Stories by Gary Ng

My mother in law just had a milestone birthday and for her present we got her the latest iPod touch. She has been delighted with the simplicity of the device, and it's been a lot of fun showing her the elegance of iOS 4. When we tried to FaceTime my iPhone 4, we got the...

The iPhone Dev team has released the 'beta' version of redsn0w, their untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G, and iPad. This is beta, so use at your own risk and only with iOS devices you're willing to test. Known issues are Bluetooth not working, Springboard to crash via task switcher, and the...

If you're looking for an elegant and simple blogging application for Mac, take a look at MarsEdit 3. This powerful solution allows easy management of your blog posts and pages. I've been testing out MarsEdit 3 for a week now, and I must say it's incredibly easy to use and very feature rich. The brain...

The Glif is a tripod mount and stand for the iPhone 4. It first made headlines through its funding via Kickstarter. It initially seeked $10,000 to get their accessory off the ground, but thanks to the Internet and their unique idea, the Glif team received over $137,000US in backing. I was one of their supporters....

I'd just like to take a moment to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas! I hope you're enjoying some quality time with friends and family today. Thanks to everyone for continuing to support iPhoneinCanada.ca and we hope Santa brought you everything on your iChristmas iList. :) On a special note, we'd like to...

Future Shop's Boxing Day sale is now live. All iPods are on sale both in store and online. Typically sales are very rare on iPods, so even though the savings are small, it's still a great time to buy that late Christmas present! Here are the sale prices: 8 GB iPod Touch 3rd Generation (door...

Christmas is arriving around the world as we speak. Santa is in full swing delivering iGifts to well-behaved children and adults. Want to track Santa on your iPhone? It's easy and incredibly fun thanks to Google Maps and Boxcar. How to Track Santa on your iPhone With Google Maps: Type in "Santa" and click search....

We all love Skype--when it's not down. The latest rumour coming from Engadget is that Skype video chat will be coming to the iPhone, with the big announcement coming at CES in 2011. Skype has been telling everyone that it'll be making a "series of video-related announcements" at CES next month... and it's participating in...

Are you house hunting? If you are, then you will need the Realtor.ca iPhone app. Created by the Canadian Real Estate Association, you can easily search for homes and realtors. Realtor.ca is laid out well and is very easy to use. The maps are powered by Bing. It uses your location to find nearby listings...

The iPhone Podcast recorded its last episode of 2010. Episode 23 is a brief iOS Year in Review. We also discuss our favourite apps of 2010. Thanks to everybody for listening and supporting the podcast. We will be returning in late January 2011, after a brief hiatus. Merry Christmas--eve! Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other...

Steve Jobs has certainly changed the way we work and play. His vision has created groundbreaking products such as the iPhone and iPad. Apple has transformed into one of the largest tech companies in the world not by chance--it's because of Steve Jobs. President Obama on Steve Jobs in response to a reporter's question: ...And...

2010 has been a phenomenal year for Apple. The iPad has been a colossal hit worldwide, along with the iPhone 4. To summarize Apple's achievements in 2010, 15 year old Kelvin Choi produced a short video timeline of significant events. Inspired by the Google Zeitgeist 2010 Video, I made this video, a very quick and...