Stories by Gary Ng

After a long delay, subscribers of Apple's MobileMe cloud service finally will have access to iDisk files on their iPhones! The MobileMe iDisk app was released yesterday in the App Store. I've been waiting for this app for a while now. Now I can access my files, photos, pictures, images, or anything else on the...

When it comes to smartphone security, the iPhone still has a long way to go to bring itself up to levels of RIM's BlackBerry. Sure, there is the new Remote Wipe feature via MobileMe, but if you're looking for security the iPhone might not make the cut. One SMS Could Take Over Your Entire iPhone...

The best part about iPhone 3.0 firmware is the ability to email more than one iPhone photo. Gone are the days where we had to select one photo painstakingly at a time! Anyways, here's a relatively "old" tip that I've been meaning to share with those who don't know about it yet--how to email full...

I recently made the switch from PC to Mac. That's right - I finally succumbed and bought the new MacBook Pro. I'm finding it great and easy to use, but it's different from PC. Not better, just different in a way that things are only as organized as you make it. But what I've always...

iPhone 3GS owners out there love their phones. But do you love it enough to attach it to the front of your car and take it for a spin? This is exactly what Josh Fahrner did with his iPhone 3GS! The only thing securing the iPhone 3GS to his front grille was some packing tape...

Apple's Q3 results were announced yesterday afternoon during a conference call, and once again their numbers are nothing but impressive given the current state of everybody pinching their pennies. Just how successful was Apple in Q3? Let's take a look at the numbers: - Revenue of $8.34 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.23...

A 25-year old employee at Foxconn supposedly committed suicide last week. For those of you who don't know, Foxconn is the manufacturer responsible for developing Apple iPhone concepts or next gen prototypes and this particular employee was the guy responsible for keeping 16 iPhone prototypes in a safe place, away from prying eyes. Supposedly, when...

There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday that revealed some interesting numbers involving Apple's profit margins with the iPhone. Even with only a 1% unit market share of worldwide cellphones, Apple takes in 20% of the entire industry's profit. Today Apple will be releasing its Q3 earning and all eyes will...

Yesterday Rory posted an article about an application to allow file transfer between your iPhone and Mac/PC via USB called DiskAid. For those of you using Windows machines, there is another software called Xilisoft iPhone, which several of my associates use regularly and swear by it. The interesting thing about Xilisoft iPhone is that aside...

Universal Studios is gearing up to release the special edition Blu-Ray version of Fast & Furious at the end of the month and they've decided to make the bonus content iPhone friendly. They will be releasing an app via the App Store which will allow customers who have the Blu-Ray disc to view cars from...

There are certain apps on the iPhone that require a WiFi connection to work. Such apps include Skype, SlingPlayer, AOL Radio, YouTube (for high quality videos), and the App Store/iTunes (for downloads over 10MB). How does one get around this limitation? Easy. You'll have to jailbreak your iPhone and get access to 3rd party apps,...

It looks like Apple's retail expansion continues to grow. I remember being at the Vancouver Apple Store grand opening and giving up on getting a free tshirt since the lines were ridiculous. Today it is Ottawa's turn to repeat all the Apple hoopla we experienced all over again! Yahooooo! An Apple Store Finally Reaches The...