Stories by Gary Ng

Today is not a good day for RIM on the web. Earlier today, a senior RIM executive sent in a letter to BGR pleading for change and essentially outlining what the company has to do to stay competitive. It was a blunt, detailed and critical analysis of what RIM's top management has resisted and failed...

Kohler Canada has released their entire Canadian catalogue in their CDNCatalog iPhone app. If you're looking for something to do on Canada Day, this app will keep you occupied. The app features either a Bath or Kitchen gallery view, and each product comes with specifications and you can even set favourites. There are educational videos,...

During the WWDC 2011 keynote, we heard Scott Forstall tell us 'the numbers' update. Here they are again, as a refresher: iOS by the Numbers - 44% of the mobile operating system market (Comscore numbers) - 200 million iOS devices sold (25m iPads in 14 months) - 15 billion songs sold in iTunes, #1 retailer of...

The Happy 144th Birthday Canada app by the guys and girls at OAK computing is a project to make the longest birthday video message to Canada. What does the app do in a nutshell? We are creating a single video of happy birthday wishes to Canada from across the world. We want to capture Canadian...

Yes, you read that title correctly - you can now charge your iPhone using the Hatsuden-Nabe Pan Charger over a campfire. We've talked about other charging and battery solutions but never a boiling pot of water. [I think it's more of a pot rather than pan, but the website calls it a pan.] A company...

What's a name really all about? I've noticed, you probably have too, that there is some hype over the name of what the newest generation of the iPhone is going to be. Some suggestions that have cropped up are the iPhone 4G, iPhone lite, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 (obviously). Why do we care so much? Reason one:...

This is something I've been waiting for because waiting in line for Apple product launches (although fun) just takes too much time: Here's what an Apple spokesperson had to say: “Who cares where the letters are located when it’s so easy to buy a new iPad?” says Henneman. Some more relevant information: When a Buy...

What will the iPhone 5 look like? We reported rumours of a September 9th launch date, production to start in August, and details of a cheaper, unlocked model. But in terms of design, we haven't seen any breathtaking concepts--until now. Check out the following iPhone 5 concept by Poland-based industrial designer, Michal Bonikowski. It incorporates...

It appears the Apple versus Samsung legal dispute is elevating to another level. Previously, Apple sued the South Korean conglomerate alleging they were copying designs of the iPhone and iPad with their Galaxy line up of touch devices. Samsung has also demanded to see Apple's unreleased iPhone 5 and iPad 3 prototypes. Recently, reports surfaced...

We all lead busy lives, but do you lack the time to go grocery shopping? The folks at UK-based Tesco have tested a new way to shop in South Korea, via their retail venture with Samsung, Home Plus. This brilliant idea takes grocery aisles to subway stations by posting full sized posters on platform windows....

Today marks the iPhone's 4th anniversary in the US. Canadians weren't so lucky to have the iPhone available - well sort of. There were ways to get the iPhones for Canadians and ways to unlock your phone to use it in Canada. The guys and girls at Mashable made up this infographic of milestones in...

For web app developers, iOS 5 Beta 2 now brings native style momentum scrolling, something that previously was compensated by the use of custom Javascript to fake the feature. As per the release notes in iOS 5 Beta 2: WebKit NEW: In iOS 5.0 beta 2, a new inherited CSS property, -webkit-overflow-scrolling, is available. The...