Stories by Gary Ng

If you've been waiting to get you own copy of VMWare Fusion 4, now is the time to do so as MacUpdate has bundled the app alongside 11 other Mac apps for only $49.99, as part of the latest MacUpdate bundle promo. Here are the total 12 Mac apps you'll receive, for just $49.99: VMWare...

The federal government has made a huge announcement this afternoon, as they have made changes to allow foreign ownership of wireless companies in Canada, with an upcoming change to the Telecommunications Act, as announced by Industry Minister Christian Paradis. This will allow smaller companies gain access to more capital to grow and compete: The federal government...

Fast Company has an interesting article that details how Apple treats celebrities just like everybody else when it comes to getting an early release on new products. It doesn't matter who you are, you're going to have to wait in line like the rest of us. Shaq commented on how he used to call Steve...

ScoreMobile released a hefty update yesterday to its popular ScoreMobile iPhone app, to allow users to follow their NCAA Tournament bracket with ease. A full tournament bracket will go live in the app prior to the start of the tournament on March 15th, to allow you interact with every single game. On top of that,...

Today the world saw the release of Camera+ 3.0, which brings a plethora of new features on top of a shiny, slick icon. Originally, the update was to be released on Wednesday morning but tap tap tap accidentally published it today while tweaking the release notes, Lisa Bettany tells us. The app has recently passed...

Who doesn't love to experiment with iPhoneography? Here's a super cool tip on how to turn your iPhone camera into a microscope with just a drop of water, as noted by Alex Wild over at Scientific American. All you have to do is place a drop of water on your iPhone's camera lens, and voila,...

When Siri first launched in Canada, the personal assistant was limited in what it could answer, and that included both data, time, and the weather without phrasing questions in a specific way. If you look back to our Siri hands on article, you'll see the service had difficulty answering a simple question such as, 'What...

We first told you about the launch of App Store apps as part of Starbucks Canada's 'Pick of the Week'. This was previously only available in the U.S., just like the ability to pay for drinks with the Starbucks iPhone app. Boy, times sure have changed, eh? Every Tuesday, a new 'Pick of the Week'...

An SEC filing today noted Apple CEO, Tim Cook, sold $11.1 million dollars worth of Apple stock, or 20,178 shares, through five transactions that occurred at various stock prices in the range of $547-$551. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing was noted earlier this afternoon. Back in August of last year, Cook was awarded...

Two heads are better than one, right? Pod2g thinks so, as he has just posted some guidelines on how you can help the jailbreak community by sending in crash reports to discover vulnerabilities in iOS 5.1. Pod2g was the master behind the untethered iOS 5.0.1 A4/A5 jailbreaks. Earlier, he noted he working on finding a...

A newly proposed device could soon be using the power of your lungs to recharge your iDevices. The AIRE mask, as it's known, will use tiny wind turbines within a breathing mask to harness the air you breath into an electrical current. Although it's still looking to go into production, the hope is that by...

Are you already playing the app Draw Something? This simple, yet addictive app has gone viral thanks to its unique game play with a friend, and in just five weeks the app has surpassed 20 million downloads, with over 12 million active users, more than Foursquare and almost reaching Instagram levels (which recently hit 27...