Stories by Gary Ng

Now here's a story about a Canadian kid that's inspiring. If you haven't heard the story behind Tom Williams, you should. Hailing from Victoria, BC, he was hired by Apple at the age of 14. How did he get there? His story was posted on Derek Sivers' website a couple years back, but I recently...

If you've been trying to find news about a live stream for tomorrow's 'Let's Talk iPhone' media event, you're out of luck. 9to5Mac has confirmed there will be no live stream according to Apple PR reaching out to them: Last year's September media event was live streamed by Apple, but this year the only stream...

Tomorrow is the big day--will Steve Jobs attend the 'Let's Talk iPhone' event, or will newly-minted CEO Tim Cook go solo to showcase his role? Reuters mentions that Steve might show up: The Apple co-founder, a pancreatic cancer survivor who stepped down in August after his third medical leave, is expected to make an appearance,...

We're a day away from Apple's 'Let's Talk iPhone' media event, and so far the rumours of what will be announced have been divided. One side believes Apple will release a cheaper iPhone 4 (codename N90A), alongside the iPhone 4S with upgraded hardware (A5, 8MP camera, 1GB RAM, Assistant, etc). The other side believes it...

Tuesday is coming fast and furious, and it appears Apple has prepped its campus auditorium by erecting a banner that reads 'Let's talk iPhone'. The event is set to announce new iPhones, which, at this point in time is rumoured to be a cheaper iPhone 4, and an upgraded iPhone 4S with a new voice...

With Tuesday coming up in less than 48 hours (if you don't know what's happening on that day--you should by now!), it's time to ask yourself a question: are you an iPhone fanboy or fangirl? The following infographic was compiled from the responses provided by 1000 iPhone owners 18 and older living in the U.S....

Apple's relationship with Facebook isn't the best due to the fallout over both Ping and iOS integration. That might be changing though as the Facebook iPad app is rumoured to debut on Tuesday. Even with the 'drama', that hasn't stopped Apple from advertising its retail positions using Facebook Ads. As seen in the images below,...

With Apple's 'Let's Talk Event' set to take place on Tuesday, more carriers have slashed their iPhone 4 prices. Telus was the first to initiate when they dropped their price to $99 on a three year term back in mid-August, with the 'promo' price set to expire on October 3rd. Bell did the same a...

This was to be expected the weekend before a massive iPhone launch. Gizmodo has posted images of what appears to be a cheaper iPhone 4 model, codenamed 'N90A', as scooped from Gizmodo Brazil. These come from Foxconn's new factory in Brazil, which apparently has already started iPhone production.  Previous rumours have stated Apple would release...

Update 1: The beta is now back up for download. MacRumors notes 'iPhone 4S' was first referenced in iTunes Beta 6.1 back on August 29th, 2011. Apple released a new version of iTunes beta yesterday, and today the 'iPhone 4S', also known as 'N94' has been discovered within this beta, as reported by 9to5Mac. This...

Yesterday iTunes 10.5 beta 9 was released, and today iWork for iOS beta 4 has hit the Apple Developer Center. It is clear Apple is preparing for 'Let's Talk iPhone' media event to be held Tuesday, where the next iPhone will be unveiled. iBooks Updated For iBooks users, update version 1.3.1 was released yesterday, and...

With Apple's 'Let's Talk iPhone' set to take place next Tuesday, it should also mark the official release of iOS 5 GM, along with iCloud. According to a recent email received by an AppleInsider reader, the welcome email to iCloud has apparently been sent out prematurely. Check it out below: "Once iCloud is set up,...