New era of LTE wireless begins in Canada
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Canadians can enjoy increased high speed connectivity now that Rogers, Bell and Telus are all offering LTE (Long Term Evolution) data speeds and corresponding mobile devices.
Category: Mobile
Samsung WB750 camera pushes boundaries with 18x optical zoom
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Samsung doesn’t get as much credit as it deserves for its digital cameras, which is a shame because they are pushing the boundaries on features and connectivity and are releasing some of the more compelling models in the market today.
Find My iPhone: A true story of how this app got a stolen iPhone back
By Ted Kritsonis
Apple’s Find My iPhone is one of those lifesaving apps for your iPhone that you hope you never have to use, but in the chance you do, you hope it pulls off miracles. In what was a very personal story for me, I recount how I was able to help track down the thief who stole a friend’s iPhone this past New Years Eve.
Tech CEO shakeups continue as Sony brings in Hirai
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
New leadership. It is the biggest indicator that a troubled company is committed to fix things. Sony has gone to Kazuo Hirai to help steer the course.
Unlocking phones: what Canada’s carriers will and won’t do
By Ted Kritsonis
Phone unlocking is always one of those hot-button issues when it comes to mobile freedom, but most consumers buy their phones subsidized by the carriers through contracts. These phones are locked to their respective carriers, making it difficult to use them as leverage to leave for another provider.
Shakeup at RIM: Co-CEO’s Balsillie and Lazaridis resign, Heins is new CEO
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
RIM’s longtime Co-CEO’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have resigned their positions and have endorsed Thorsten Heins as the new CEO while Barbara Stymiest is chairwoman of RIM’s board.
Televising the Revolution – Occupy Protests Use Streaming Media Tech Tools
By Lee Rickwood
Hundreds of citizen journalists and videographer activists provided live video during the Occupations – streaming if not actually televising their ‘revolution’.
Five Social Media business trends for 2012
By Hessie Jones
As the Cluetrain Manifesto states, “Markets are now conversations.” The voice of the individual can multiply into the voice of the majority, easily drowning out the corporate voice.