Canadian Complaints about Wireless Roaming, Internet Services on the Increase
Only one of Canada’s major cellphone service providers has seen a reduction in the number of customer complaints received.
by Lee Rickwood
Category: Mobile
Review: Sonos Play:1 pumps out great music in smaller package
By Ted Kritsonis
Sonos has become one of the best consumer brands for high-quality speakers, but its traditionally priced itself too high for much of the market. That may have changed now that the Play:1 has launched, making it possible to use a smaller speaker that fills a room with good sound at a more reasonable price point of $219.
BlackBerry walks away from $4.7 billion rescue bid, Thorsten Heins is out
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla The $4.7 billion buyout bid by Fairfax Financial Holdings has failed and BlackBerry has opted to go for Plan B and save itself. Thorsten Heins will not be part of that effort.
New Real-Time Transit App Goes Beyond Canada with Any Device
Freely accessible and widely usable, open data from public sources has been used in the development of several apps, including those that provide information about water quality at beaches, food safety at restaurants, parking lots, bike trails and transit routes.
by Lee Rickwood
TAVES to show off PlayStation 4 before launch
By Ted Kritsonis
PlayStation 4November will be one of the biggest months in gaming ever recorded for the sheer fact that both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be launching a week apart from each other. The PlayStation 4 will be at TAVES (Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show) this weekend in Toronto for all attendees to see firsthand.
Smartphone comparison: Sony Xperia Z1, Moto X, LG G2, Apple iPhone 5c
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla There’s a wide choice for smartphones that offer something different right now. We look at some of the latest from Apple, Sony, Motorola and LG.
Indigo looks to take on Amazon with new mobile app
By Ted Kritsonis
Indigo has released a free mobile app for iOS and Android today that aims to help draw in more customers, as a means to fighting off the increasing competition by Amazon. The app has been designed to “simplify the shopping experience” by incorporating browsing, ordering, gifting and sales prices into it.
Susan Kare: The Mother of Computer Icons
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Fascinated by all things Apple, I recently read Revolution In The Valley by Andy Herztfield, which retells the background story of how the Macintosh was born. It featured Susan Kare, whose icons defined the Mac and changed user interface…