Stories by Gary Ng

BonAppie recently hit the App Store and is decent app to help you decide and locate what to eat, and where. Before you think this is just another food app, think again. What makes different from UrbanSpoon or Yelp! is that BonAppie provides detailed restaurant menus for you to look at, and ability to add...

YouTuber justkylevids throws his iPhone 4 inside his guitar and starts recording via the front-facing camera. As he explains: I just happened upon this trick when testing what it was like filming from inside my guitar. *Note this effect is due to the rolling shutter, which is non-representative of how strings actually vibrate. Tips: •...

In a report tonight by Reuters, Taiwan-based TSMC has started trial manufacturing of the next generation A6 processors, adding fuel to reports from two weeks ago that Samsung could be losing its biggest customer. TMSC has experience with ARM architecture, making them a suitable candidate to help build on Apple's existing A5 chip technology. The...

Google has launched a new photo-sharing service called Photovine, and the app has launched only for the iPhone so far. But, knowing Google and their ways this service is invite-only at the moment, similar to what they're doing with Google Plus (and Gmail in its early beginnings). The premise behind Photovine is sharing pictures of...

Update: Looks like Tweetbot is has suspended push temporarily, as noted by @davhacq and Mike J, and on the Tapbots blog: The problem lies in provisioning profile issues due to human error, and a new update has been submitted to Apple. Stay tuned. One of the most beautifully designed iPhone twitter clients, Tweetbot, is getting...

Apple sent out an email to developers a few hours ago to introduce a new program for businesses. The Volume Purchase Program will allow businesses to purchase apps in volume and sell custom B2B apps to customers. The email reads: Get ready today. Business customers will soon be able to buy your apps in volume....

Living in Canada has it's advantages like poutine, beaver tails, cottages and hockey. But there are a few disadvantages as well - one being higher prices for Apple products. Come on Apple give us a break! According to 9 to 5 Mac, we may be in luck and could see better prices soon. In the...

So you may be thinking, "What is gallium arsenide and why do I care?" Earlier today DigiTimes reported a rumour that Apple has ordered GaAs components from three manufacturers for the next generation iPhone to come out this fall. [To make this easier, GaAs is the chemical formula for gallium arsenide - just for those...

The iPhone 4 is not indestructible as I've figured out (painfully), but in certain events it maybe seem to have nine lives. The following story was sent to us by reader Ryley, documenting the story of his buddy's iPhone 4 accident: My buddy Larry works in shipping at a warehouse and had his iPhone sitting on...

With the release of iOS 5 beta 3, some new features have been discovered. Beta 1 introduced a new feature for the iPad, AirPlay Mirroring which brings your iPad screen to your TV wirelessly via Apple TV. Beta 3 now brings a new feature, FaceTime over AirPlay Mirroring, as noted by TiPB. Check out the...

Sympatico.ca is a nice aggregator of news and reaches an audience of 9.5 million people. Bell Media, the parent company has recently released the official Sympatico.ca iPhone app. This app will enable you to take this news portal with you no matter where you end up. Here are the following features: From autos to fashion,...

In case you forgot - but I'm sure you didn't - today is the AppleExpo in Toronto. It will run from 12PM - 7PM at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre [Google Maps]. Meet the guys and girls who make those cool iPhone, iPad and Mac products we love. You will have the opportunity to see demonstrations and...