Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
We’re happy to report that so far, we’ve not seen the iPhone 4 signal bars go down during normal use. We did squeeze the bejesus out of it just to see if we could replicate the attenuation and we did manage to bring down two bars, but we were squeezing it with unnatural force.
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
An added plus is that the HTC Legend runs on the sweet looking Sense UI that offers up widgets and updates for news, weather and social media all atop of the Android OS. These widgets are intuitive, non-obtrusive and stylishly render as much information on the screen without looking too busy.
Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis
Sony Ericsson’s first true foray into the cutthroat smartphone wars is a solid effort that, despite using an older version of Android, still proves to be a capable device that offers some promise of what will be possible moving forward if proper improvements are made.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
For once, it seems Canadians can be thankful that a hot tech product launch has been delayed because it seems we dodged a bullet. We’re talking about the iPhone 4, which is expected to be launched “in the coming weeks,” by Bell, Rogers, Telus and Virgin Mobile but which has also been caught in an unprecedented whirlwind of bad press and controversy in the US and europe.
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The Next@Norton 2010 event was an insightful overview into all the multifarious threats that can affect our digital lives. Not only do we need to look out for threats to our PCs but also our personal and professional social media profiles as well as our most private and personal devices, our smartphones.
Review by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Samsung’s innovated a chock-full of features on the PL150, their $249.00 point-and-shoot camera with a dual LCDs and a slew of functionality unseen anywhere else. Many of the innovations don’t just make sense; they’re downright brilliant. But a few of the ‘features’ seem unnecessary and frankly are head scratchers, is there such a thing as too much innovation on one device?
Text and photo by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Mobilicity’s pay-in-advance, unlimited service model ensures customers can use their phones as much as they want within their city coverage area without the worry of incurring extra charges. For customers travelling outside the Mobilicity unlimited network coverage area in Canada and the U.S., low per-minute-rate roaming will be available on a pay-per-use basis, as will other extra features, such as international calling, downloads and 411 directory assistance.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Aperture is a deep and complex program but made simple by its interface and we will need to spend a lot more time to figure out all of its functionality. Is it worth the $219? For photographers who need to catalogue and manage huge collections it will definitely do the job but remember it needs a Mac to run