Stories by Gary Ng

World’s First iPhone 4 Feature Film Debuts at Montreal World Film Festival

Who says the iPhone 4 can't make a feature film? Christos Sourligas, a Montreal filmmaker will debut his movie, Happy Slapping, tonight (9:30pm, Quartier Latin) at the Montreal World Film Festival. It is the world's first feature film shot entirely with five iPhone 4s. The actors in the film also were cinematographers, and the $250,000...

‘Saurik’ Files Lawsuit to Acquire Cydia.com

It appears Jay Freeman a.k.a. "Saurik", the creator of the Cydia jailbreak store, has filed a lawsuit to acquire the domain cydia.com from a company named Cykon, as reported by Domain Name Wire. Freeman's first attempt to acquire the domain failed as it was determined Cydia.com was registered in 2002, years before the creation of...

Apple Building Low Cost 8GB iPhone 4, and iPhone 5 Launching End of September?

More iPhone rumours are coming your way, this time it's an 'exclusive' report from Reuters, reviving cheaper iPhone rumours from before and also speculating on the iPhone 5 launch date. According to two sources with 'knowledge of the matter' (I love that line), a cheaper 8GB iPhone 4 has already undergone manufacturing by Apple's Asian...

Wunderlist: The Most Wonderful Todo List At A Most Wonderful Price

With iOS 5 and its new native Reminders application, some would think third party developers are trembling in their shoes as their todo apps near irrelevance. However that is not the case for 6Wunderkinder and their Wunderlist. Known for its advanced simplicity, you'll soon find that if you've spent big bucks on other todo applications,...

Over 18 Billion Text Messages Sent in Canada in Q1 2011

Do you only communicate via text messages? According to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), Canadians sent out 18 billion messages in Q1 of 2011, a 10% increase compared to the 16.4 billion texts sent in Q4 2010. Here are some more stats: • 6.2 billion person-to-person text messages were sent in March 2011 alone,...

Buy a ZAGGsparq, Get a Free Pair of ZAGGsmartbuds [Ending Soon]

If you missed out on our awesome giveaway of five free ZAGGsparqs, then this could be the time to make a purchase. Right now, ZAGG is offering a free pair of ZAGGsmartbuds ($49 value) with the purchase of a ZAGGsparq. Not a bad deal, and definitely worth considering if you were thinking of buying a...

Evernote for iOS Updated With Rich Text Styles, Lists, and More

For all the Evernote users out there, you'll be pleased to know the developers have released a huge update: What's New In Version 4.1.0 • Add rich text styles, lists and links to notes (iOS 4.2 and above) • Edit existing notes containing simple styles (iOS 4.2 and above) • Redesigned New Note and Edit...

Pizza 73 App Allows You To Order Pizza From Your iPhone

Looks like you can chalk up another app to enable you to order pizza from your iPhone. Last time, we covered the award-winning Pizza Pizza iPhone app, and now Pizza 73 has joined the foray. Here are some of the highlights from the app: Come on board and be a part of the Pizza ordering...

Photo Stats Turns Your iPhone Photos Into an Infographic

The iPhone 4 is the most popular camera on flickr, and if you take tonnes of pictures you're going to love Photo Stats. This brilliant app will analyze your image data and create a nice looking infographic, revealing some stats that might surprise you. It takes a single tap to generate the infographic and let...

360 Panorama: Capture The Moment from Every Angle

I love panoramic photos. They have so much information, show you an entire scene rather than just a snip-it of one, and they're surprisingly fun to navigate with a gyroscope enabled device.  360 Panorama by Occipital does just that in an amazingly simple interface. Mixed with their sharing service, it might just be the best...

Rage HD for iOS is a Free Download This Week

If you haven't heard, the first person shooter Rage HD (by id software, the makers of Doom) is free for iOS this week. The company issued a challenge the game would be free if they hit 100K 'likes' on their Facebook page. RAGE comes to your mobile device with the hit of the wastelands, Mutant...