Stories by Gary Ng

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...

Update 1: Thanks to Carly for emailing us a tip--coupon code EGGNOG will save you 20% off your order! Still looking for that perfect gift for the iLover in your life? Look no further than the Photoroid iPhone skin. Designed by Canadian Ryan Astle from New Brunswick, this slick-looking skin turns your iDevice into a...

Looks like Apple just released an update for the Remote app. This powerful app allows you to control iTunes and Apple TV from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. It's an awesome app and I love using it with Apple TV. Here's what's new in the 2.1 update: What's New in Version 2.1 • AirPlay...

Update 1: How to download your free gift of the day? Easy. Just click along the bottom partner links to find your free download of the day. Day 1's freebie is a free episode of The Big Bang Theory. Yay? Looks like iTunes Canada is joining in on the Christmas spirit. Apple has launched their...

The One Ronnie is a BBC production hosted by famed British comic, Ronnie Corbett. In one of his recent videos he mocks the Blackberry and other technology too. One of Britain's most enduring and best-loved comics, Ronnie Corbett, turned 80 in December 2010. In this brand new comedy sketch show, the octogenarian comic legend appears...

Tonight while out at Oakridge Mall in Vancouver, I noticed the Apple Store had a very interesting Christmas display. Similar to yesterday's new iPhone 4 FaceTime commercial, it once again is Santa using FaceTime with children, families, Ms. Clause, and elves. There's a large iPhone playing a loop of endless magical FaceTime moments. Here are...

Late in the Summer, tap tap tap's Camera+ photography app was the talk of the town. That was until they violated the App Store's guidelines by turning one of the volume buttons on the iPhone 4 into the shutter. Apple dropped the hammer and pulled Camera+ immediately. That was then and this is now, and...

Apple PR issued a release today about new Apple TV sales surpassing 1 million units sold. This 'hobby' seems to doing pretty well. Netflix integration with Apple TV is excellent. CUPERTINO, California—December 21, 2010—Apple® today announced that it expects sales of its new Apple TV® to top one million units later this week. The new...

The Wall Street Journal has a fantastic article about the whole issue around app privacy, in particular what iPhone and Android apps are doing with your information. With 300,000+ apps in the App Store, what information is collected and distributed about us when we use various iPhone apps? The WSJ's investigation resulted in the following...