Stories by Gary Ng

Recently Apple released a second beta version of 3.0 firmware to developers. This new release is much improved and fixes a lot of bugs from the original beta. Just what is the deal with jailbreaking OS 3.0? Well yesterday the iPhone Dev Team confirmed that 3.0 beta can indeed be jailbroken--again. The Dev Team goes...

The US iTunes App Store has some programs that we can't get in Canada. Some examples are Skype, AOL Radio, and Amazon's Kindle app. Now that I've told you guys and girls how to create a US iTunes account without a credit card, you've been able to download Skype in Canada. For those with US...

**Skype is now available in Canada! So just download Skype in Canada, then follow the steps below** The past couple of days we've dedicated some decent coverage to Skype. At first, we document how the initial Skype for iPhone launch excluded Canada, then we wrote about how to download Skype in Canada by creating a...

**EDIT** The following post was written as an April Fool's Day joke in 2009. The iPhone 4 is being released in Canada in "late July. Click here for more info. After the incredible success of the iPhone 3G sales, A saavy iPhoneinCanada.ca reader earlier this morning emailed me a press release announcing a new iPhone...

Update May 30, 2010: Skype 2.0 has been updated for 3G calling. Check the App Store! Want to use Skype to make calls when you're out of WiFi hotspots? Imagine if you could use Skype ANYTIME, ANYWHERE by using your Rogers/Fido data plan! You can do so by following the steps below... 1. Jailbreak your...

**Skype is now available to download in Canada**!!!! Yesterday saw the launch of Skype for the iPhone--except for Canada! Talk about a frustrating experience, considering the news broke last minute that we wouldn't be getting the Skype app. Some people aren't even aware of the news, as I saw so many people on Twitter asking...

Lots of people have been taking advantage of US iTunes accounts to gain access to apps and downloads not available in Canada. Previously I showed you guys how to create a US iTunes account by purchasing a MasterCard gift card from Shoppers Drug Mart. Today I'm going to show you how to open a US iTunes...

Are you a Skype enthusiast? If you are, today is going to be a happy day, unless you're a Canadian iPhone user! We first experienced Skype on the iPhone via Fring, which was available only to jailbroken iPhones. Once the App Store launched, we ended up with the official Fring app, with another alternative called...

It seems as though my iPhone battery life is decreasing and is worse off than it was before. Why? That's because I've been hooked on Twitter for the past little while. That means battery usage decreases when my iPhone usage increases. It's pretty simple. What makes Twitter so "addicting" you ask? Well, if you're a...

When I first bought my first gen iPhone, it involved driving down to Alderwood Mall in Seattle, WA to visit the Apple Store. At the time, 1.1.1 firmware was JUST released. That didn't stop me from buying an 8GB iPhone and bringing it back to Canada for the tedious process of jailbreaking and unlocking. US...

Tea connoisseurs, your worries are over! The Godfather of steeping has arrived.  Browsing through the Utilities category of the app store, I stumbled across Snappy Touch’s Tea Time!:  a jovial, simple application that delivers all it promises for just $0.99 (an appropriate price). Whether you’re looking for black, green, white, oolong or herbal (though technically...

So yesterday Apple officially announced the dates for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference 2009. This massive conference that will allow developers to meet over 1000 Apple engineers at their disposal. When all these people gather in San Francisco for an Apple conference, special things might happen. Will Apple Make this the Best Summer "Ever" for...