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Canadians Can Now Store Movies on Their iCloud Accouts
0By: Kuljit Grewal | July 23rd, 2012 | Apple, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
For those Canadians with multiple Apple devices, take some time to rejoice. Apple recently announced that they would be allowing their users in 38 countries including Canada and the UK to store and access movies purchased on iTunes on the iCloud. This will allow Canadians to watch films and TV shows of their choosing on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac devices. This extends what ...
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Lenovo’s CEO Yang Yuanqing Gives His Employees $3M Reasons to Smile
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 22nd, 2012 | Business, News
Between all the talk of European bailouts and LIBOR scandals, it is rare that a millionaire executive stands out from the rest and renews some faith in capitalism. That executive is Lenovo’s Yang Yuanqing, who recently decided to allocate his $3M performance bonus to 10,000 lower level employees in recognition of their contribution to the company’s success. The distributed amounts...
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Latest BlackBerry 10 OS Update Comes With Siri-Like Voice Command
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 22nd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The latest OS update for BB10 features a voice command system that sounds siri-ously (sorry…had to) to Siri. Such a system and its universal search functionality are a welcomed addition for developers and RIM fans alike, especially considering that Google has released what some believe is a superior product to Apple’s famous personal assistant feature. Google’s latest, known as ...
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Windows 8 is Coming to a Machine Near You on October 26
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 22nd, 2012 | Business, News
TQ recently wrote about Microsoft’s Surface tablet, which by all accounts is set to add an extremely important player to the growing tablet market. Innovations such as the screen protector that moonlights as a keyboard as well as the second generation Intel i5 processor will make the device a true tablet ...
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Qwiki Uses Video to Change the Way We Search the Web
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 21st, 2012 | Business, News
Microsoft is absolutely enamoured with the potential of a New York-based start-up called Qwiki. In fact, it is such a fan of the innovative company that they have elected to work with them to bring interactive video presentations to their Bing search engine. Qwiki works by pulling media content from various sources t...
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If You Own an iOS Device and Like Dinosaurs, Go to The Royal Ontario Museum for Some Augmented Reality
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 21st, 2012 | Apple, Living, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has introduced a new exhibit called Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants of Gondwana which features a unique Augmented Reality (AR) experience using Apple devices. The museum introduced a ROM Ultimate Dinosaurs app that allows patrons to us...
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Virgin Galactic Will be Popping Space Travel Cherries by Next Year
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 21st, 2012 | Living, News
According to Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic will take its inaugural space flight at some time next year. He also confirmed that he and his two adult children would be along for the ride. Several test flights have already been successfully made using the incredible
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Samsung Officially Opens Their First Canadian Retail Location
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 20th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Following an announcement earlier this year that they would be opening their very first Canadian store, the day has finally arrived for Samsung. Located at the Metropolis in Metrotown mall, the store officially opened their doors July 1...
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Huawei’s Ascend P1 Has Finally Arrived in Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 20th, 2012 | Android, Google, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Canadian fans of Chinese Smartphone manufacturer Huawei (pronounced WAH-WAY) have reason to celebrate. The company’s highly touted Ascend P1 device is now officially available through Wind Mobile. ...
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Microsoft is Thinking Big – Acquires Large Sized Tablet Developer Perceptive Pixel
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 20th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News, Tablets
It has been an incredibly busy month for Microsoft. The Brand That Bill Built not only announced their new operating system and platform Windows 8, but they also introduced the spectacular Microsoft Surface tablet PC to well-deserved fan fair. Althoug...
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