5 Ways to Pay From Your Phone
By Christine Persaud
A report from Catalyst indicated that 33% of Canadian consumers planned to make more mobile payments in 2016 than they did in 2015. Naturally, the proposed adoption was highest among millennials.
Tag: smartphone
CauseSquare Playing Serious Games with Charitable Donations, Fundraising Platforms
by Lee Rickwood
There’s an app for making a young soccer hopeful’s dream come true. For supporting orphaned or disadvantaged kids. And for bringing some art to the cityscape.
It’s the same app. But it is more than an app, it is a gamified mobile experience platform.
Design Review: Samsung Galaxy S8 and Tab S3
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The new smartphones and tablets look and feel so different from anything that’s come from Samsung. The closest thing to holding a sleek slab of glass, the Galaxy S8’s feel truly integrated, like they were carved out of a piece of crystal or marble and polished to smooth perfection.
Mind the mid-range: 5 outstanding smartphones under $500
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
While there are a lot of notable flagships smartphones in the market right now boasting the latest designs, sleek curved displays and killer cameras. The real battleground for smartphones is in the mid-range of the market.
The future of photography is computational
The popularity of smartphones is pushing computational photography forward. Computational photography relies more on sensors, image processors as well as algorithms to create accurate and attractive photos and videos.
Samsung Galaxy S8 vs. LG G6 – Head to head comparison of top 2 Android devices
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
LG’s hoping that the LG G6 will erase the poor effort that was the LG G5 and its failed ‘Friends’ modular accessory ecosystem.
For Samsung, the Galaxy S8 is the comeback attempt from last year’s disastrous Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. Both Korean giants are laying all the cards down on the table and putting forth the best devices they can deliver.
Hunger for Mobile Food Apps Growing with Public Launch, Seed Funding for Canadian Developers
by Lee Rickwood
Online food is estimated to be a $6 or $7 billion dollar industry in Canada, and reports show that Google searches for online food delivery options in Canada have increased by 258 per cent over the past four years!
Samsung begins road to redemption with Galaxy S8, Bixby personal assistant and Internet of Things push
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Samsung knows that releasing a stunning smartphone isn’t enough. There needs to be a ripple effect, a stickiness that extends to services and functionalities. For the Galaxy S8, there are various of these ecosystem plays. The new Bixby personal assistant, which uses voice but also the camera and the user’s habits to generate helpful contextual information could be a real difference maker.