Wind Mobile and Huawei team up for an affordable Phablet
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Wind Mobile and up and coming smartphone maker, Huawei, are offering a 6.1-inch smartphone for as low as $99.00 on a two-year plan.
Category: Gadgets
Small Bluetooth speakers vie for supremacy amidst tight competition
By Ted Kritsonis
Bluetooth speakers do come in different shapes and sizes, and as competition heats up between various brands, it’s the smaller models that take up the least amount of space that make it so hard to decide on the best one for you.
Streaming music apps supplanting traditional forms for music discovery
By Ted Kritsonis
Pandora and Spotify are arguably the most popular streaming music platforms in the world, but neither are available in Canada, thus highlighting alternative apps and services that personalize music to your tastes to make it easier to discover new songs and artists that you might not have otherwise known about.
TAVES show hitting Toronto again, showcasing best in home audio & home theatre
By Ted Kritsonis
The Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES) will be going into its third year when it goes live at a downtown Toronto hotel November 1-3, showcasing and demonstrating some of the latest and greatest in home theatre technology.
Apple expands iPhone line with new 5c and 5s models, new iOS 7 features
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Cupertino, CA- Apple revealed two new iPhone models here yesterday and also showed off more of its upcoming iOS 7 software.
Xbox Music launches on iOS and Android, offers free Web streaming
By Ted Kritsonis
Microsoft has expanded its Xbox Music streaming and download service to iOS and Android devices, as well as launching a browser-based version that will be free of any paid subscription for the first six months. The move puts the service’s 30 million song catalog across a wider gamut of devices in taking on established competitors.
Roku 3 a solid little box, may be the media streamer to beat
By Ted Kritsonis
Streaming media boxes are slowly growing in popularity as their capabilities grow and consumers become more aware of what they can do, and the Roku 3 may be on its way to the top of the list, thanks to its impressive mix of simplified software and developer support for more content.
Microsoft’s Nokia devices purchase marks end of an era for mobile giant
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Microsoft just bought Nokia’s devices business for $7.2 billion. While Microsoft gains its own smartphone manufacturing subsidiary, the deal effectively ends Nokia’s reign as a smartphone maker.