Stories by Gary Ng

Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits New Foxconn iPhone Factory in China [PICS]

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been busy with his recent visit to China, and now Bloomberg reports he made a visit to a new Foxconn iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, China. The new Foxconn Zhengzhou Technology Park employs 120,000 people, and is home to the iPhone production line, according to Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu. Zhengzhou is...

iTunes 10.6.1 Download Released With Numerous Bug Fixes

Not much to say here other than a plethora of bug fixes and improvements in the latest update of iTunes, version 10.6.1., and should work fine with your jailbreak. • Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices. •...

Starbucks App ‘Pick of the Week’: W.E.L.D.E.R. Word Puzzle Game

Looks like some stores released different or incorrect app 'Pick of the Week' cards at Starbucks locations. Earlier we reported users back East saw Golfplan, but numerous reports note week's pick is actually the crossword-type game W.E.L.D.E.R.: Weld words in the word machine! Create clever combos and multiply your score using gem and gold tiles. Increase...

Urbanspoon iPhone App 2.0 Update Brings New UI and Interactive Map

One of the earliest apps promoted by Apple was Urbanspoon, the popular food guide. It was featured in a commercial Apple used to promote the iPhone 3G, way back in November of 2008. A year later Urbanspoon received an augmented reality feature to help you 'scope' out restaurants. Fast forward to 2012, and the latest...

Siri Co-Founder Reveals How Steve Jobs Acquired Them 3 Weeks After Launch

The co-founder of Siri, Dag Kittlaus, was a keynote speaker at a monthly start-up pitch event in Chicago yesterday. It was there he revealed information on how Steve Jobs went about his quest in acquiring Siri shortly after its launch. What's interesting to note is Steve Jobs did not like the name 'Siri'--but Apple stuck...

Apple Executives Cash In Over $314M from Sale of Apple Stock

With AAPL shares hitting an all-time high of $614.48, now is the perfect time to sell, right? Apple's stock market valuation already makes it the largest company on the planet, with a market cap of over $572 billion. SEC Form 4 filings today have revealed the Apple executive team netted over $314 million dollars from...

Instagram Wins a 2012 Shorty Award for Best App

Popular iOS photography sharing app Instagram has come away with a 2012 Shorty Award for 'Best App'. Just what are the Shorty Awards? The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare, and the rest of the social Web....

Telus to Support Earth Hour 2012 by Turning Off Its Lights Across Canada

Earth Hour takes place this Saturday evening to address climate change, and Telus and its team members plan to join the cause. In a press release posted earlier today, the company noted it will turn off lights for 60 minutes across its 27 major buildings across Canada: "By participating in Earth Hour, we are joining...