Gift Guide: Smartphones and Tablets
Smartphones and tablets make the gifting season bright with bold new designs, technologies and a range of sizes to consider.
Category: Mobile
Reviewing the Alcatel Idol 4 and Pixi 4
By Ted Kritsonis
These two latest smartphones from Alcatel are targeted at consumers looking to save a few bucks without having to lose too much on features and functionality. There are plenty of trade-offs in making that work, and one of them delivers on that more than the other.
New Mobile Device in Canada ‘Meshes’ Networking Technology for Off-Grid Communications
by Lee Rickwood
goTenna Mesh works independently, and you do not need the usual wireless network services. It generates its own independent long-range radio waves, and that means users have a private and a secure way to communicate.
5 Simple Ways to Lock and Protect Data on a Phone
By Christine Persaud
We’ve moved well beyond the simple password and PIN for security of our electronic devices. And nowhere does that hold as true as when it comes to your phone.
Huawei Nova Plus review – midrange smartphone challenger
There’s an interesting gamut of features camera-wise. This includes filters, HDR, panoramas, sports mode as well as a filter for shooting light-trails which is simplifies complex camera settings that are hard to pull-off even in high-end DSLRs.
Nintendo plans big comeback with hybrid Switch console and mobile device
The Nintendo Switch, which was teased recently for a March 2017 launch, is essentially a hybrid gaming platform. It can be used in the old school way connected to an HDTV and it can also be undocked and taken on-the-go with a unique controllers that attach to the main unit.
7 Hidden Features of iOS 10
By Christine Persaud
If you use an iPhone 6 or up, you may have noticed some pretty cool new features with iOS 10. But there are a couple that you might not even have realized existed. Here are 7 of the coolest new features that will probably be getting plenty of use by owners of compatible devices.
Mobile Apps and New Legislation Hope to Curtail Campus Violence, Sexual Assaults
by Lee Rickwood
As powerful and capable as customized mobile safety apps can be, it is surely a matter of culture and attitude as much as infrastructure and technology that must be changed if there’s any hope of reducing and eliminating sexual assault and violence on campus.