Articles tagged with: Android
By Ted Kritsonis
It’s arguably true that Apple’s iTunes software isn’t universally loved, but it is home to a lot of music for a lot of consumers. Moving a vast library to an iOS or Android device isn’t easy because of limited storage, but Audiogalaxy is a free app that lets you stream all your iTunes music at your convenience over LTE, 3G or Wi-Fi.
By Kiel Hume
The world of apps features something for everyone. Our smart phone and tablet devices are thoroughly integrated into every aspect of life, so it just makes sense that your device will offer a variety of apps for fitness.
By Ted Kritsonis
It’s been a year since Cisco announced that it would discontinue the Flip pocket video camera, and with it gone from store shelves, videos previously uploaded to the FlipShare video storage and sharing software will be deleted for good on April 15, but there is an alternative to keeping them alive.
By Ted Kritsonis
Parrot may be better known in some circles as a company that does a lot of Bluetooth and audio products for vehicles, but at an event in Toronto this week, they showed off the AR.Drone 2.0, a smartphone-controlled quadrotor helicopter and the Zik, the company’s first set of wireless headphones.
The open nature of Google’s mobile Android Operating System may be its most attractive features. This openness is also the system’s biggest vulnerability. Here’s a guide on protecting your Android device.
By Lee Rickwood
Toronto is said to have some of the cleanest and safest tap water in the world, and a new mobile app will help you find it.
By Hessie Jones
I recently made a presentation on mobile technology at Pulse Check, an event that took place during Social Media Week TO. The mobile world is like a whirlwind: fast-paced, innovative and totally unpredictable. Still, there are clearly discernable trends that will continue to shape mobile tech developments in 2012.
By Ted Kritsonis
Two key smartphones, one which made headlines at CES in January, and another that has been unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, have been confirmed to come to Canada in a short time, though no official launch dates have been announced.
By Ted Kritsonis
Phone unlocking is always one of those hot-button issues when it comes to mobile freedom, but most consumers buy their phones subsidized by the carriers through contracts. These phones are locked to their respective carriers, making it difficult to use them as leverage to leave for another provider.
By Ted Kritsonis
For a variety of reasons, the tablet market in 2011 wasn’t a horse race, but rather one of a clear winner ahead of a confusing pack left to fester in the distance. Apple’s iPad only affirmed its dominance over a surge of ‘me too’ devices that didn’t resonate enough with consumers. Will 2012 change that in a big way?
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Smartphones, alreadysmarter than most people expected, are starting to take on their most critical new task yet: the ability to be used for payment.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Since smartphones are quickly replacing PCs as the personal communication device of choice, the need to secure our mobile devices has become critical.
