Category: Mobile

What goes into making one of TomTom’s maps?

By Ted Kritsonis

TomTom has become a renowned brand for mapping and navigation, but getting to that point required mapping and updating the geography to help drivers get to where they wanted to go. At an exclusive press event in the Caribbean island of Martinique, we got a firsthand look at what goes into mapping a place virtually from scratch.

Can the Ooma Telo fully replace your landline?

By Ted Kritsonis

The Ooma Telo is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) device that uses your home’s broadband Internet connection to provide an alternative to a traditional landline. And it does so at a fraction of the cost, but is it easy enough to uproot your landline and replace it with technology like this?

Google Drive: Cloud service or emerging OS?

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Google Drive is a free synching and file storage service that is the foundation for a comprehensive cloud service. Google’s big cloud initiative is starting to form more cohesively. 

Bell kills Solo Mobile, and perhaps Rogers should axe Chatr, too

By Ted Kritsonis

Starting today, Bell will officially put an end to Solo Mobile by not activating any new customers under its longtime subsidiary budget brand. The move was long overdue, given Bell’s stake in Virgin Mobile, but Rogers, also with two sub-brands, should probably put an end to Chatr Wireless once and for all.