Stories by Gary Ng

This is probably a tip most of you know about, but for me it was something I had completely forgotten about until I realized free space on my Mac's hard drive was running low. Now that most of us rely on iCloud for backup of our iOS devices, older backups within iTunes are no longer...

The tech world was buzzing when it was revealed Facebook had acquired the hot photo sharing app Instagram for a $1 billion dollar cash and stock deal. Instagram has no ad revenue model, but its userbase has grown like a weed to more than 30 million users in less than two years. Venture Beat describes...

Back in February, Apple acquired three year old start up Chomp for a reported $50 million dollars. The app discovery service acquisition leads many of us to believe a revamp of the App Store is coming soon. Now, it appears after the Apple takeover of Chomp, Cupertino has pulled the plug on the Android side...

Nova Scotia's NDP government has proposed a law to allow consumers to cancel contracts at any time for $50 max, and also to eliminate hidden fees. Here's what the new law would bring: - cancellation fees capped at $50 - no automatic renewal of contracts - customer permission required to change fees, service options or...

George Colony over at Forrester writes about the imminent decay of Apple post-Steve Jobs: When Steve Jobs departed, he took three things with him: 1) singular charismatic leadership that bound the company together and elicited extraordinary performance from its people; 2) the ability to take big risks, and 3) an unparalleled ability to envision and...

Umm…no comment here but just one giant WTF?! Samsung launched a 'WAKE UP." protest outside the Sydney Apple Store in Australia. A black bus pulled up outside and protesters in black t-shirts shouted "WAKE UP." directly to the store, notes Android and Me: This week in Australia, Samsung hired a marketing agency called Tongue to...

Nintendo has posted their first ever operating loss of almost $460 million US and a 36.2% decline in net sales from 2010-2011. Competition from smartphones and tablets such as the iPhone and iPad from Apple are to blame, as more and more people are gaming away from the living room. Nintendo's loss once again brings...

The patent and copyright lawsuit between Google and Oracle has revealed numerous findings, such as how Apple's iPhone reportedly makes more money than Android does for Google. Oracle sued Google in 2010 over claims Android OS infringes on Sun Microsystems patents (Oracle acquired Sun) and copyright in Java. Now, The Verge reveals what Google had...

Earlier we noted a nitty gritty tutorial on how to unlock your iPhone with newcomer SAM via Cydia. Below is a video tutorial of the process to guide you in your quest of unlocking your iPhone 3G/3GS and iPhone 4/4S on either iOS 5.0.1/5.1, via our own Kris Meador. Click here to subscribe to Kris'...

Canada's 'Big 3' carriers are set to launch a 'mobile wallet' in the next six months, according to a report from Reuters. The business team at Rogers confirmed a launch within the next six months (note: last September Rogers applied to become a 'bank' to ready themselves for a future payment solution): “In Canada, we...

Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed believes it is time for Canadian carriers to look into reducing smartphone subsidies, he said at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto, reports The Globe and Mail: Mr. Mohamed said Rogers is the first in Canada to tackle the subsidy issue, because of its position as the industry’s market leader....

Snapguide has released an update today to allow for sharing of guides straight to Pinterest. We did a full video review of Snapguide a while back, the app that allows anyone to make incredibly easy 'how-to' guides from their iPhone: Great news, we’ve updated our app and it’s now super easy to share guides straight...