Stories by Gary Ng

Hey everybody!! I think I’m a little late finding the Backgrounder app for jailbroken iPhones, but when I found out about it recently I was really excited to try it out. I use Google Talk to chat with my buddy who has a BlackBerry and it drives me crazy that it runs in the background...

If you are a power Twitter user, there's nothing worse than waiting for your favorite Twitter application to load to send a tweet. Today I have the ultimate app called qTweeter that will make your tweeting just so much easier! The app also lets you update your Facebook status too. qTweeter was released over a...

Yesterday Bell announced they are going to be the exclusive carrier of the new Palm Pre. Well, it looks like Rogers countered that by announced yesterday that two Android handsets will be introduced to Canadians on June 2nd! Canada's Android Wait is Finally Over Canada has been waiting to get a taste of Google's Android...

Hey everyone! Now a day in the iPhone scene there are thousands of new apps and games being released daily that it�s so hard to keep track of which games are worth to try. Well today I would like to tell you about one of my favorite iPhone apps called Fieldrunners! Fieldrunners is a game...

With the many iPhone battery solutions out on the market, there is virtually one for everyone's individual needs.  If you want something that will provide you with many more hours of talk talk and/or internet time, there's something for you.  If you want something that is a little more portable but might not have all...

It looks like the next "iPhone killer" is coming to Canada. Yesterday, Palm announced that they have partnered with Bell to debut their new Pre in Canada. They didn't specify a date, but said it would be coming in the second half of 2009. As announced on the Bell website: "We're excited to bring Pre...

As we reported back in February, Apple has taken the necessary steps to make jailbreaking your iPhone illegal in response to Electronic Frontier Foundation asking for a DMCA exemption for jailbreaking.  Last week the discussion’s continued as Apple’s head of marketing met with Electronic Frontier Foundation and various Copyright Office officials including record labels, movie...

By now everyone knows the latest version of Skype warns against using a modified iPhone but still works regardless of having a jailbroken iPhone or not. I recently updated to version 1.0.3 and it’s working great on my jailbroken iPhone. However, this got me thinking, what if it didn’t work, is there a way to...

A lot of people out there mention they don't necessarily "care" about having an unlocked iPhone 3G. The benefits of having an unlocked iPhone 3G will enable you to... 1a. Use SIM cards from any carrier. This comes in handy when you're traveling the globe. 1b. Use your iPhone 3G with new GSM carriers in...

Are you a rabid Vancouver Canucks fan? Do you have those flag thingies attached to both sides of your vehicle, proudly displaying your Canucks pride as your roll down the street to only get stuck in traffic? As most of you in Vancouver (and the the rest of Canada) know by now, tonight at 6PM...

A few days ago I woke up, picked my iPhone up from beside my bed and checked my email (don't lie, I know YOU do this too, haha). What I saw made me feel like I was still sleeping--the timestamps within Mail and World Clock were wrong! At this point in time I immediately assumed...

Guess what? If you haven't heard the news, you CAN download Skype in Canada for your iPhone (all it takes is a free US iTunes account). You can also set it up to make calls over 3G using your data plan. Also, for those who talk long distance, you can also subscribe to Skype's paid...