Stories by Gary Ng

iPhone 4 Survives 13,500-Foot Fall

Are you one of those iPhone 4 users who has a shattered glass back because it fell off your desk or out of your pocket? Maybe you haven't got around to replacing it yet. Kinda sucks right? I imagine your phone still worked after falling only a few feet, but it turns out that the...

The Apple Tree: 35 Years of Apple Products

Mashable has come up with a neat infographic laying out 35 years of Apple products. Can you spot the items you've owned over the years? What else will 2011 bring, aside from the iPad 2? Probably a new iPhone or two? [Mashable]

[Expired] ZAGGsparq Portable Charger on Sale for 50% Off!

If you're looking for a portable charging solution, definitely check out the ZAGGsparq. This unit from ZAGG can charge both your iPhone and iPad, and any other USB device. I used it extensively during my time in Toronto (at Apple Expo) whenever I was using Personal Hotspot to tether internet to my MacBook Pro. You...

Nova Scotia’s Three Sheet Films Entire Music Video With an iPhone 4

The last time we checked out a Canadian music video filmed entirely on an iPhone 4 was the band, The Blue Stones. Now, Nova Scotia's alternative hip hop group Three Sheet is debuting their latest video, Stamina, shot entirely on the iPhone 4. Three Sheet brings a fresh new sound for hip hop, as they...

Apple’s iCloud Could Weaken Demand for NAND Flash Memory

Apple announced iCloud at WWDC 2011, and the cloud storage feature is set to debut this Fall. Early iOS 5 beta testers have already had access to features of iCloud. IHS Suppli reports Apple is currently the world's number one buyer of NAND flash memory and is expected to hold onto that title for 2011,...

HTC Shares Plummet Due to Apple’s ITC Patent Ruling Win

A couple days ago, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) determined Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer HTC infringes on 2 out of 10 Apple patents. This has resulted in potential unrest for the future of HTC's Android smartphone offerings, and has caused HTC's stock price to dip to a six month low, dropping more than 5% in early...

Images of an ‘iPhone 4GS’ Test Unit Appear Online?

Recent rumours mentioned next generation iPhone 5 parts being tested in an iPhone 4 body. Others have mentioned a cheaper iPhone being introduced with an edge-to-edge screen, in what many have deemed the 'iPhone 4GS'. New images have surfaced that appear to be an intriguing test unit based on the iPhone 4 posted by Apple.pro, that...

The WINGStand Easily Connects Your iPhone to a Keyboard

If you're into typing with a full-sized keyboard on your iPhone (or iPad), you will require a stand to do so. You could use your dock, but that only provides portrait mode. To solve this issue, Daniel Haarburger, a student of Stanford has come up with the latest Kickstarter project for Apple users, called the...

iOS 4.3.4 Tethered Jailbreak Available via redsn0w 0.9.8b3

With iOS 4.3.4 released yesterday by Apple to patch up the PDF exploit that made JailbreakMe.com 3.0 possible, a tethered jailbreak has been released by the iPhone Dev Team, via redsn0w 0.9.8b3: Update #3: For the convenience of kernel hackers like @comex and @i0n1c, we have a new redsn0w 0.9.8b3 that supports a TETHERED jailbreak...

How to Become an iPhone Hipster

Want to be cooler than all your friends with iPhones? Miss the feeling of holding a phone while talking? You can change all that with the POP Phone from Native Union. This French designer made accessory looks and feels like the phone handle of an old rotary phone. It contains a speaker and microphone, and...

Apple 2011 Q3 Earnings Conference Call Takes Place July 19th

Apple has just released a press release detailing their upcoming 2011 Q3 earnings call, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 19th at 2PM PDT/5PMP EDT: WHAT: Apple® FY 11 Third Quarter Results Conference Call WHERE: Via conference call. The dial-in number for press is (888) 505-4388 (toll-free) or (719) 325-2433. Please enter confirmation code...