Stories by Gary Ng

Netflix was rumoured to have outbid several major networks to land "House of Cards," a new TV series produced by David Fincher (The Social Network) and starring Kevin Spacey. Today, Netflix confirmed this on their blog. This is the first exclusive TV series to originate on Netflix (including Netflix Canada!)--which is HUGE for viewers. Hi,...

In terms of customer satisfaction, Apple has again ranked first in the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Satisfaction survey: In order of importance...For smartphones, the key factors are: ease of operation (26%); operating system (24%); physical design (23%); features (19%); and battery function (8%). For a fifth consecutive time, Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of...

I've had a chance to test a new iPhone GPS app that launched a while ago. Gogo Navigator is a full turn by turn GPS that has maps in 3D and Text-To-Speech. It includes similar features to more popular GPS apps such as Navigon and TomTom--but at a lower price. Navigon costs $59.99, and TomTom...

Update 1: More info about this update at the WordPress blog. WordPress for iOS has been released in the App Store. This new version brings over 100 changes including bug fixes and an improvement to the user interface. What's New In Version 2.7 After three months of development, WordPress for iOS 2.7 is now available...

Last week we saw apparent leaked images of 'engineering drawings' of the iPhone 5, the images Apple sends to case manufacturers so they can make accessories for the iPhone. Those images suggest that the next iPhone will retain the same form factor as the current iPhone 4, but have a larger edge to edge screen....

Text the following from your phone (via Mobile Giving Foundation Canada): Text "ASIA" to 30333 to donate $5 to the Canadian Red Cross Society. Text "QUAKE" to 45678 to donate $10 to the Salvation Army in Canada. Text “WORLD” to 45678 to donate $5 to World Vision Canada. These numbers will work for Rogers, Fido, Telus,...

Google just announced a huge update to their Google Mobile App. It's now been renamed to Google Search, and includes an overhaul and new set of features. The update is now available in the App Store. Search for "Google Mobile App". What's New in Version 0.8.0.6023 New user interface with improved fast app-switching support Swipe...

The Register reports that iOS is apparently 'crippling' web applications that run from your home screen. According to developers, when apps are run from the home screen in full screen mode, the new Nitro JavaScript engine doesn't apply, and runs a different Javascript engine. "Essentially, there are two different JavaScript engines," says Alex Kessinger, a...

Jon Bon Jovi had this to say about Steve Jobs, in an interview with The Sunday Times: "Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album," he said. "And the beauty of taking your allowance...

Kevin Rose received an email from an Apple Retail Manager in Japan documenting how Apple responded to the devastating earthquake. Here's a snippet: 7 hours and 118 aftershocks later, the store was still open.  Why? Because with the phone and train lines down, taxis stopped, and millions of people stuck in the Tokyo shopping district...

Telus has announced that they will be offering free calling and texting to Japan, to help support those affected with the disaster. Telus, which donated $100,000 to the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and UNICEF to help relief efforts for Japan and is matching fundraising efforts by its employees across Canada, said today texts and...

...or not. I'm calling this a brilliant fake, similar to the giant iPhone table from a while back. "The way it works is pretty simple: plug in my transmitter into the headphone minijack of an iphone 4 and play back any video clip. you can play it through the ipod feature or through the camera...