Category: Mobile

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.

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…

TAVES show seminars look to inspire audio aficionados

By Ted Kritsonis

With a prime focus on the world of audio, TAVES (Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show) will offer a series of seminars over the three-day show that will explore a number of different segments and categories, ranging from turntables, Hi-Fi, vinyl, speaker setup and acoustics, among others.