Stories by Gary Ng

Capture the Inanimate with Stop Motion Studio

Stop motion is one of my favourites types of animation. It allows the animator to bring life to objects that otherwise would have none. Let a toy car drive a track, or a LEGO minifig walk around. Doing this is possible by taking a photo of each frame, then importing them onto a program on...

Leaked OtterBox Cases Reveal ‘iPhone 4S’ on the Packaging

Looks like more leaked cases have started to appear. First, we saw Case-Mate post then remove apparent iPhone 5 cases, and now it seems an OtterBox package has surfaced with 'iPhone 4S' clearly labeled on the front and showing new volume buttons--on the right side. According to tweets posted by @chronicwire: New soft-looking volume buttons being...

Canadians Continue to Abandon Landlines For Only Cellphone Service

A new study from the Convergence Consulting Group reports 2 million Canadians will have only cellphones at home, ditching landline services by the end of 2011. Why is this happening? It is the result of 'lower' wireless prices from the 'Big 3' wireless companies (Rogers, Telus, Bell). It is predicted 1 in 7 Canadians will...

Snapseed Photo Editor Goes Free Until Sept. 23rd

For all you photography lovers, another quality app is up for grabs. Snapseed is a powerful photo editor that is currently free until September 23rd. It supports many features to manipulate your photos straight from your iPhone. The app is from Nik Software, and it allows for all sorts of powerful customizations. BENEFITS: • Easily...

Apple Continues to Move Away from Samsung By Purchasing Memory from Japan

Apple is one of Samsung's biggest customers--but that business relationship has continued to go sour due to continued patent lawsuits between the two companies. Samsung's title as the largest component supplier is slowly eroding as Apple diversifies its suppliers. Digitimes is now reporting Apple has started to purchase more NAND flash parts and mobile RAM...

Twitter Introduces Sharing Images via SMS for Rogers Customers in Canada

Twitter today has announced support to enable customers to send images via text message. The only carrier in Canada to support this at this time is Rogers. SMS Commands: There are a few useful one-word commands that you can send to Twitter to get information. "Suggest": lets you get suggestions for accounts to follow "Stats":...

50% Off invisibleSHIELDS and ZAGGskins Today Only for 2 Hours

Looks like ZAGG is getting ready to clear out some stock in anticipation for the iPhone 5. They are offering a limited time only 2 hour 50% off sale, and it takes place right now from 1:30PM PDT to 3:30PM PDT (4:30-6:30PM EDT). By using the promo code september during checkout, you will save 50%...

Al Gore ‘Confirms’ New iPhones Coming Out Next Month

Earlier today it was rumoured Apple will hold their iPhone 5 media event on October 4th. We also revisited former wait times Canadians have had to endure for previous iPhone launches (currently there are 2.2 million iPhones in Canada). Al Gore, the former Vice-President of the United Stated joined Apple's Board of Directors on March...

When Will the iPhone 5 Launch in Canada?

Earlier today AllThingsD broke the news Apple's iPhone 5 media event is set to take place on October 4th. If the announcement happens that day, how many days until the actual launch? Fortune has covered the 'days to launch' for iPhone and iPad wait times in the US, starting from Apple announcements: Days to Launch--in...

The iPhone Podcast Episode 43 Now in iTunes (We’re Back!)

After a brief hiatus, The iPhone Podcast has returned. Thanks to everyone for their emails, tweets, and comments. We are back! Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 43 of The iPhone Podcast.   Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other...