Stories by Gary Ng

Feeling like going out tonight, but can decide where to go? There is an App for that... Have you ever wanted to know where the hottest, sexist parties in your town are? With Maxim's City Guide, all that info is at your fingertips. The Maxim City Guide is nicely designed and it is an app very...

Good morning! You might have noticed things look a little different here at iPhoneinCanada.ca. That's because we just got an 'extreme makeover' courtesy of Joshua Denney from ThinkWebStrategy and Michael Martin from PliablePress.com. The new theme is built on the PliablePress framework, which adds a lot more functionality to the theme's backend compared to before....

Do you envy BlackBerry users because they have BBM? Do you wish you can text anyone in real-time with your iPhone without those expensive charges? Now you can with Kik. Kik is a real time messenger app that that allows you to talk to your friends on any phone anywhere over the world. It doesn’t...

Although iOS 4.2 has been delayed, Apple has just released iTunes 10.1 which features AirPlay. Here's a log of what's new: - Use AirPlay to instantly and wirelessly stream videos from iTunes to the all-new Apple TV. - Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.2. - Provides a number of important...

The latest rumours were that iOS 4.2 was set to drop today, however there seems to be a delay in its release due to a WiFi issue on the iPad. Essentially after the iPad connects to a WiFi network, it will lose its connection after a slight delay. Due to this bug in iOS 4.2...

We previously reviewed the We Remember iPhone app, by Veteran Affairs Canada. Hopefully you've taken advantage of this app to find local events in your area. Today at the 11th hour we should all take a minute of silence to honour our soldiers for the sacrifices made, both past and present. In Flanders fields the...

Being an avid reader, I decided to try out a couple of the eReader Apps for my iPhone; Amazon's Kindle and Kobo. I first started with the Kobo app and have to say I was impressed right from the start. Touting 1.8 million free eBooks, the App has so much more to offer. The interface...

If you're looking for an unlocked iPhone 3GS from Apple Canada, the 8GB model now ships in 1-3 business days 24 hours. Apple made the change early this morning and it falls in line with improved shipping times for the iPhone 4, announced earlier this week. Apple has improved ship times for iPhones and iPads,...

Pandora is one of the best music apps you can get in the App Store. The downside? It's only available in the US App Store, and will only work in the USA. However, there is a way to download Pandora and use it in Canada (or any other country). All it takes is a US...

Update 4 (May 26, 2013): Another VPN solution is SunVPN, which has worked very well for people as well. Check it out here. A similar VPN service many have signed up for is NordVPN, which has servers based out of Panama. Update 3 (June 2, 2012): Looks like Hotspot Shield VPNs have stopped working altogether on...

Cydia was founded by Jay Freeman, better known as 'saurik' to the jailbreak community. His work with Cydia has resulted in the exponential growth of tweaks and 3rd party applications for iPhone users. Jay's work has been so prolific he recently gave his thoughts at TEDxAmericanRiviera. His talk revolved around the notion that "even software...

Apple mentioned that iOS 4.2 is coming in November. Developers have had access to 4.2 Gold Master already, so it's only a matter of time for the official release to hit iTunes. Speculation is that it should drop today and if a recent email Apple sent to developers is any indication, we can taste iOS...