Profit Margins [Chart]

Bloomberg posts an interesting chart that illustrates just how important an Apple manufacturing contract means to Foxconn, builder of the iPhone and iPad. Since the debut of the iPhone in 2007, Apple's profit margins have doubled, whereas Foxconn margins have decreased, to its current razor thin 1.5%: “Hon Hai is willing to sacrifice margins so...

iTunes 12 Days of Christmas Day 11: Miss Spider’s Tea Party

The second to last day of the iTunes 12 Days of Christmas event has arrived, Day 11. Today's freebie is the children's app, Miss Spider's Tea Party for the iPhone and iPad. Created by Callaway Digital Arts, the app brings an interactive experience to reading with the family. The story includes narration alongside vivid 3D...

Halifax Apple Store Rumoured To Be in the Works for 2012 [Update]

Update 1: It also appears Apple has had their sights on this location since last November, as noted by The Chronicle Herald. Their interview with the mall's marketing director resulted in Apple-like secrecy. She refused to divulge the genre of the store or whether the new tenant had an existing American or Canadian or local presence. What was revealed...