Stories by Gary Ng

Ever since posting about my SSD upgrade ambitions on twitter, many people wanted to hear about my experience. I decided to blog about the process for those that are curious about the magical world of SSD. My current 13" MacBook Pro came with a 160GB hard drive. I eventually upgraded the hard drive to 500GB....

The Google Latitude app appeared briefly and then disappeared last week. Now, the app is available in iTunes for download--worldwide (yes, including YOU, Canada!). Google Latitude for the iPhone debuted as a web app, but those days are gone. iTunes Description: With Google Latitude, see where your friends are right now. Latitude lets you stay...

Let's face it--the mythical white iPhone 4 will never materialize. We're already halfway into the cycle of the iPhone 4, and the odds of Apple releasing the white version is not looking good. However, there's still hope out there as it's reported for a Spring 2011 release. If you really want a white iPhone 4,...

One of the most highly anticipated iOS games, Infinity Blade, was released four days ago. From the makers of Unreal Tournament, Infinity Blade sports some of the best graphics you'll ever see on an iOS device, especially on the Retina Display of the iPhone 4. Infinity Blade Now the Fastest Grossing App of All Time...

Have you ever encountered issues while downloading apps onto your iPhone? I ran into an error while downloading apps onto my iPhone today that I haven't experienced before. After selecting an app to download, the app would be stuck with a grayed out icon and a "Waiting..." status. How to fix your app downloads stuck...

Smule, the makers of the popular "I am T-Pain" autotune app, is offering their flute app Ocarina for free. The download is free until today only. Get it now and start having some fun with this unique flute app. Description in iTunes: FREE UNTIL SUNDAY: the gift of music is yours for the holidays. One...

If you have jailbroken your iPhone, then you've used the Cydia App Store. Jay "saurik" Freeman, the creator of Cydia recently gave a preview of an upcoming new store--Cydia for Mac. Yes, you read that correctly. With over 10 million iOS devices have used Cydia and there are over 30,000 packages available. What is the...

Real Racing is one of my favourite racing games on the iPhone (try the GTI version for free!). Now, it's going to get even better as its successor, Real Racing 2 is going to be available on December 16th. This new version will have officially licensed cars and up to 16 player online racing! More...

Missed out on Black Friday deals? There are a couple deals worth looking into today from RichardSolo and ZAGG. RichardSolo 1800 iPhone Backup Battery: 45% off! The regular price is $29.99. Use coupon code SNOW to bring that down to $16.47 (45% off). If you buy 2, the price drops to $14 each! It doesn't...

The iPhone's security was easily compromised at the latest Pwn2Own Conference. One of the security experts there is now promising a new jailbreak tool called antid0te that will bring enhanced security for iOS devices. What is ASLR? Short for address space layout randomization, ASLR has been noticeably absent from all iOS devices since their inception,...

If you've been perusing iTunes lately, you would have noticed that Apple has a dedicated section listing the apps of the year. iTunes Rewind 2010 is a look back at an amazing year of the App for the iPhone. Sections include Top Free, Top Paid, and Top Grossing. You can also see all the best...

Back in November Google Instant's debut was limited to the US. Today the Google Mobile Blog announced the feature is now available in 40 countries worldwide and require an iOS 4.x. Here are the details: When we launched Google Instant for mobile in beta back in November, we announced that we would be supporting additional...