Tag: Android

Defunct Flip camera software to delete all uploaded videos by April 15

By Ted Kritsonis

It’s been a year since Cisco announced that it would discontinue the Flip pocket video camera, and with it gone from store shelves, videos previously uploaded to the FlipShare video storage and sharing software will be deleted for good on April 15, but there is an alternative to keeping them alive.

Parrot shows two premium products coming to Canada

By Ted Kritsonis

Parrot may be better known in some circles as a company that does a lot of Bluetooth and audio products for vehicles, but at an event in Toronto this week, they showed off the AR.Drone 2.0, a smartphone-controlled quadrotor helicopter and the Zik, the company’s first set of wireless headphones.

How to keep your Android smartphone safe from malware

The open nature of Google’s mobile Android Operating System may be its most attractive features. This openness is also the system’s biggest vulnerability. Here’s a guide on protecting your Android device.

Social Media Week Pulse Check: mobile technology endures whirlwinds of change

By Hessie Jones

I recently made a presentation on mobile technology at Pulse Check, an event that took place during Social Media Week TO. The mobile world is like a whirlwind: fast-paced, innovative and totally unpredictable. Still, there are clearly discernable trends that will continue to shape mobile tech developments in 2012.

Both HTC One series and Nokia Lumia 900 coming to Canada ‘soon’

By Ted Kritsonis

Two key smartphones, one which made headlines at CES in January, and another that has been unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, have been confirmed to come to Canada in a short time, though no official launch dates have been announced.

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.