Category: Mobile

Following the 2010 Olympics with 3 iPhone apps

February 19, 2010

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Hooked on the 2010 Vancouver Olympics? So are we! We found not one but three apps that can keep us tuned in to this exciting and historical event.

Following the Olympics with Samsung’s Omnia II on Bell

February 18, 2010

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Using Samsung’s Omnia II smartphone which is the official handset of the 2010 Olympics and which runs Windows Mobile 6.5, we took time to discover Bell’s Olympic offerings. The first application we tried out was Live TV which enables subscribed users real time access to ongoing events.

Canadians spent more than $4.66 billion on tech devices in 2009

February 11, 2010

Text and photo by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Canadians purchased more than 83 million IT products – eight per cent lower than the year before – at an average price of $56 per unit. The most popular among these items was the computer notebook, which came down 15 per cent in average price, fuelling a 31 per cent rise in the total units sold.

Mobilicity is Canada’s newest wireless carrier

February 8, 2010

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Mobilicity squeezes into a picture that’s got providers Rogers, Fido, Bell, Telus, Virgin and Wind all competing for 3G customers and selling the latest batch of app phones and smartphones.

Unlocked Motorola Milestone now available in Canada

January 31, 2010

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Selling for $654.99, the Milestone, is the 3G GSM version of Motorola’s popular Android phone sporting the latest Android 2.0 OS. As of this writing, Expansys.ca had 61 one of these delectable droid devices available for Canadians.

Apple’s tablet- Revolutionary device or hype machine?

January 26, 2010

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Possibly an even bigger deal than the iPhone, the iSlate is a product thats been on the radar for over a decade and has now piqued the interest of the public because it could be Apple’s most revolutionary product to date, or its biggest flop.

Rogers locks down Xperia X10

January 11, 2010

By Dilshan Kathriarachchi

Rogers to release the Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 exclusively in Canada. Will the proprietary user interface on the device be a game changer?