Stories by Gary Ng

Still worried about the unencrypted location data from your iPhone? Here's how Apple is really using that info: Just what I thought. [Joy of Tech]

If you've had difficulty downloading tweaks and apps from Cydia, it was because they were affected by the massive failure of Amazon's Cloud Web Service. Saurik (aka Jay Freeman) sent out a tweet today announcing everything should be back up and running after more than three days of downtime. After 86 hours offline, Cydia is...

There's nothing worse than spending time to untangle your headphones. Apple's existing headphones have a more 'springy' rubber compared to older generations, but they still get tangled easily. A new solution to solve this comes from the AppleCore Cord Organizer. Using the shape of an Apple core (genius), this little rubber helper will keep all...

Happy Easter to those who are celebrating this holiday. Enjoy it, like how some might enjoy the following iPhone 4 case:

The iPhone Dev Team has just released PwnageTool 4.3.2 and ultrasn0w 1.2.2, to support iOS 4.3.2. What is PwnageTool? It will create a custom jailbroken firmware for you to restore from, without updating your baseband (for Mac users; PC users should use sn0wbreeze). Follow our PwnageTool guide here, and ultrasn0w guide here. Update #3: PwnageTool...

BGR got their hands on an iPhone 4 currently being test on T-Mobile's 3G AWS network: ...you’re looking at photos of an iPhone prototype with T-Mobile USA 3G bands. The actual internal model is N94, and if you remember, the Verizon model is N92 while the standard GSM variant is N90. We have verified that...

Hunch has created an interesting infographic that will surely bring up the whole 'Mac vs PC' debate again. Check it out below: Prior to using a Mac, I was happily using a Dell 700M (the screen was amazing), until the thing crapped out on me after three years. The speakers failed because the continuous opening/closing...

It is well known that Apple has created a $1 billion dollar data centre in North Carolina. Speculation about the use of this facility had led to rumours of a cloud music service and possibly a streaming video service, along with cloud storage for MobileMe. Recently, a local Fox News affiliate in Maiden, North Carolina,...

More white iPhone 4 news coming your way (oh yeah!). According to pictures sent to Engadget, a 16GB white iPhone 4 has landed into the hands of a customer via Vodafone UK: As the story goes, the salesperson rang it up as a black iPhone to help facilitate the transaction, and shortly after the sale...

Update 2: MacRumors has received a tip from a reliable source that says this story is not true (I think we all could've figured that out by now). Update 1: Here's a better mock up provided by Corey Daniels (@CDugD), with a more unibody look: Joshua Topolsky, the former editor from Engadget claims sources have provided...

Electronic Arts is having another Easter sale on its iOS games for the iPhone, with some big titles for 99 cents. One of the highlights include Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12. At 99 cents, this is a steal (I called this sale!). Here's the full list: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Dead Space FIFA 11 Fight...

The Globe and Mail has been releasing its own dedicated iPhone apps recently, compared to the first collaboration with Spreed. A previous edition we've looked at was the Politics edition. The latest to hit the App Store is The Globe and Mail: News edition, which went live today. The layout is simple and easy to read,...