Stories by Gary Ng

In late January, it was announced Rovio was teaming up with 20th Century Fox to release Angry Birds Rio, a new version of the game based on the upcoming animated film. Angry Birds Rio went live in the App Store tonight, and it's $0.99. In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and...

For those living in the Greater Toronto Area, you mind find the following app useful. CityNews Toronto has been released in the App Store, by Rogers Media. This app provides dedicated local news stories and video clips. The CityTV iPad app is also worth checking out. Out of the newsroom and on the streets, CityNews...

The creator of Cydia, Jay Freeman aka 'Saurik', announced on twitter a couple days ago Cydia now has improved launch times. His tweaking over three months has resulted in slightly faster response times, as seen in the following graphs: Saurik accomplished this via the following: Just switched Cydia's www over to the new "CDN->ELB" stack...

Apple appears to be aggressively defending its use of the 'App Store' name. Bloomberg reports Apple filed a complained on March 18th, Amazon.com for using the term "App Store" to describe their software developer program. “We’ve asked Amazon not to copy the App Store name because it will confuse and mislead customers,” said Kristin Huguet,...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 31 of The iPhone Podcast. You don't want to miss this! Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss at our blog. Apps Discussed: WordPress Instapaper Photoshop Express Path Posterous...

Google Latitude has just been updated for the iPhone. This update brings the ability to check in to restaurants (rivalling services like Foursquare) and brings an improvement to battery life when running in the background. What's New In Version 2.1 -- Check-ins: Check in at places like restaurants so your friends can see you’re there....

If you're a fan of March Madness, this is the app you want to have. NCAA March Madness On Demand is an epic free app that streams the entire tournament for free to your iPhone, even in Canada. That's right, from the first round to the final four, you can watch the entire tournament in...

The New York Times is reporting NFC capabilities are coming to a future iPhone, but not necessarily the next iteration. Near-field communication would allow iPhones to make payments digitally by just tapping your phone. According to sources familiar with the matter: According to two people with knowledge of the inner workings of a coming iteration...

What is the secret to Apple's success? Most will answer Steve Jobs, but others will answer Jonathan Ive, Apple's lead designer who time after time, has crafted some of the most remarkable products we've seen. The Daily Mail has a fascinating article about Jonathan Ive, that sheds insight about the famed Apple designer. It's a...

The iPhone's weather app is powered by Weather.com, but what about Canadians that want data from Environment Canada? Celsius, the latest app developed by Mike Gabriel of Flipwire (based in Saskatchewan) answers the call. This weather app is not like your typical weather app that bombards your screen with extra info. Celsius is a lightweight...

The Globe and Mail iPhone app is a fantastic news app. Today, they released Globe Politics, a dedicated political news app that focuses on stories about what's happening in Ottawa and beyond. If you're looking for all your political stories in one place, you'll find it in this app. News sections include: national, international, editorial,...

More MobileMe rumours coming your way. According to a source, iLounge reports that MobileMe will be free and revamped, with service coming in April. The existing version of MobileMe will be phased out in the next year. Existing MobileMe retail boxes have already been discontinued. ...the source was told that Apple will be supporting the...