Stories by Gary Ng

After years of courting and flirting, The Beatles finally landed in iTunes. Apple setup some hoopla involving a "day we'd never forget". That day has come and gone. The Loop was contacted by Apple and revealed Beatles iTunes music sales have been spectacular worldwide. Apple has informed The Loop that the iTunes Store recently exceeded...

So it looks like we're off to the races with iPhone rumours, right on schedule. New models have already been 'spotted' within iOS 4.3 beta 1. This time around Engadget's sources are saying this about the upcoming iPhone 5: But all of these moves are leading up to the iPhone 5 -- a completely redesigned...

Update 4: @BradinToronto shows a screenshot of getting 6Mbps using Personal Hotspot on Fido in Toronto. Update 3: Confirmed to work with Bell as well, via HDStig in the comments. Update 2: More info from acfusion29: it just says wi-fi password and i have to enter a password that's at least 8 characters. no WPA/WPA2/WEP...

If you lose your iPhone, you need to ensure you've setup Find my iPhone. This service was previously part of MobileMe's annual $109 subscription fee, but recently became free of charge thanks to Apple. Dave Crooks had his iPhone 4 stolen in Calgary, and Find my iPhone came to the rescue. Dave had his vest...

Dealing with Apple is not easy. Verizon and the folks at Cupertino finally came to agreement four long years after the iPhone originally launched in 2007. Usually when it comes to selling the iPhone, Apple's terms dictate the deal. Here in Canada, our 'Big 3' carriers (Rogers, Telus, Bell) haven't had any issues with carrying...

Update 1: Confirmation of iOS 4.3 build 85F148b has been confirmed via another screenshot sent to RedmondPie: The latest Verizon iPhone 4 announcement shook all iPhone users with the sneak peak of the new Personal Hotspot feature, which will allow sharing of the iPhone's data connection. BGR has received confirmation from a source that iOS...

The much anticipated Verizon iPhone 4 announcement in the US brought three surprises for all of us: Revised iPhone 4 antenna design Personal Hotspot feature iOS 4.2.5 In Canada, we've had USB/Bluetooth tethering since it was available in iOS. The big feature we are all craving now is Personal Hotspot, which will essentially turn your...

Apple recently launched a new page for users to track the warranty and registration of their Apple devices. The 'My Support Profile' page lists all your registered devices, your address details, and includes support for a service called Apple VoicePass. Users sign in with their Apple IDs to keep their info up to date and...

Another day, and yet another messaging app for iPhone users. Some popular cross platform 'SMS replacement' apps are Ping!, WhatsApp and Kik. Most people coming from Blackberrys to iPhones can't stop ranting about how they miss BBM. One notable feature is group chat, which hasn't been implemented well on iOS until possibly now. Enter stage...

Update 1: VLC is now available via Cydia. According to the latest tweet sent out developer Ryan Petrich. Just add his beta repo, http://rpetri.ch/repo to your Sources within Cydia to download VLC. Thanks Ryan! VLC was released for the iPhone in late October of 2010. Soon after, there was confirmation VLC was going to be...

It's safe to say that 2010 has been the year of the Angry Birds. Rovio has released Angry Birds Free, which is different from Angry Birds Lite. This free version of Angry Birds includes 12 levels not available in the full version. So if you're an addict, and want more Angry Birds this is the...

We're lucky to have the iPhone offered from three carriers in Canada. Down the US, AT&T has had an exclusive on iPhone sales but that is coming to an end. The Verizon CDMA iPhone rumour is a reality. According to the WSJ, Verizon will offer a CDMA version of the iPhone with an announcement coming...