Stories by Gary Ng
Pod2g Asks For Your Help to Find Exploits to Jailbreak iOS 5.1
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...
The AIRE Mask Could Power your iPhone By Breathing
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...
Viral App ‘Draw Something’ Surpasses 20 Million Downloads in Five Weeks
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...
Fido $50 Unlimited Canada-Wide Talk and Text Now Available for 2 Year Terms
Fido has modified their $50 Canada-wide talk and text plans to allow for three year terms, instead of just two, as of March 9th, 2012. This means those signing up for three year plans for a maximum hardware subsidy will now be eligible for this plan. It is available for new and existing customers. Here's...
Read Apple Designer Jony Ive’s Extensive Interview with the London Evening Standard
Apple's Senior Vice President of Industrial Design was recently knighted late last December, and is known to be the force behind the design of iOS devices. Sir Jonathan Ive recently did an in-depth and rare interview with the London Evening Standard, which shared insight around design and working at Apple. Here's a snippet: Q: What...
Willing to Lose Your Jailbreak for Better Battery in iOS 5.1? [POLL]
We've heard from many of you that newly released iOS 5.1 has resulted in better battery life, as promised by Apple. The question remains--are you willing to lose your iOS 5.0.1 Absinthe jailbreak to get access to increased battery life in iOS 5.1? The A5 jailbreak for the iPhone 4S was a long time coming....
CBS Details How Steve Jobs Wanted Their Content for Apple TV
A year ago, Steve Jobs approached CBS CEO, Leslie Moonves, to hammer out a deal to get CBS TV content for the rumoured Apple TV, but he declined the offer, as noted in his weekend talk at the UCLA Entertainment Symposium: Moonves told a conference audience that he met with Jobs, the late Apple CEO,...
Apple Campus 2 Project’s Third Revision Submitted to Cupertino
Apple has submitted the third revision of its new Apple Campus 2 project to the City of Cupertino. The campus will consist of 2.8 million square feet and be over four stories tall, while taking the environment into consideration. Amenities will include a cafe, fitness centre, corporate auditorium (to seat 1000 people), and the campus...
Listen to The iPhone Podcast Episode 50 – New iPad Keynote Recap
Justin Luey and I recap Apple’s iPad Keynote on Episode 50 of The iPhone Podcast. Listen to our thoughts on the event and the announcement. Everybody wants the new iPad with Retina Display, right? Subscribe to the podcast via: iTunes | Instacast | RSS You can follow all the news we discuss at our blog. Play on iPhone / iPod / iPad (...
Live Whitecaps FC and March Madness Games Available on Bell Mobile TV App
Bell has announced their Mobile TV arm will now include Whitecaps FC games, to kick off the 2012 MLS season, which has the Montreal Impact visiting BC Place tomorrow: "As Premier Founding Partner, Bell is proud to offer Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans access to their favourite team on our innovative and industry-leading Bell Mobile TV...
New 1080p iTunes Videos Slim Down Thanks to H.264 Compression
Ars Technica recently noticed that file sizes on 1080p videos were smaller then you would normally expect. The updated 1080p files hold more 2.25 times as many pixels as 720p files, so you would expect the files to be 2.25 times larger. But of course due to some Apple magic (and compression) they were able to...
Rogers 8GB iPhone 4 is Only $1 in Quebec for March Madness Sale
For those in Quebec, there's a deal from Rogers for the 8GB iPhone 4, as part of a March Madness sale. Normally $49 on a 3 year term, the iPhone 4 is available for only $1. It is available for new and existing customers that renew, and will require a minimum monthly service fee of...