Stories by Gary Ng

Nushka Labs, creators of the calendar application known as PhotoCalender HD which incorporates your photos to create your own custom calendar, has made their new calendar app, Tribute Calendar, available for free on Cydia. For those who don't already know, Cydia is the app store accessible by jailbroken iPhones. The application looks fairly elegant and...

With the recent 'departure' of RIM co-CEOs Jim Basillie and Mike Lazaridis and the elevation of Thorsten Heins into the new role, it appears RIM was on the road to change. Well, think again because the RIM marketing team has unveiled their plans on how to save the BlackBerry by introducing four new 'cool' cartoon...

An interesting discussion took place last week at the Macworld | iWorld expo last week. The Macworld stage hosted Macworld editor Jason Snell, John Gruber from Daring Fireball and Chicago Sun Times columnist Andy Ihnatko. The discussion covered whether or not there have been any noticeable changes since Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple. It's a pretty insightful...

Flipboard yesterday launched three new Content Guides that are localized to Australia, Canada and the UK and Ireland. Support for the iPhone arrived last December, and recently Flipboard added a dedicated section to 'iPhoneography'. Flipboard detects which region the iPad/iPhone is set to and automatically provides the location specific content. If you wish to revert...

Apple announced this morning that from April, John Browett will become their new senior vice president of retail. "Our retail stores are all about customer service, and John shares that commitment like no one else we’ve met,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We are thrilled to have him join our team and bring his incredible...

Italian designer Antonia De Rosa, who recently released his concept for the iPhone SJ, is now showing off his imagination and talent for design with a fictional production called the iWatch 2. Antonia released the original iWatch back in March of 2010 and, much like Apple, he's already got the iWatch 2 featured on his...

The legacy of Steve Jobs will continue to live on in the halls of Apple as his quotes and images are now adorning the the campus. 9to5Mac is reporting on the appearance of several Steve Jobs memorabilia throughout the Cupertino, California-based offices of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs passed away in October of last year and...

Not too long ago, I took a look at the Moneris PAYD card reader for smart phones and today I’ve had the chance to get hands on with it. Here’s the rundown. To bring you up to speed, PAYD is a device meant to allow users to turn their smart phones into mobile payment terminals...

Recently we posted about a cool little Canadian company called YEG Wood who creates interesting wooden iPhone cases. Now we have another wood based iPhone accessory to share with you. The STiCKSTAND Keyring is a handy piece of shaped wood that connects to your keys and allows you to prop up your iPhone 4 or...

Last October Apple released AirPort Utility for iOS, and the layout looked pretty slick on the iPad. Today, Apple released an update to AirPort Utility on OS X Lion that resembles its iOS counterpart. AirPort Utility enables users to control and manage settings for their wireless routers such as the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, or...

The factory unlocked iPhone 4S is now available online from the Apple Store. Black and white models in all capacities are in stock and offer free shipping, with a limit of two per customer (as always). Previously, Apple changed their iPhone 4S ordering system to a reservation system that required in-store pick up, after accepting...

Payfirma has updated their mobile payments app to bring a faster, improved user interface and French language support. Transactions should now be faster, with an improved receipt interface that includes location data. The slick demo within the free app gives users a good experience of how easy it is to use the app. Businesses can...