Stories by Gary Ng

Apple has announced this morning a developer preview of its next release of its operation system, OS X Mountain Lion. This new OS is set to debut in the Mac Store in late summer 2012, and will essentially bring further iOS integration to the Mac. Apple's website already has a preview page up for OS...

The much anticipated 'to do' app, Clear, has skyrocketed into the #1 paid app in the App Store in less than 24 hours. A product of Realmac Software, Milen, and Impending Inc., Clear has had unprecedented press coverage that has helped propel this simple app into the limelight. Does Clear live up to the hype?...

Rogers re-introduced the coveted 6GB/$30 data plan last Fall and was set to expire on February 6th. It now appears to have been silently extended past that date and will now 'disappear' on February 28th, as seen on an internal memo as sent in by Technapedia: Just four days ago Bell brought back the 6GB data...

Apple has broken its silence over the much publicized issue over the use of contact data by iOS apps. In a statement to AllThingsD, the company had this to say: “Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines,” Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AllThingsD....

Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook was the guest speaker at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference. A passionate Tim Cook started off the afternoon by reiterating Apple's commitment to safe working conditions for supply chain employees. He was dead serious in his reiteration of Apple's commitment to improve working standards and transparency when it...

Yesterday a report surfaced over at MobileSyrup about an internal document from Telus noting its employees to be on the lookout for fake iPhones being returned at various Telus locations. Immediately what came to mind was the 'clay iPad in a box' return scam that hit stores such as Future Shop, Best Buy, Walmart and...

Last week's discovery of Path's unauthorized uploading of our personal data to their servers has had many people questioning how safe our information really is. Forbes now points to a 15 page study called PiOS: Detecting Privacy Leaks in iOS Applications written by a team of international university researchers. The team consists of Manuel Egele from the...

Virgin has introduced a few new features today (as noted by MobileSyrup), in particular a $5 unlimited text and picture messaging plan to the U.S., Canada, and International (texts must be sent from Canada). Another promo offers 50 free outgoing texts plus free caller ID and voicemail on all talk and text plans. If you...

The following was a guest review by iPhone enthusiast (and Jeremy Lin fan), @anothersamchan: I'm a big fan of minimalist design, so the Just Mobile Xtand Go was intriguing for me right off the bat. I spend an awful lot of time in my car, so I definitely wanted something that looked sleek. As I...

Tim Cook is set to speak at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference today, set to begin shortly at 12:30PM PST/3:30PM EST. The presentation will be live streamed via an audio webcast, which you can listen in on here. Welcome to the audio webcast of Tim Cook's presentation at the Goldman Sachs Technology and...

RIM started its downfall the moment the iPhone was announced in 2007, and with the launch of Android devices. The Canadian company failed to innovate and continued to churn out 'competitive' devices that fell flat (Storm, Torch, PlayBook). Now, it appears a museum exhibit for the BlackBerry is already set in motion to showcase the...

ADR Studios previously released some interesting concepts, such as the iPhone SJ and the iWatch 2. Now the Italian designer has come up with a concept video of what he wishes Apple would have in store for 2012. The video sent to us includes some radical products are involved such as the iBox (a 7"...