Stories by Gary Ng

We just got an email from Rogers that they have extended their 6GB/$30 "promotional" data plan past the September 30th expiration date. You can now order this plan all the way till October 5th. There is also an update on iPhone 4 HUP news too. Read here for more info: When Rogers/Fido launched the iPhone...

You have your beautiful new iPhone 4 and your home screen is being dominated by the ugly icon for that oh so necessary app sitting in the middle of your home screen or you just want to add a bit of personalization to the interface. What do you do? Change the icon of course. You...

One of the first apps I purchased for my iPad was Weather HD. This innovative app presented weather in an amazing new animated view and it was a real joy to look at. At the time, the app was only available for the iPad. However, it has been updated to version 1.5 which now includes...

Using Skype to call friends is pretty easy when your contact list is integrated. But what if you could further entrench your entire Facebook connects with Skype? The latest rumour is that Facebook will be partnering with Skype on their desktop software, in version 5.0 which should be coming soon. This information was sent anonymously...

If you're anything like me, you use different browsers across multiple computers and even possibly mobile devices. With this scenario, keeping your bookmarks in order becomes a real task. Sure, you can use the free Firefox, Chrome and IE bookmark sync tools but what if you use Safari on your iPhone, Firefox or Chrome at...

Last night we reported that iOS 4.2 Beta 2 was released (along with iTunes 10.1 Beta) to developers less than two weeks after the last build was released. With it will come a few enhancements including this one regarding uploading YouTube videos. This feature has been available on the YouTube desktop client for some time. When uploading...

Remember the days of using battery-operated walkie talkies with friends? Using walkie talkies during games of "cops and robbers" was priceless. If you miss those good ol' days, you can now re-live them with a very powerful walkie talkie app, HeyTell. I first heard of HeyTell from one of my friends who waited in line...

After over a year without seeing any updates for the Remote App, which allowed you to use your iPhone or iPod touch to control your iTunes or Apple TV, Apple has finally updated it. It felt as though this app had been long forgotten by Apple, as they even noted that the developer who had...

New hope arose last week when two new apps appeared in the App Store utilizing the Google Voice service. GV Mobile + and GV Connect were accepted by Apple for the first time since they removed such apps last summer (and yes, they are available in the Canadian iTunes store). With the new App Store...

Some very interesting news has been confirmed for those people who have ordered the new Apple TV. It has been confirmed that Apple TV does indeed run iOS 4.1 (and support Netflix Canada!). How? iPhone developer chpwn posted a link to download the firmware from Apple! This firmware isn't useful for anyone yet, but turns...

Boys and girls, get ready for a trip back in time! Yes, there is an app for that too. We are traveling to the year 1989, when life was about recesses, playground games, and cartoons. Do you remember when you were young and played a fun yet simple game called Tetris? Well, it's back and on...

After a brief hiatus, The iPhone Podcast is back up and running. If you've been waiting for the latest episode, listen in below as Justin Luey and myself have some fun discussing iPhone/iPad/Apple news in Episode 15. Also, to all those that are listening, please take a moment to rate us in iTunes. Your honest...