Discovering Pebble’s smartwatch and App store
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Pebble’s smartwatch has a great head start in the wearables game. Not only are their devices cross-platform, users can access various apps and applications from their app store.
Category: Gadgets
Review: Tablo aims to take you out of your cable subscription
By Ted Kritsonis
Cutting the cord from your cable provider doesn’t necessarily mean there is one solution to cover everything you watch. Ottawa-based Nuvyyo thinks it may have something that can help the cause in a big way with the Tablo, a set top box that can take free over-the-air HD broadcasts and stream and record them to mobile devices.
Windows XP is being put to rest, forcing users to upgrade
By Ted Kritsonis
After the longest run of any operating system Microsoft has ever produced, Windows XP will basically be laid to rest on April 8, meaning that no further patches, updates or support will be forthcoming from the software giant. For users still clinging to the aged OS, upgrading to Windows 7 or 8 has become the only option, more or less.
Sticking around: Google Chromecast vs. Roku Streaming Stick
Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis
Streaming content to your TV has been getting increasingly easier as different types of solutions have come to market, and given the timing of the launch of both Google’s Chromecast and Roku’s Streaming Stick, it’s apt to compare them. While they seem to be an apples-to-apples comparison, they diverge in some key areas that should impact your buying decision.
Facebook looks to virtual reality through acquisition of Oculus
By Ted Kritsonis
Facebook has made yet another high-profile acquisition by announcing yesterday that it will pay $2 billion (U.S.) to bring Oculus into the fold, a company that has made some headlines with its virtual reality technology.
HTC launches All New One (M8) flagship smartphone
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla New York, NY – HTC has released its latest entry into the smartphone flagship market. The evolution of last year’s celebrated HTC One, the ‘All New One’ or M8 is aiming to push the boundaries for…
Google Now coming to Chrome browsers for PC and Mac
By Ted Kritsonis
Google has opened another salvo for its vaunted Now notification platform by expanding it to the company’s Chrome browser for both Windows PCs and Macs. The update is live but will apparently take some time to spread, and will require that users are signed into the same Google account they use on their Android or iOS device.
Android’s shadow looms over BlackBerry smartphones
By Ted Kritsonis
BlackBerry’s troubles have been covered extensively, and one of the consistent themes around the company’s current platform is the perceived lack of apps available. These complaints are usually centred around the lack of native support for popular apps users expect to have on their handsets — a hole that Android is coincidentally filling for BlackBerry.