Google Street View Offers New View of Canada’s Parks on the Web
Immersive panoramic imagery from the country’s national parks and historic sites is now available to Internet users across Canada and around the world.
Category: Mobile
Xbox One more gaming than entertainment hub
By Ted Kritsonis
Microsoft’s launch of the Xbox One now fully kicks off the next-generation gaming battle for the living room, as it wars with Sony’s PlayStation 4 for consumers’ attention and their hard-earned dollars.
Smartwatch Showdown: Pebble vs. Samsung Galaxy Gear
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Pebble and Samsung’s Galaxy Gear are two of the newest devices aiming for the smart watch throne. While their functions are similar, their approach is wholly different.
PlayStation 4 ready to launch, details finalized on user interface
By Ted Kritsonis
The Sony PlayStation 4 is set to launch officially tomorrow at midnight at some retailers, marking the end of a giant push to market the game console and all its features, and the beginning of a new generation of console gaming that will set the tone for interactive entertainment for at least the next five years.
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
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