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200,000 Android phones sold daily says Google
August 20, 2010 – 9:09 am
200,000 Android phones sold daily says Google

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

In two years, Android will possibly have a 19.4 percent market share worldwide among smartphone operating systems, up from 2.7 percent in 2009. That’s tremendous growth in a highly profitable yet competitive market.

Windows Phone 7 demo impresses but questions remain
August 19, 2010 – 10:15 am
Windows Phone 7 demo impresses but questions remain

Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis

Microsoft faces a real uphill battle in trying to compete with entrenched mobile powerhouses like Apple, Google and RIM, and Windows Phone 7 is likely the last chance for Redmond to have any hope of staying relevant in the smartphone wars. At a gaming event in Toronto yesterday, I got a firsthand demo of the new operating system, and here’s a little of what you can expect.

Sharp Quattron LED HDTV reviewed
August 17, 2010 – 8:12 am
Sharp Quattron LED HDTV reviewed

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Sharp Quattron LE810 LED is a premium and high-quality HDTV set that speaks the language of colour so eloquently. The addition of yellow to the RGB we’re so used to does add a lot of depth, vibrance and realism depending on the scene.

Canada’s RIM Adds Media and Content Distribution to New BlackBerry OS and Torch Smartphone Features
August 12, 2010 – 12:17 pm
Canada’s RIM Adds Media and Content Distribution to New BlackBerry OS and Torch Smartphone Features

By Lee Rickwood

Research In Motion, the Canadian developer of the BlackBerry smartphone, is admittedly taking “a giant leap” – but with the company now entering the hard-pressed TV and movie-making business, is that leap going off a cliff?

Is this RIM’s answer to the iPad?
August 10, 2010 – 2:36 pm
Is this RIM’s answer to the iPad?

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

RIM’s own failed attempts to compete with the iPhone, the now discontinued BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Storm II reflect products that looked good on paper, managed to generate a lot of interest and hype but which were hindered by poor multi-touch implementation and kludgy hardware.

Everyday User Security 3: Back to School Security Checklist
August 7, 2010 – 3:14 pm
Everyday User Security 3: Back to School Security Checklist

By Tim Teatro,

The main security threats to students are identity theft, data loss and data theft. Identity and data theft are both becoming growing problems around Canadian campuses… So what steps should students be taking to make themselves a much harder target?

Unlocked Canadian iPhone 4 reviewed
August 4, 2010 – 1:08 am
Unlocked Canadian iPhone 4 reviewed

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We’re happy to report that so far, we’ve not seen the iPhone 4 signal bars go down during normal use. We did squeeze the bejesus out of it just to see if we could replicate the attenuation and we did manage to bring down two bars, but we were squeezing it with unnatural force.

Identi.ca, Canadian Twitter Competitor
August 3, 2010 – 11:08 am
Identi.ca, Canadian Twitter Competitor

By Tim Teatro

Identica simply has more features than Twitter and a public stream. With Twitter, if you have no followers, no one can hear you scream. With Identica, there are thousands of people watching the public stream, so if you say enough interesting things, someone will start following you.