Stories by Gary Ng

Rogers Employees To Begin ‘iPhone Pre-Launch’ Training for the iPhone 5

With endless speculation of an imminent iPhone 5 launch this Fall, we've heard rumours about the next generation phone coming to Telus in October, but now we've landed upon evidence that Rogers is preparing employees for the next launch. An internal memo titled, Coming Soon: iPhone pre-launch, instructs employees to complete training, a 45 minute...

iPhone 5 Rumours Round Up Compiled into a Video

Haven't had time to catch up on iPhone 5 rumours? Check out the video below put together by NoWhereElse.fr: Recently hired by THE Gang, the talented Nicolas Doretti (video) and Axel Guenoun (music) agreed to direct this beautiful video just below and the least we can say is that these young men know what they’re...

Apple Stores in Burlington and Burnaby Set to Open in September?

Back in March, we posted about an Apple Store set to open in Burlington at Mapleview Centre. It now appears that stores is set to open soon, as the store front has received the Apple logo: The Conestoga Apple Store also received similar treatment at the end of July, and will open this Saturday in...

[Update] Gizmodo Employees Free of Charges Over iPhone 4 Leak

Update 1: According to the Mercury News, the guy who sold the phone is being charged: Brian Hogan, 22, has been charged with one count of misappropriating lost property for selling the phone to tech site Gizmodo after finding it in a German-themed bar and restaurant in Redwood City last spring. An associate of Hogan's,...

High Quality iPhone 5 Renders Based on Leaked Case Designs

iPhone 5 case designs have been apparently leaked, and are accessible 'everywhere' in China. What if these exact case dimensions were taken and outsourced to a graphic designer to render them into real life? That's exactly what MacRumors did when they hired Italian firm Ciccarese Design, the team behind the beautiful 'iPhone Air' concept. The...

QR Reader for iPhone: The Definitive QR Code Reader And Generator

When searching for an application to supplement all of your QR Code scanning needs, Scan by QR Code City comes up at the top of the list. Take a second and look at your options because you'd be surprised by what else is out there. QR Reader for iPhone, developed by TapMedia Ltd, is an...

Facebook Messenger iPhone App Released, Based on Beluga

The iOS messaging party just got a little more crowded. Facebook launched earlier today a standalone app, called Facebook Messenger. This free app enables Facebook users to group message their friends right from their phone. The app is built upon Beluga Messenger, a company Facebook bought up back in March. The Beluga team oversaw the...

Apple Surpasses Exxon Mobil As the World’s Most Valuable Company

With the world's financial markets facing yet another bout of turmoil, it appears Apple hasn't been affected as much as others. Just this morning Apple's stock valuation surpassed that of world leader Exxon Mobil, making Apple the world's most valuable company for a brief moment, as noted by MacRumors. EDIT: at the time of publishing,...

Conestoga Apple Store in Waterloo Grand Opening: Saturday, August 13th

We previously announced Apple's plans to open a new store in Waterloo at Conestoga, its final preparations, and it has now been confirmed the store will open to the public this Saturday, August 13th at 9:30AM EDT, in a press release. Grand Opening The Apple Store Conestoga will open to the public on Saturday, August...

redsn0w 0.9.8b5 Download Available to Jailbreak iPhone on iOS 5 Beta 5

If you're a developer on iOS 5 beta 5, and rely on a jailbreak, you'll be pleased to know redsn0w 0.9.8b5 has been released. This tethered jailbreak means if you reboot, run out of battery, or restart your Springboard--you'll need to jailbreak again to use your phone. As noted by @musclenerd, via the iPhone Dev...