Stories by Gary Ng

Horace Dediu of Asymco breaks down the number of days it takes to sell out developer events, comparing Google I/O to Apple's WWDC: After the iPhone SDK was launched, the WWDC took on a new dimension. It became a mobile development event. As a result, 2008 was the first year when WWDC sold out. Attendance...

Justin Luey and myself discuss the international launch of iPad 2 on Episode 32 of The iPhone Podcast. Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss at our blog. Apps Discussed: Gary’s Picks: coming soon Justin’s Picks: coming soon Episode 32 is brought to you by Audible...

If you're a Netflix user in Canada worried about usage-based billing (UBB) and exceeding your bandwidth, you can worry a little less now. Netflix just sent the following email out to its users, emphasizing shows in Canada will now use two-thirds less data without degrading the quality of your video: Dear Gary, Starting today, watching...

Apple announced the dates for WWDC 2011 this morning, and it looks like the event is sold out. By the time some people have read about WWDC 2011 (and the lack of iPhone 5 announcement, which I mentioned I'm okay with)--it has already been sold out. Yes, in less than 10 hours, all the tickets...

Stefan Esser, aka @i0n1c demonstrated an untethered iOS 4.3 jailbreak earlier on his iPad. Today, he uploaded a video showing an untethered iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak on his iPod touch 4G, accomplished via sn0wbreeze 2.4. @i0n1c used sn0wbreeze for the tethered jailbreak, then installed his untether exploit via SSH. It was very unlikely that Apple also...

I've said this from day 1, Netflix Canada will continue to keep getting better and better. Netflix previously signed exclusive rights to show the much-anticipated drama 'House of Cards' first, and this includes Canada. Today on the Netflix blog, they have announced a deal with Paramount. This is awesome news for Canadians! Netflix members in...

Earlier today Apple announced the dates for their Worldwide Developer Conference, set for June 6-10. If you're a developer and you want the hottest ticket in town, it's going to cost you $1599 (the event will sell out once again in days). In the WWDC events in the past, Apple has unveiled new iPhones for...

We're proud to announce that iPhoneinCanada.ca is an official sponsor of MyGreatFest 2011, the world's first jailbreak convention created by Craig Fox, aka @flawlessfox. MyGreatFest 2011 will take place on September 17th in London England, at the Old Truman Brewery. Jay Freeman, aka 'Saurik' (the creator of Cydia) will be attending MyGreatFest and will be the...

Here's the Sunday YouTube video of the day: Can't wait for this to hit theatres in 3D. [TiPB via TNW]

Charlie Miller is no stranger to exploiting iOS on the iPhone. We earlier reported that Charlie won the Pwn2Own challenge in Vancouver for exploiting an iPhone 4 (he's won it three years in a row). With yesterday's release of iOS 4.3.1, it was wide expected that the exploits revealed in Pwn2Own would be covered up...

Earlier we wrote about Jay Freeman, aka 'Saurik' updating Cydia to a newer and faster version. Saurik released Cydia 1.1 today and announced it on twitter: Cydia 1.1: faster, slimmer, and more stable; including an improved search algorithm and "resume where you left off". Available in Cydia now! How to upgrade/install Cydia 1.1 on your...

Right on the heels of the latest iPhone TV ad that focused on Game Center, Apple has released a new ad that focuses on the Retina Display. The commercial can be seen below: The Retina Display on the iPhone 4 is by far one of my favourite features. The crisp, clear display is a real...