Stories by Gary Ng

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...

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...