Stories by Gary Ng

A new app has hit the App Store called Field Agent, to allow for companies to utilize the millions of iPhone users into their secret shoppers. By accepting jobs, users can get paid anywhere from $2-8 per job, with all payments paid out via PayPal. The app is available in the USA, Canada, UK, and...

Looks like you're about to spend more money to fund one of the most interesting Kickstarter projects. MobileMount is a double suction cup mount that also acts as a kickstand. It solves the window mount dilemma for iPhone users that like to go without cases, and even works for those with bulky cases. The high...

For iCloud, Apple has provided users with 5GB of free storage space. Your iOS device utilizes this space to automatically backup your photos, accounts, documents, settings, and apps when you are plugged in connected to Wi-Fi. The allotted 5GB can be quickly consumed if you have multiple iOS devices backed up to one iCloud account....

With the official Steve Jobs biography set to go on sale this upcoming Monday, more and more excerpts from the book have been revealed, almost to the point of acting as spoilers. Walter Isaacson will appear this Sunday on CBS' 60 Minutes to talk about the book and Steve Jobs. The Associated Press has obtained...

For all you Angry Birds Seasons fans, the latest update is now available in the App Store. The Ham'o'ween update brings 30 new levels, new achievements, and a new much anticipated orange bird. Rovio previously teased us with a video of this update. Angry Birds has been downloaded over 400 million times. Click here to...

Update 1: New official embed from Apple's YouTube channel. Looks like Apple has started its iPhone 4S TV commercials campaign. The first commercial debuted tonight on network television. The video was filmed by a viewer and posted online, but expect this commercial to go live soon on Apple's YouTube channel: [via MacRumors]

Apple has just sent out an email to its developers to broadcast the iOS 5 Tech Talk World Tour 2011. This event will span 9 cities across the globe to help developers learn from Apple experts. If you're in the iOS Developer Program, you are eligible to attend, but preference will be for those with...

A new report from IHS iSuppli 'estimates' the 16GB iPhone 4S costs $196 USD to produce, based on their teardown analysis. The bill of materials (BOM) for the 16GB model is $188, but with an $8 manufacturing cost, the total comes $196. The 32GB and 64GB models are estimated to cost $215 and $254 to...

One can be easily frustrated with Siri if your contact list consists of hard to pronounce names. The workaround is to set phonetic first or last name fields for your contacts. This isn't new, but now that Siri is relevant on the iPhone 4S, it's probably one of the more important tweaks to maximize your...

If you haven't pre-ordered your copy of Steve Jobs' official biography, you can get a glimpse of what the author, Walter Isaacson, is all about as he is set to appear this Sunday on CBS' 60 Minutes, the day before the book hits newsstands. Earlier excerpts revealed why Jobs wore his classic black turtlenecks. Announced...

Apple has posted an image of today's Celebration of Steve Jobs' Life event at their headquarters in Cupertino. Pictured below is CEO Tim Cook addressing Apple employees:

The creators of the free 'To Do' app Remember the Milk have come up with a way to enable Siri to enter tasks into the app, as noted on the company blog. They have demonstrated how it works with the following video: Here's how to setup Siri to add tasks to Remember the Milk: Open Settings on...