Stories by Gary Ng

Meebo IM iPhone App With Push Released Today

When I first got my hands on an iPhone, my IM needs were handled via Meebo on the web. Their iPhone-optimized web interface supports multiple IM accounts and worked amazingly well. Today, Meebo for the iPhone has been released in the App Store--for FREE and with Push Notifications! Meebo IM iPhone App is Free, Fast,...

SlingPlayer Mobile Now Supports 3G Streaming

For all you Slingbox users out there, you will enjoy the following update. SlingPlayer Mobile for the iPhone, now officially supports 3G streaming. Previously, SlingPlayer Mobile users had to use a 3G hack (eventually replaced by 3G Unrestrictor) to access their Slingbox. As Apple has started to let up over apps allowed over 3G, SlingPlayer...

Bell PVR TV Remote for iPhone Released!

For those with Bell PVRs, you will love the following iPhone app! After their release of the Cowbell app for iPhone/iPod Touch, Bell has released a PVR TV Remote iPhone app! This app will let fully control your Bell PVR, right from your iPhone! The Bell PVR TV Remote iPhone App is FREE! Since I...

2009 Best App Ever Awards Announced

Looking for the best iPhone apps? Look no further than the 2009 Best App Ever Awards. These awards are the brainchild of 148apps.com, which started the Best App Ever awards last year. Users got to vote for their favourite apps, along with an App Committee. The result is some of the most popular apps, including...

Final Fantasy iPhone Trailer Released by Square Enix

Back in the day, my first experience with Role Playing Games was Dragon Warrior on my NES. My brother ended up getting the game for free with his year long subscription to Nintendo Power! Dragon Warrior led to the Final Fantasy series and Chrono Trigger to name some amazing RPG series. Square-Enix has recently released...

Valentine’s Day Theme For iPhone & iPod Touch

Get into the Valentine's Day spirit with an iPhone theme from Cydia called Valentine’s Day Theme! Today, I would like to share a theme called Valentine's Day Theme, created by MaXimus. This theme is well designed and offers many features. Below is a list of what to expect in the package: - Lockscreen backgrounds/custom Slide To...

South Korea Loves Their iPhone Sausage Parties!

Umm...say what?! Don't worry, this post is safe for work. Let's move onto the important story that's spreading like wildfire right now: the love of handling skinny sausages by South Koreans and their iPhones. I know this isn't related to Canada, but the weather here can get pretty darn cold. Want to hear more? Keep...

Google Search for Mobile Gets a New Look

Looks like the Google mobile site has been updated again. The search box is bigger and it's a lot easier to see your search term. Also, the search button has been moved to the side, so search suggestions don't block the button anymore. I actually noticed this a couple days ago, but yesterday the Google...

Two Year Blog Anniversary Olympic Giveaway! Day 1

It's that time again folks! Last year, we had a massive $2000 One Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway to celebrate this blog's one year anniversary. I started this blog in the fall of 2007, so technically the two year anniversary should've taken place in the Fall of 2009! Normally our blog anniversary giveaway takes place in...

Opera Mini for iPhone Preview Coming

When the iPhone was debuted back in 2007, the world was blown away at the web capabilities of mobile Safari. In terms of third party browsers on the iPhone, we haven't seen anything yet due to Apple's strict quality controls. However, that trend could change if Opera Mini for the iPhone is allowed to pass....

Are These 4th Gen iPhone Pics? [Unlikely]

The next iPhone will be released this summer. As always, leading up to the release of any Apple product, there will be so called "leaked" pictures (think of all those iPad pics). Anyways, yesterday iResQ claims to have received iPhone 4G parts and uploaded some pics for the rest of us to see. One major...

iPadinCanada.ca: Canada’s Newest iPad Blog!

You might have already noticed, but we've been working hard behind the scenes to establish a brand new blog dedicated to Apple's latest creation, the iPad. We're super excited to announce that iPadinCanada.ca is now LIVE! The purpose of this new blog is to focus solely on the iPad in Canada, and nothing else. (logo...