Stories by Gary Ng

With the updated release of Greenpois0n for iOS 4.2.1, users of all iDevices can once again jailbreak to their heart's content. If you own an iPhone 4, and want to preserve your baseband when updating to iOS 4.2.1, you can do so with TinyUmbrella. Here are the exact instructions, but I've included relevant download links:...

Steve Jobs is away on medical leave from Apple, but he's still actively involved with decisions from home. On stage, the Apple CEO is calm as a cucumber. Rarely does he show signs of nervousness--until now. Flash back to 1978, and we have a young 23 year old Steve Jobs getting prepped for his first...

The surprise announcement of Steve Jobs' medical leave almost a month ago shocked many in the tech community. With Tim Cook taking over the reigns, many wondered if Steve was still active in day-to-day operations at Cupertino. The Wall Street Journal reports tonight that Steve Jobs is still involved, according to Yukari Iwatani Kane (she's...

Bloomberg has just reported that a source has revealed plans of Apple working on smaller, and cheaper iPhone models to compete with Android. Rumours include a $200, unlocked device with multiple band capabilities: One version would be cheaper and smaller than the most recent iPhone, said a person who has seen a prototype and asked...

An IHS iSuppli teardown of the Verizon iPhone 4 reveals that it costs Apple cheaper to make, compared to the original iPhone 4. Even though the phones are identical (aside from CDMA, a new internal vibrator, lighter battery), it looks like the power of scaled production has resulted in a cheaper phone. The original iPhone...

Just what kind of iPhone owner are you? The folks at AllAreaCodes.com created an interesting infographic about 7 types of iPhone owners. Do you fit any of these profiles? I still like this infographic on what smartphone owners think of each other better though.

Protecting the contents of your iPhone with a passcode alone is not enough. German researchers were able to reveal an iPhone's passcode in six minutes. ...the researchers first jailbreak the phone using existing software tools. They then install an SSH server on the iPhone that allows software to be run on the phone.The third step...

WhatsApp is the best cross platform messaging app and this morning it was updated with--group chat! So if you've been waiting for this feature, hit up the App Store and grab that update! What's New In Version 2.6.1 * group chat NOTE: if you are in Mexico (country code +52), do not upgrade to version...

Looks like a real competitor has stepped up to the plate. This time around, instead of Palm making the announcement, it was HP. Palm was sold last April to HP for $1.2 billion. Along with that came Palm's WebOS, and today HP announced two phones (the Pre 3 and Veer) and the TouchPad to compete...

Two notable updates today: iBooks and Skype for iPhone. If you've been having issues with iBooks, the update should fix bugs and have performance updates. As for Skype, the interesting thing here is you can now do video calls. Umm...yes, that's right--video calls to TV. Skype to Skype video calls already exist for iPhone 4...

In an interesting read from our friends at 9to5Mac, Nokia CEO Stephan Elop speaks candidly about Nokia's position in the smartphone market. I won't quote the whole article but at one point Elop comments, "The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don’t have a product that is close to their experience.". They go...

In my childhood days, I had a Timex watch that would beep every hour, on the hour. You know, like grandfather or cuckoo bird clocks (remember those?). Nowadays, cellphones have replaced watches for most people, and clocks too. Cuckoo's setup is simple and takes seconds, which makes it a hit for me. When apps are...