Stories by Gary Ng

Must Have: Bing Top 100 Songs iPhone App, 1949-2009

Are you a music lover? If you are, then the following iPhone app is a MUST HAVE! Our fine friends from Microsoft, as you may already know have a search engine, appropriately named Bing. To market Bing's iPhone resurgence, they are offering their Bing Top 100 Songs by Year, from 1949-2009, for FREE. This app...

Apple Lawyers: Give Us the iPhone Back

Well, here we go again. The 'leaked iPhone' story thickens as Apple has finally broken its silence and requested to Gizmodo to return the iPhone. The letter reads: Dear Mr. Lam, It has come to our attention that GIZMODO is currently in possession of a device that belongs to Apple. This letter constitutes a formal...

Gizmodo Explains How Apple ‘Lost’ the Next iPhone

This whole "next iPhone" story has seriously gotten out of hand. First, Engadget posted about the iPhone being found on a bar floor. Next up, Gizmodo posts a full blown next iPhone review with specs and pictures. Everyone was confused as to how this leak happened. Well now we know, because Gizmodo has just posted...

Video: Bluetooth Keyboard on iPhone OS 4 in Action

iPhone OS 4 was previewed a while ago, and one of the features we can expect is the usage of a Bluetooth Keyboard for typing on the iPhone. Personally, after using my iPad and then switching back to my phone, I feel like I have to squint to read web pages. Regardless, for those who...

SaskTel Clarifies Comments Made About Next iPhone

Yesterday there was a story posted about how the President of SaskTel might have leaked the confirmation of the next iPhone coming in June (AT&T employee blackout in June seems to confirm a new iPhone). Anyways, the story from Leader Post went absolutely viral on the internet yesterday, as many large US blogs and media...

MyWi: Turns iPhone into Wireless Hotspot

You may have heard the latest news about the iPad release being delayed in Canada. Steve Jobs also mentioned that the iPad cannot tether to the iPhone's data connection. So if you are an iPhone user looking to purchase an iPad, are you going to subscribe to TWO data plans? MyWi: The Best iPhone Hotspot-Maker-App-Thingy...

TD Canada Trust iPhone App Released!

When CIBC released their official iPhone app, many customers rejoiced. They were able to pay bills and transfer funds right on their iPhones. CIBC has reported their iPhone app has been downloaded over 100,000 times, which is very impressive. People have been calling for RBC and TD to follow suit. It looks like TD has...

Review: Opera Mini for iPhone

Opera Mini 5 has been approved by Apple and is now LIVE in the Canadian App Store. It went live last night and I immediately downloaded Opera to see just how the app fared. This mini (no pun intended) review will offer my initial impressions of Opera Mini for the iPhone. Opera Mini for the...

Geohot Updates Blackra1n for iPhone OS 4

Geohot released the all-in-one iPhone jailbreak tool blackra1n late last year. Apple previewed iPhone OS 4.0 last Tuesday. Many people afterwards asked, "when will 4.0 be jailbroken?" Well, it already has been! The iPad has been jailbroken and now Geohot has confirmed via twitter that iPhone OS 4 has too. Clicking on the image link...

Opera Mini for iPhone Approved! Download Available in 24 Hours!

Just two and a half weeks ago Opera Mini 5 was submitted to the App Store for Apple's approval. Well, according to a recent post by TechCrunch, the folks at Opera have confirmed that Opera Mini has been APPROVED! The app should be available for download in the next 24 hours depending on where you're...

Palm Up For Sale According to Bloomberg

Here's some really interesting news: Palm is up for sale according to a report from Bloomberg. Makers of the so called "iPhone killer", Palm has been always troubled financially, but their Palm Pre launch saved them from drowning, albeit temporarily. With 11 straight quarterly losses, it's not looking pretty for Palm. With Bell selling the...

More iPhone OS 4 Features Revealed

Many iPhone users were excited to learn about the new features that Apple announced in iPhone OS 4. Multitasking is going to be huge (except iPhone 3G users get the shaft) and I am looking forward to it this season. Developers already have their hands on the 4.0 beta. As always, new features end being...