Stories by Gary Ng

iPhoto for iOS Reveals Apple’s Own Mapping Solution?

iPhoto for iOS was announced earlier today, and within the app it allows users to check out location data for photos, as noted by 512pixels. Check out the images below:   TNW was able to confirm with Microsoft that these aren't Bing maps, and also map data was being downloaded straight from gsp2.apple.com. In the...

Apple Increases 3G Network Download Limits to 50MB

With the introduction of the new iPad, Apple has quietly increased network download limits to 50MB, from the previous limit of 20MB. That means any app, song, or video downloaded over cellular networks up to 50MB will now be possible. AppAdvice earlier reported the discovery while looking through Apple's API: However, after looking at Apple’s...

iPhoto for iOS Now Available in the App Store

Apple has released iPhoto for iOS into the App Store, as promised. The app retails for $4.99 and is a universal app for the iPhone and iPad. Here's the description: With iPhoto for iOS, Apple brings Multi-Touch to photography in a breakthrough way. Browse, edit, and share your photos from your iPad or iPhone, like...

Netflix Sign Up Now Integrated into the Apple TV

With today's announcement of the 3rd gen Apple TV, Netflix has announced sign ups for new accounts are possible right on the new device, and also on the 2nd gen Apple TV (but will require a software update first): Starting today, you can sign-up for Netflix directly on your Apple TV and pay via your...

Apple Releases iTunes 10.6 to Play 1080p HD Movies and TV Shows

Apple has released iTunes 10.6 to bring the ability to play 1080p HD movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store. Earlier today, Apple announced a refresh to the Apple TV, to enable 1080p playback, for $109 CDN. Of course, that preceded the major announcement of the new 3rd generation iPad with Retina Display, LTE,...

iPhone Dev-Team: Avoid iOS 5.1 or You’ll Lose Your Jailbreak

The iPhone Dev-Team has released an update regarding jailbreaking and saving your SHSH blobs, just prior to the new 3rd gen iPad announcement. With the release of iOS 5.1 over the air, Apple stop will stop signing 5.0.1 SHSH blobs. Soon after 5.1 appears on Apple’s public servers (i.e. iTunes starts to offer it), Apple will...

Where to Follow Your iPad 3/HD News Coverage

image via CNET Welcome to iPad 3/HD Day. You can follow the latest coverage and announcements over at our sister site iPadinCanada.ca. In the meantime, the stream of the iPad media event won't be taking place online (unless a last minute announcement occurs). Apple junkies can follow live-blog coverage from the following sites at the...

iOS 5.1 GM Build Passes Quality Assurance Tests, Release Imminent?

On the eve of the iPad 3 announcement, Chronic Wire reports iOS 5.1 Golden Master (GM) has currently been undergoing numerous internal and external testing over the past three weeks, and in all likelihood will be released in the next few days: The Gold Master build of iOS 5.1 has been in a vigorous quality...

Camera Awesome Hits 2 Million Downloads In Less Than a Week

Last week we took a look at SmugMug's free photography app, Camera Awesome. It has some pretty cool features such as a 5 second buffer to 'pre-record' your videos and also an on screen leveller when taking pictures of the horizon. It's like a mash up of Instagram and Camera+ but with video capabilities. SmugMug...

Koodo Introduces $50 Canada-Wide Voice and Data Plan

Koodo (Telus) has numerous iPhone users on their network as tethering is available with plans, but the only feature missing being Visual Voicemail support (which is apparently coming soon). Now, the company has released a Canada-Wide $50 voice and data plan which includes: 150 daytime minutes Canada-wide 1GB data Caller ID, Voicemail 7pm unlimited evenings/weekends...