Stories by Gary Ng

Apple just released iOS 5 beta 3 on their Developer Center as well as beta 3 versions for iTunes 10.5, Apple TV2, and XCode 4.2 Developer Preview 3. If you have the privilege of being a developer go and check it out. Follow this spot for updates later. What changes have you found?  

You might have already seen these new iPhone 4 commercials on TV. Apple just added them to their YouTube channel an hour ago. The first commercial showcases FaceTime, and emphasizes how easy it is to video chat with your iPhone to another iPhone, iPad, or Mac. The second commercial focuses on AirPlay, Apple's wireless streaming...

Special thanks to this week's sponsors: Tank Hero: Battle through dangerous arenas and become the Tank Hero! Fast paced 3D tank action on your iPhone. Take out your enemies with cannons, heat seekers, grenades, and howitzers. Battle against cunning enemies and become the Tank Hero! Made in Canada, played by over 4 million users around...

Jan-Michael Cart is back with another concept video, this time emphasizing his take on what would be UI improvements in iOS 5. With this latest firmware coming in the Fall, Apple has been releasing minor changes with each beta released to developers (currently at beta 2). Check out the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXZirOKGMw4&sns=em What do you...

JailbreakMe.com 3.0 has set another incredible milestone. According to a tweet from @chpwn, the site surpassed two million jailbreaks since its release in the early morning on Wednesday, July 6th. In under 24 hours of its initial release, the site saw over one million jailbreaks. There have been over 200 million iOS devices sold. If...

Telus has announced they've partnered with Rdio to enable users to subscribe via their existing Telus accounts. What is Rdio? It's a subscription streaming music service that offers unlimited access to songs and albums, with zero ads. New albums are available to Rdio subscribers the day they are released, and music can be streamed to...

Update 1: Andrew Liu has updated Swype to beta 2 with the following new features: - improved accuracy - added blue swipe tracer line - feature added to work with most apps Swype developed a way of typing on a touchscreen keyboard by sliding your fingers across keys and letting its unique auto correct work...

Zynga is the world's biggest developer of Facebook games and also the maker behind iOS hits like Words With Friends (think you got game? My username is: iphoneincanada). Today they have acquired a piece of Canada with their acquisition of Five Mobile, a development team from Toronto. Five Mobile will now turn into Zynga's Canadian...

Apple has been hugely successful with their iPhone and iPad sales, but their advertising platform iAds has failed to make a dent in the industry. Introduced by Steve Jobs last year as part of iOS 4.0, iAds had it rates cut in half back in February of this year, and now according to Bloomberg they've...

The latest iPhone 5 rumours from the WSJ mention a new iPhone this Fall that will be thinner and lighter, and possibly bring a cheaper model with an edge to edge screen. This is My Next originally brought up the story of a redesigned iPhone with a teardrop design, and larger screen. This time around,...

With iPhone 5 rumours flying fast and furious thanks to the WSJ's jump into the foray, it appears the next iPhone will be based on a thinner design, and possibly a larger screen. We've seen some different iPhone 5 concepts in the past with some good and some bad, but here are the latest ones...

There's no doubt the App Store has revolutionized how developers can hit the jackpot over night. With over 200 million iOS devices sold, and each user worth a reported $150 annually to Apple, there's money to be made especially when 15 billion app downloads have been surpassed. Tap Tap Tap's awesome photography app Camera+ has...