Mobile Browser Shootout
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Mobile browsers have become the newest area of competition. We pit Safari, Opera Mini, Skyfire, Firefox Mobile and Internet Explorer against each other to determine which is best.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Mobile browsers have become the newest area of competition. We pit Safari, Opera Mini, Skyfire, Firefox Mobile and Internet Explorer against each other to determine which is best.
By Lee Rickwood
Various events around Toronto (don’t get confused with by TIFF film festival folks) are turning the city into the centre of the mobile universe.
By Lee Rickwood
Vidéotron is the latest in a line of new Canadian mobile services, but it’s not the last.
by Lee Rickwood
Internet access is seen as a basic service – almost a citizen’s right, if you will – and much like basic phone service, should be available to all. That’s the approach of the country’s telecom regulator, as well as some industry groups and consumer advocacy agencies.
By Lee Rickwood
The Wilderness Downtown, the new music video from Montreal-based Canadian rockers Arcade Fire, American writer/director/photographer Chris Milk and Google, is a clever way to promote the new browser, Google Chrome –the new browser, Google Chrome – mostly ‘cuz the only way you can watch the video in its full interactive glory is to use Chrome.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Apple rehashed its entire iPod line, introduced a smaller streaming-centric AppleTV and revised its iTunes software application to include a new social network for music lovers. The music-centered event was streamed live to Macs, iPhone and iPads as a test-run for Apple’s new video on-demand rental initiative.
by Lee Rickwood
The app turns any compatible computer into a phone – one with a real seven-digit phone number. That’s right – you get a real phone number, not just a nickname on a closed or proprietary VoIP network.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
What makes the Motorola FlipOut so appealing is its ability to be tiny and useful at the same time. With the keyboard hidden, you have a neat little multimedia player, a useful GPS device (made even more compelling by Google’s Navigation app) and a cool little photo and video camera that fits in all but the smallest pockets.