Stories by Gary Ng

Patently Apple has encountered a recent patent application by Apple that indicates future displays of Apple mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch will include options for 'privacy mode viewing'. Here's how it will work, according to the patent: How the user will actually enter privacy viewing mode is illustrated in Apple's...

Google has released an update to allow Mobile Safari to have the same Google Maps experience you would get from your desktop. All you have to do is visit maps.google.com in Mobile Safari, and you'll be able to do the following: See your current location Search for what’s nearby with suggest and auto complete Have...

Are you a true Apple 'fanboy'? For the longest time, Apple has been viewed by many as a 'cult' or 'religion', due to its devoted loyal customers. The BBC in its recent filming of Secret of the Superbrands, focused on the cult of Apple as part of its segment. So when neuroscientists scanned the brain...

More claims are coming from Verizon's CFO this time, and once again it pertains to the next generation iPhone being a 'world phone' capable of both GSM and CDMA antenna bands. During Verizon's recent earnings report in April, CFO Fran Shammo hinted the next iPhone would be a 'world phone'. Today, at the Global Technology Summit...

Justin Luey and I are back to discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 38 of The iPhone Podcast. We talk about the latest iPhone 5/iPhone 4S rumours, and the must-have apps of the week. Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the...

ChAIR has released their third update to their popular game Infinity Blade, which sports the best game visuals for your iPhone. This latest update brings multiplayer matches via Game Center, and a plethora of new weapons and game play modes. To celebrate this third update, the game is 50% off at $2.99 (the last. This...

  It appears that a cloud-based streaming music service is coming soon from Apple, given that two major sources of evidence have been revealed in the past 12 hours.   According to CNET, their sources indicate Apple has signed a licensing agreement with EMI Music, and has deals closing with Universal Music Group and Sony...

Yesterday we posted about Wordpress for iOS 2.8 and the massive amount of bug fixes that have been eliminated in each new version of the app. Today, Wordpress for iOS 2.8 has been released as promised, and it brings some new features. Quick Photo is a new button that appears at the bottom of your...

Hot on the heels of the Rogers Remote TV Manager iPhone app, there's another PVR app that has been available for SaskTel subscribers since last month. Max Remote DTVR allows users to schedule and manage recordings straight from your iPhone. Looking at screenshots of this app, it's identical to the Telus Optik app. In other...

The latest rumours as pointed out by 9to5Mac and AppleInsider point towards imminent upgrades to existing Apple Retail Stores. Dubbed "Apple Store 2.0", stores will have new interactive areas to provide a better experience for customers. There will be new signage, with iPads possibly replacing existing paper signs. Also, Apple is reportedly releasing a new...

If you're a Rogers cable subscriber with a PVR, you're going to like this app. The Rogers Remote TV Manager app allows existing users to schedule recordings, search for shows, and works on both WiFi and 3G. The app is free, and works with the Rogers model 8300HD PVR (8642 HD PVR soon to come),...

The jailbreak tweaks I most often use are Activator, SBSettings, and Infinidock. Activator Activator allows iPhone/iPod Touch users to activate an app or a setting by simply pressing a button or doing a finger gesture on the screen. For example you can have the Phone app launch by holding down the volume up or down...