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New options for frustrated tablet typists
October 25, 2011 – 9:50 am
New options for frustrated tablet typists

By Lee Rickwood

Added intelligence, new hardware and software tools make for better – if not safer – tablet typing.

5 Smartphone features worth looking out for
October 21, 2011 – 5:22 pm
5  Smartphone features worth looking out for

 
 
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
More than tablets or even notebooks, smartphones are becoming the most personal technology we have. Small, powerful and always available, smartphones have evolved from being mere communication devices.

Is Motorola’s new RAZR cutting edge enough?
October 19, 2011 – 12:00 pm
Is Motorola’s new RAZR cutting edge enough?

Photos and text by Ted Kritsonis

Motorola’s most popular line of phones, the RAZR, is back, only this time it has to compete in the smartphone realm. Being on hand at Tuesday’s announcement in New York, we tackle the basics on what the new-look RAZR offers and what won’t be crossing the border into Canada.

RIM risks future on unified mobile operating system
October 18, 2011 – 8:28 pm
RIM risks future on unified mobile operating system

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

RIM launched a unified BBX OS for smartphones and for the PlayBook during its DevCon in San Francisco and hopes to entice developers to continue supporting the once dominant smartphone maker.

Rogers LTE network review: How fast can it go?
October 17, 2011 – 2:16 pm
Rogers LTE network review: How fast can it go?

By Ted Kritsonis

Now that Rogers LTE network has spread from Ottawa to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, just how fast does it actually go?

Bidders Bulk Up as Canada’s Wireless Spectrum Put on the Auction Block
October 14, 2011 – 10:51 am
Bidders Bulk Up as Canada’s Wireless Spectrum Put on the Auction Block

by Lee Rickwood

If you want to see a truly modern Canadian mobile Internet and wireless broadband eco-system stretching from sea to sea to sea, how the auction plays out will be of tremendous importance.

Netfix expands Canadian library, but competition mounts
October 13, 2011 – 10:00 am
Netfix expands Canadian library, but competition mounts

By Tim Teatro

Netflix now seems to be addressing the criticisms surrounding its limited content. Earlier this year, Netflix signed a deal with Paramount and is rumoured to be close to closing a deal with Martamax Entertainment. The danger remains for Netflix on the competition front. Aside from YouTube’s new film streaming service, we have been seeing some home-grown Canadian competition forming as well.

3 Photography Apps for iOS
October 12, 2011 – 12:51 am
3 Photography Apps for iOS

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The iPhone 4, iPod Touch and  the iPad 2 make convenient photo taking devices. We look at three iOS photo apps that will improve the experience.

New Wireless and Mobile Services for Pro Sports, Top Concerts, Live Event Venues
October 10, 2011 – 9:23 am
New Wireless and Mobile Services for Pro Sports, Top Concerts, Live Event Venues

By Lee Rickwood

Twenty or 30 or 40 thousand people, all together in one place with one shared interest. It’s an instant social network, just waiting to be connected by new wireless technology installed in sports and concert venues.

Steve Jobs helped me ‘think different’
October 6, 2011 – 12:38 pm
Steve Jobs helped me ‘think different’

By Ted Kritsonis

In light of Steve Jobs’ passing, there have been no shortage of articles exemplifying just how much of an impact this man had on the way people thought about technology. I count myself among them, though I didn’t really realize who he actually was until the late 1990s.

Steve Jobs Passes Away: Former Apple co-founder and CEO leaves a legacy that reshaped our lives
October 6, 2011 – 6:28 am
Steve Jobs Passes Away: Former Apple co-founder and CEO leaves a legacy that reshaped our lives

by Lee Rickwood

As word of his illness hung over the industry these past few months, and now with word of his passing, I’ve often thought back to that MacWorld Conference and the closest I ever got – or felt – to Steve Jobs.

Apple releases iPhone 4S, new iPods and iCloud service
October 4, 2011 – 2:26 pm
Apple releases iPhone 4S, new iPods and iCloud service

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Apple today released the iPhone 4S, an iterative update to the iPhone 4 with faster dual core processors and an improved camera. Apple says the iPhone 4S is twice as fast as …