Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Las Vegas-Almost a year after it was announced, Apple’s iPad now has some valid competition and it is interesting to see that companies like Motorola Mobility and Research in Motion weren’t simply content in following Apple’s footsteps but are now trying to leapfrog the popular tablet in specs and features.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Now running on a modified version of Apple iOS and Apple’s A4 processor, the diminutive, second generation AppleTV has been simplified in both form and function. The squircle shaped puck has trimmed down substantially, it no longer has a hard drive for storage (it does have 8GB NAND flash for the OS and cache) and also gone is the component video connector.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The prosumer point-and-shoot segment has maintained its popularity and users not keen on large DSRLs or even compact interchangeable lens cameras have been looking for powerful yet pocketable cameras. Samsung’s EX1 is a superb fixed lens camera that harkens back to rangefinder cameras that were small yet managed to take stunning photographs
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Holiday season is the time when great pictures and videos are essential. For the photography lovers in your life, we’ve put together a gift guide that runs the gamut of applications, cameras and accessories – everything needed to vividly preserve your memories. Here is WhatsYourTech.ca’s Photography Lover’s Gift Guide.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The brilliance of Google’s move is that it already has a captive and loyal following of 170 million users. By installing the phone call plugin, all of these accounts magically turn into handsets. While the vast majority will take advantage of the free PC to landline or celfone calls there will be a significant number that will avail of the great overseas rates and this might be great long-term revenue generator for Google.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The benefit of an unlocked handset is that it can be used on multiple networks simply by exchanging the SIM card and updating the device’s settings. For frequent travellers, this means tremendous savings as opposed to the draconian roaming and system access charges.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Speed is the biggest and most noticeable aspect of Microsoft Office for the Mac 2011. The older Excel 2008 spreadsheet application, for example, takes around 18 seconds to start up while the 2011 version gets up and running within 4 seconds. PowerPoint 2008 takes around 15 seconds compared to the newer version’s 5-second start up, the same goes for Word where the newer version simply leaves the previous one in the dust.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Barnes & Noble Nook, iPad, Android devices and Sony Readers now all have access to Google’s eBookstore which has a 3 million book selection and will be an entirely cloud-based solution. Released in the US today and expected to hit Canada in the coming months, the Google eBookstore is a huge step towards the ubiquity of eBooks.