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.
By Ted Kritsonis
Now that Rogers LTE network has spread from Ottawa to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, just how fast does it actually go?
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.
By Ted Kritsonis
Just shy of three months after launching its first Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Ottawa in July, Rogers opened the network in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, marking the next three major markets in Canada to get the carrier’s next-generation mobile network before the end of 2011. Users on the network should expect to see speeds more than double what 3G currently offers now.
By Ted Kritsonis
The gaming world has started to lean a little towards what Hollywood has been doing recently, and that’s churning out sequels and rehashing characters or franchises from a bygone era. But that’s not entirely a bad thing, especially when the games that came before them heightened expectations for more.
By Ted Kritsonis
The iPod will undoubtedly go down in history as an iconic device, and forever be tied to the astonishing success Apple has enjoyed over the last decade, but it’s also been in decline in the last few years. Is it slowly fading away into the history books, or has it just evolved into other devices and services we’re already taking for granted?
By Ted Kritsonis
It’s not often that a gadget or gizmo can turn three years old and still be cool without having a single hardware upgrade. The Slingbox’s Pro-HD model first came out in 2008, and though it hasn’t changed at all since, it still proves to be a nice addition to anyone’s tech lineup.
By Ted Kritsonis
Unlocking mobile phones has always been a confusing element to mobile phone ownership, but the demand for the freedom to use a handset anywhere, everywhere and with any provider will likely only grow further. And as it stands, there isn’t much of a legal precedent to stop it in Canada.