The advantages of mobile app interoperability
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Smarter smartphones mean more intuitive apps that can access each other’s features and data safely. Next generation applications will need to play nice with each other.
Category: Mobile
Best new notebooks for summer & Back to School
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
2015 is a pivotal year for the PC market. Not only are there major operating system upgrades available from Microsoft and soon from Apple, PC makers have stepped up their notebook game.
Awareness Campaign Needed on Cellphone Use, Wi-Fi Radiation Risks amid Conflicting Government Reports
By Lee Rickwood
A government committee is calling for “an awareness campaign relating to the safe use of wireless technologies, such as cellphones and Wi-Fi, in key environments such as the school and the home” and “reducing risks related to radiofrequency exposure.”
by Lee Rickwood
Smartphone cases made to go waterproof
By Ted Kritsonis
When considering the smartphone’s de facto role as a point-and-shoot camera, using a waterproof case can open up the chance to use it in a pool or in freshwater settings. There are number of different cases to choose from now, and there’s a short list of standouts to choose from.
Rogers and Wind deal not entirely a win-win
By Ted Kritsonis
It’s not breaking news, but the Rogers-Wind Mobile deal announced back on June 24 was like a blockbuster trade in the sports world. In a quid pro quo with government acquiescence, Rogers acquired Mobilicity and Shaw’s unused wireless spectrum, while opening it up to Wind. It seems like a win-win, but is it?
Review: Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 is a solid mid-range player
Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis
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Smartphone competition strikes a slightly different chord when it comes to what mid-range devices are capable of, and the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 is a handset that aims to deliver a quality experience at a price many can afford. How much bang for the buck does it offer?
Samsung and Red Hat form alliance to provide next-gen mobile enterprise solutions
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Finding a common focus, Samsung and Red Hat are teaming up to tackle next generation mobile enterprise solutions that power mobile-first strategies. Mobile devices in the enterprise are becoming more important than simple Bring Your Own…
Canadian app Yeplive aims to take chunk of livestreaming pie
By Ted Kritsonis
Periscope and Meerkat have popularized the concept of location-based livestreaming in a big way, and others appear to want to take a bite out of the same pie. Enter Toronto-based Yeplive, a new app aiming to be among the elite.