Rogers LTE network review: How fast can it go?
By Ted Kritsonis
Now that Rogers LTE network has spread from Ottawa to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, just how fast does it actually go?
Tag: smartphone
Bidders Bulk Up as Canada’s Wireless Spectrum Put on the Auction Block
by Lee Rickwood
If you want to see a truly modern Canadian mobile Internet and wireless broadband eco-system stretching from sea to sea to sea, how the auction plays out will be of tremendous importance.
Steve Jobs helped me ‘think different’
By Ted Kritsonis
In light of Steve Jobs’ passing, there have been no shortage of articles exemplifying just how much of an impact this man had on the way people thought about technology. I count myself among them, though I didn’t really realize who he actually was until the late 1990s.
Rogers launches LTE network in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver
By Ted Kritsonis
Just shy of three months after launching its first Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Ottawa in July, Rogers opened the network in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, marking the next three major markets in Canada to get the carrier’s next-generation mobile network before the end of 2011. Users on the network should expect to see speeds more than double what 3G currently offers now.
Here’s Looking at You Kid – Proximity Marketing and Customer Tracking Embedded in Advertising
By Lee Rickwood
Technological developments being applied in what’s known as ‘digital out-of-home’ advertising industry are bringing amazing new abilities to track and measure the audience, to trigger and enhance client interactivity, and to find and identify new customers.
Why the Slingbox is still cool
By Ted Kritsonis
It’s not often that a gadget or gizmo can turn three years old and still be cool without having a single hardware upgrade. The Slingbox’s Pro-HD model first came out in 2008, and though it hasn’t changed at all since, it still proves to be a nice addition to anyone’s tech lineup.
The legalities of unlocking your mobile phone
By Ted Kritsonis
Unlocking mobile phones has always been a confusing element to mobile phone ownership, but the demand for the freedom to use a handset anywhere, everywhere and with any provider will likely only grow further. And as it stands, there isn’t much of a legal precedent to stop it in Canada.
When it comes to cell phones and Internet service don’t accept the Status Quo
By Mark Orton
I am tired of being buried with cell phone promos. Commercials, ads, brochures, and mail everywhere I turn, extolling the virtues of what they offer. If you’re like me you’ve ignored them, because let’s face it we get comfortable with what we have. But as I found out comfort can cost you money.