Stories by Gary Ng

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...

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...