Stories by Gary Ng

Top iPhone Camera Tips For Taking Better Pictures

One of the most used features on my iPhone is the camera. It's very easy to use and sharing photos via email is a breeze. Lots of people hate on the iPhone's camera, which in some cases their arguments have merit. But on the whole, the iPhone camera does its job and does it well....

ContactFlow: Get iPhone Contacts in CoverFlow!

CoverFlow is an iconic trademarks of Apple's ingenuity. We have CoverFlow in iTunes, within Finder in OSX, and more. CoverFlow on our iPhone is one of those features that can guarantee you a "wow" response from friends. A long time ago we detailed AppFlow, and today we're going to checkout a new app called ContactFlow....

Winners of our iPhone 3G BestSkinsEver Contest

Hey everyone, it's Saturday and that means it's time to play. So to keep things nice and short, here are the five lucky winners from our BestSkinsEver iPhone 3G Contest, held a week ago: Tim NigelK MikeM dee andrew jackman Congrats to our winners! Remember, once you receive your BSE, please send a one or...

How to Add a 5 Row QWERTY Keyboard to your iPhone

If you use your iPhone for work and it involves a lot typing numbers and special characters, then the following tweak is for you. Just added to Cydia, the app is called 5 Row QWERTY. Just what does it do? Well, this app will add a row of numbers to your iPhone keyboard, just like...

iPhone on Rogers Data Roaming Results in $6000 Phone Bill

For those iPhone users on the Rogers/Fido network using data plans, let the following story be a quick reminder of what can go wrong! Whenever I'm traveling with my iPhone 3G out of the country, I always double check that my data roaming is turned off. How do you do this? It's simple... Settings--General--Network--make sure...

Etre Touchy Gloves for the iPhone

During the winter months of the year it can get pretty darn cold outside. Most people wear gloves but if you're an iPhone owner, this is a problem. The iPhone's capacitive screen requires bare skin in order to function. So most people need to either take off their gloves each time someone calls or use...

How to Watch South Park Episodes on the iPhone

Last fall, the creators of South Park submitted an application to have a South Park app in the App Store. This app would let you watch every single episode of South Park ever created on your iPhone. South Park fans around the world screamed with joy. However, as we soon found out Apple denied the...

Globe and Mail App Released for the iPhone

If you're a news junkie in Canada and you love to keep up with current events, you're most likely a fan of reading the news, either online or offline. The Globe and Mail is Canada's largest circulation newspaper and you can now enjoy it online with their official iPhone app. The Globe and Mail app...

BestSkinsEver for iPhone 3G Giveaway: Blog Anniversary Continues!

Earlier this week I received an envelope in the mail and it turned out to be a bunch of BestSkinsEver protective films for the iPhone 3G! In the competitive iPhone-protective-film marketplace there are many options to choose from. That's right folks, our $2000 Blog Anniversary isn't quite over just yet! We have reviewed protective skins...

My Friday Top Five Favorite iPhone Apps

We all know the iPhone is awesome due to the incredible touchscreen, but what keeps the iPhone fresh and fun is the plethora of apps via the App Store and Cydia (for jailbroken iPhones). Today I'm going to mix things up with a little something I'd like to call my Friday Top Five Favorite Apps....

Offline Gmail Shown at Mobile Worldwide Congress

Currently in Barcelona, Spain the 2009 Mobile World Congress is taking place (Feb 16-19). This is a massive conference with big wigs from the entire mobile industry. A few keynote speakers include the likes of Steve Balmer (Microsoft CEO), Olli Pekka Kallasvuo (Nokia CEO), Josh Silverman (Skype CEO)...and...get ready...KEVIN SPACEY (actor)! Anyways, guess who's missing...

How to Get Flash on the iPhone: iMobileCinema

Just over a week ago I wrote about how Flash has been confirmed for the iPhone. There are conflicting reports about whether or not we will see Flash, but for those with jailbroken iPhone, the option has been out for a while now. The plugin is called iMobileCinema and it's available via Cydia. iMobileCinema is...