Stories by Gary Ng

Camera+ 2.3 Update Brings Ability to Add Captions to Borders

Popular photography app Camera+ has been updated to 2.3, and this new release brings the ability to add captions to your photos. How to Add Captions to Photos in Camera+ 1. Open a photo in the editor. 2. Tap Borders, then select one. You'll immediately see the Captions button on the right. Tap it. 3....

Fake Apple Stores in China Renamed to…’Smart Stores’!

Those epic knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming, China, shocked the world with their intricacy. More than 22 other stores have been discovered in the same area, but now it appears most of them are starting to change their operations to avoid attention, according to M.I.C. Gadget. These stores have started to rename their storefronts as...

New iPhone 5 to Launch on October 7th in the U.S.?

Like I said, the rumours keep coming in fast and furious for the impending iPhone launch. This time around, TiPB reports the next iPhone 5, or iPhone 4S is set to launch on Friday, October 7th in the US, according to what a 'little birdie' told them: We’re still hearing that an “iPhone 4S”-style device,...

Cupertino City Council Reveals More Details of Apple’s New Campus

When Steve Jobs shows up personally to Cupertino City Council meetings to discuss new campus proposals, you better listen to your largest taxpayer. Cupertino has posted some new details regarding Apple's proposals for their upcoming campus: The proposal includes: An Office, Research and Development Building comprising approximately 2.8 million square feet; A 1,000 seat Corporate...

Apple’s Power to Change the Stars

Steve Jobs can turn around a struggling tech company to change the smartphone and tablet market to become one of the most valuable companies. Now he can change the stars. Okay, I don't mean that he literally changed the stars, but sort of. If you were fortunate enough to get a new Mac recently or...

iPhone ‘4S’ Production to Start in September for October Release?

Macotakara is reporting their sources have indicated the 'iPhone 4S' is set for September production, and to follow up with an October release, along with an iPad 3 as well. They did not hear any details about the iPhone 5. Google translation: I listened similar information which supports According to sources, iPhone 4S which is...

22 More Knock-Off Apple Stores Discovered in China

Last month, the discovery of meticulously built knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming, China, set off a media firestorm. The clever locations were so 'real' that even employees and customers had no clue they were not actually official stores. Reuters now reports an additional 22 fake Apple Stores have been uncovered by Chinese authorities. Authorities in...

[Update] Apple to Hold Media Event on September 7th for iPhone 5?

Update 1: The Loop reports this date is incorrect. Rumours we've heard so far about the next-generation iPhone launch remains in two camps, with reports hinting towards Apple's annual September media event, but AllThingsD noting an October launch. Rogers employees are already undergoing 'iPhone pre-launch' training, and Telus has been rumoured to sell the iPhone 5 in October....

Pixlr-o-matic: Amazing Effects For An Amazing Price

With the growing popularity of Instagram, photo sharing apps have begun to bloom out of developers you wouldn't have wanted an application from in the first place. Through all of this phototastic (that is a word, right?) mayhem, the creators of SketchBook have come out with an app that, like many of their other applications,...

Rovio’s Angry Birds Franchise to Reach $1.2 Billion Valuation

There's no doubt Rovio, the company behind the smash hit Angry Birds, is riding their success all the way to the bank. According to Reuters, Rovio is in discussions to receive funding that would value the company at roughly $1.2 billion dollars: The Espoo, Finland-based game maker is considering taking a strategic investment from a...

iPhone 4 Tabletop

If you can't get enough of looking at your iPhone maybe you want a tabletop computer that looks like a white iPhone 4, pivots through 90 degrees and can dual boot Mac OS X and Windows 7. Maybe you want an iTableous. Some tech specs: 102cm (40“) Toshiba LED-LCD 500 GB HDD (2.5“ - 7200...