Apple launches iPad 2, starts tablet price war
Oh, it’s on. HP, RIM, Samsung, LG, Toshiba and Motorola have all placed their tablet cards on the table these past weeks by revealing their iPad killers and Apple has countered, with the iPad 2.
Category: Featured
No More New Web Addresses as IPv4 Allocation Exhausted, Global IPv6 Test Planned for June
There are no more new Web addresses, no matter how much Internet data costs. As far as the current naming protocol, IPv4, is concerned – it’s game over.
By Lee Rickwood
Battery life for notebooks could get much better this year
By Ted Kritsonis
PC laptop manufacturers have wrestled with the issue surrounding battery life for years, not least of which because business users keep talking about how productivity can be hampered when the juice runs out. But some new models coming out this year may finally make “all-day” battery life a reality.
Will Google and Facebook start feuding over data?
By Ted Kritsonis
This week, Google updated its Nexus S Android smartphone and ultimately severed the ties between Facebook contacts and Android’s own Contacts application. The move is just the latest in the increased competition between the two tech giants over sharing data.
New Canadian Telecom Launches in Basement; Start-up Offers Leading Edge Cell Phone Service to Other Small Businesses
By Lee Rickwood
The newest phone company in Canada is starting in the basement – literally. But one subscription to its service equals a telecom solution with a multitude of opportunities ffor small and medium businesses.
HTC HD7 Windows Phone reviewed
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Designed around a High Definition experience, the HTC HD7 sports a capable 5 megapixel camera as well as the ability to shoot video in 720p HD resolution. This Windows Phone can compete with the dedicated video camera as well as many of the cheaper standalone point-and-shoot cameras in the market.
Internet Pricing and Usage Billing Battle Continues Online – and In Person
What with online petitions, special webcasts and Internet–based forum presentations, the furor over usage based billing may be causing a spike in usage!
by Lee Rickwood
Nokia N8 Symbian Smartphone reviewed
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Concealed under a plastic cover on the top of the N8 is a standard HDMI port that, when connected to the included HDMI mini cable and a HDTV, will output HD video. This allows instantaneous connection to most modern HDTVs for video and photo playback or even better, to enjoy some of the more popular games on the Ovi Store.