Stories by Gary Ng

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Update 1: New beta 6 releases are also out for Xcode, iTunes 10.5, Apple TV, and iWork (beta 2). Apple has just released iOS 6 to developers, and it's also available over the air as a 144 MB update. The notes mention it includes bug fixes and improvements. More to come...

AllThingsD's Kara Swisher won't let people forget their exclusive scoop of an October iPhone 5 launch, and now according to BGR, their sources have mentioned AT&T's Vice President has confirmed to employees the iPhone 5 is coming in early October, coinciding with a former report from TiPB. One of our high-level AT&T sources just informed...

With summer in full swing throughout Canada, tracking the UV index is more important than ever. Thankfully there's an app for that--UV Canada. This app not only provides the weather report but also provides a friendly interface for tracking the UV index along with other tips on how to protect yourself from the sun. Data...

Remember when HP acquired Palm, and they released some interesting phones based on webOS? Well, it hasn't turned out as expected and today the company has announced it will be discontinuing hardware based on webOS, such as tablets and phones. This potential rival to iOS seems to have given up, and is going to shut...