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Canadians Unaware of Roaming Charges
0By: Umair Yousuf | January 24th, 2013 | Gadgets, O Canada, Smartphones
A latest survey undertaken by wireless provider Rogers Communication has shown that even though Canadians own some of the latest gadgets available they are not too savvy with technology and have little knowledge of the intricacies of charges, wireless security and data usage. Rogers tested 1,001 Canadians for the survey with those selected...
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Battery Life Priority for Phone Makers
By: Umair Yousuf | January 24th, 2013 | Gadgets, News, Smartphones
Phone makers are finally trying to solve customer complaints regarding the increasingly low battery life that comes with the latest gadgets. As smartphones pack ever bigger battery guzzling screens consumers have long complained about the low number of hours their phone battery delivers. At the recently concluded CES Exhibition in Las Veg...
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Sony Faces Record Fine for PlayStation ID Hacking
By: Umair Yousuf | January 24th, 2013 | Business, Gadgets, Games
Sony faced huge criticism after millions of users’ personal details as well as credit card information was leaked online by hackers in April 2011. Now Sony Computer Entertainment, the division which oversees the famous PlayStation line of consoles, has been punished with a record fine for failing...
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Advertisers in Love with iPad
By: Umair Yousuf | January 24th, 2013 | Apple, Business, Gadgets, iOS, News
Advertisers are falling in love with the iPad as more and more choose to spend their mobile advertising budget through iPad applications rather than Android tablets, smartphones and even the iPhone. According to the latest statisti...
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NFC Everywhere at CES
By: Umair Yousuf | January 24th, 2013 | Business, Gadgets
Near-field Communication or NFC is the latest technology that has got technology companies as well as consumers excited with the possibilities. Incorporated in many smartphones available today NFC has become an easy way for two devices to share small amounts of information together that too securely. At the recently concluded CES exhibiti...
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DARPA Wants To Use Robots To Scavange Space Junk and Build New Satellites
By: Talha Bhatti | January 23rd, 2013 | Gadgets, News
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Tuesday, January 22 posted a video that showed what the government agency had in mind for the Phoenix project. The initiative is meant to help make satellites cheaper and was started a year ago. According to the video Darpa want to create robots that locate dead satellites and then harvest...
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Magic Cube Displays a Virtual Keyboard and Multi-Touch Mouse on Any Plane Surface
By: Ali Raza | January 22nd, 2013 | Android, Gadgets, iOS, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Several manufacturers showcased new and unique technologies at the 2013 Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas during the second week of January. One of these innovative technologies was the Magic Cube, which was specifically designed for tablet and smartphone users who do not like to carry a full-size keyboard with them at all times. The Magic Cube basically displays a full virtual key board alo...
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Fitness Bracelet Amiigo Surpasses Funding Goal On Indiegogo With $143,184
By: Jeff Stewart | January 21st, 2013 | Gadgets, Mobile Apps, News
Fitness bracelet, Amiigo, launched its crowdfunding campaign just a few days ago and has already successfully passed its $90,000 goal. On January 20, 2013 backers had pledged $143,184 in support of the project through Indiegogo’s website. Amiigo’s Abe Carter mentioned at the start of their crowdfunding campaign that “We’v...
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Nokia Helps Lumia 820 Owners Create Cases For Handsets Using 3D Printing
By: Jeff Stewart | January 19th, 2013 | Gadgets, News, Smartphones
Even though mobile phone manufacturers make every effort to give their devices a look and feel that will attract a lot of buyers, many users still prefer to customize their own devices. In most cases they end up buying covers or other accessories from third party vendors but Nokia has decided to change the trend and on Friday, January ...
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Apple Pricing Strategy Unique in Every Way
By: Umair Yousuf | January 18th, 2013 | Apple, Business, Gadgets, News
Apple has a unique method of pricing its products which has resulted in the consistent prices that can be found for its must have gadgets at all different retailers. Famous gadgets like the iPads, iPhones, and iPods are rarely ever discounted with the Cupertino giant maintaining a strong hold on the retail operations. A recent articl...
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