Stories by Gary Ng

In a NYT blog post, David Pogue discusses a thoughtful feature that's available on all iOS 5 devices: something called AssistiveTouch. Turning on the feature in Settings->General->Accessibility, causes a white circle to appear on the screen that overlays apps and the homescreens. Tapping on it brings up a floating on-screen palette. Its buttons trigger Multi-Touch gestures using...

Apple has reached out to The Loop to inform users it continues to investigate some issues of battery life in iOS 5: “The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices,” an Apple spokesperson told The Loop. “We continue to investigate a few remaining...

(image from: Engadget) Yesterday Apple released iOS 5.0.1, its first 'delta update' which meant only necessary files were downloaded, instead of the entire iOS. Also, this update debuted over the air updates, which so far in my experience have worked exactly as described. iOS 5.0.1 was released to address iOS 5.0 battery life issues for...

Two apps you need to download today: We Remember and Veterans Matter. Let's take a minute out of our day today to remember our soldiers that have sacrificed their lives in wars and conflicts past and present. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in...

The voice behind the UK English version of Siri has been revealed as Jon Briggs, a former tech journalist. Briggs formerly recorded voiceovers as 'Daniel' for the company Scansoft, that was later swallowed up by Nuance, the company whose technology Apple utilized in Siri. The notoriously secretive Apple has, it should be said, asked Briggs...

Remembrance Day is tomorrow and we should all take time out of our busy schedules to give a moment of silence to Canadian soldiers that sacrificed their lives in previous and existing wars and conflicts. We Remember Updated for 2011 Remembrance Day Events Last year, we saw Veteran Affairs Canada launch an app called We...

An interesting app for Greater Toronto Area residents. Go Transit has launched a mobile app that allows GO Transit passengers to get train and bus schedules, receive departure notifications (only from Toronto Union Station) and to browse the bus stops and stations on a map within the GTA. The app was developed in conjunction with Ryerson University...

A welcome addition to my sports app folder; The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) has released a full featured sports app. The app provides access to news headlines, real-time championship event scoring, photos, and videos. And of interested for the travelling curler, the app offers a great new way to locate curling clubs across the country. The...

Congrats to the following winners: @torontopeter JimCru @yeeitsjc Thanks to everyone for entering! ===== If you purchased the iPhone 4S, then you probably are using it in a case, naked, or with some sort of film protector. ZAGG finalized their iPhone 4S invisibleSHIELDs and sent us one for review. The new packages have an extra...

The much-anticipated Jawbone UPis now available online at Apple.ca (and Apple.com). This wristband was originally promised by @Jawbone to hit Apple Stores in Canada on November 6th, but only a few stores nationwide received stock. The wristband is $99.95 CDN with free shipping, and comes in three sizes: small, medium and large. The only colour...

Apple has updated its Canadian online store to include a link to their Holiday Gift Guide that features major products such as the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPod touch, and MacBook Air. A dozen accessories showcased include items such as the $600 Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air, $80 Silverlit Interactive Bluetooth Remote Control Enzo Ferrari...

Earlier today we learned how to enable the hidden panorama feature in the Camera app within iOS 5, and now a further hidden tweak has been discovered by 9to5Mac. This feature within iOS 5 is an auto-correct bar, that resembles something from Android smartphones. This tweak was a discovery by Australia's @sonnydickson, and can be...