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Samsung Gives World First View Of Galaxy S III Mini In Frankfurt
0By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News, Smartphones
Samsung had not been very open about the Galaxy S III Mini since rumors started hitting news outlets that a smaller version of the Korean firm’s best selling smartphone was in the works (TQ was on it). Eventually Samsung mobile chief JK Shin...
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Kobo Buys French Self Publishing Company Aquafadas
By: Kevin Green | October 14th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Canadian e-book seller, Kobo, announced late last week that it had acquired French company Aquafadas but did not give any further details regarding the financial parameters of the deal. The Toronto based Kobo bought Aquafadas so that it could add magazines, comics, and children’s books to...
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Meet Everpurse – The Purse That Charges Mobile Devices Wirelessly on the Move
By: Ali Raza | October 14th, 2012 | Android, Apple, Gadgets, Living, News, Smartphones
There is an incredible purse coming to the market that will charge mobile phones on the move wirelessly and fashionably. This small bag is called Everpurse, and the innovative device will allow women to carry it in their main purse easily. This small purse was created by Liz Salcedo, a social worker who tired of her phone’s battery being drained far too early in the day and her partner Dan Salce...
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Lockitron Founders Grateful to Kickstarter for Crowdfunding Concept
By: Jeff Stewart | October 13th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Living, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
Kickstarter has done a great job of setting itself apart as a platform that provides a way to get crowdfunding for creative projects. Lockitron founders Paul Gerhardt and Cameron Robertson were very excited about using Kickstarter to get funding for their own hardware oriente...
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Openera Becomes the “Most Anticipated Early Stage Startup in Canada”
By: Jeff Stewart | October 13th, 2012 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
When unprepared Peter Lalonde pitched the idea for his start-up Openera at the Canadian Digital Media Network’s Canada 3.0 conference last April, he never thought his idea would win. The quality of his idea prevailed however, as the entrepreneur ended up winning even though he was a last minute ...
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MindMeld Looking to Give Google Now and Siri a Run for Their Money
By: Ali Raza | October 13th, 2012 | Apple, Google, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Google Now and Siri will soon have a new competitor after Tim Tuttle introduces his latest iPad application called MindMeld. The application is expected to be available in the fall and is taking...
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CRTC Getting Ready To Create Code Of Conduct For Wireless Sector With Consumer Help
By: Kevin Green | October 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is looking for the Canadian populace to tell them about their experiences with wireless providers in the country. The reviews, which can be both positive and negative, will be used by the federal body to create a code of conduct for wireless service provi...
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NYU Doctoral Student Showcases Hand Gesture Technology For Touch Screen Authentication
By: Kevin Green | October 13th, 2012 | Gadgets, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones, Tablets
A Polytechnic Institute of New York University researcher, Napa Sae-Bae, has been studying ways to utilize a person’s hand gestures and swipes on a touch sreen device to authenticate user access. Sae-Bae’s work should enable devices to secure their data and the physical device itself by recognizing authorized users swipes thanks to their uniq...
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Report Indicates That 60% Of iPhone Owners In Canada and US Have Upgraded To iOS 6
By: Talha Bhatti | October 12th, 2012 | Apple, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Apple has a hit on its hands with the new iPhone 5 and iOS 6 tandem. The hardware and software were released at about the same time and have taken the market in the US and Canada by storm. Reports indicates that after two weeks of being available for download, 60% of iPhone users in the U.S. and Canada updated their devices to iOS 6. The positive...
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Canadian Twitter Users Upbeat About the Future of Research In Motion
By: Talha Bhatti | October 12th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Canada based maker of BlackBerry smartphones, Research in Motion (RIM), has been in the news a lot lately and most of the headlines have been pointing at the upcoming release of the company’s new BlackBerry 10 operating system. RIM gave the world a glimpse of the BB10 at their developer’s conference called Blackberry Jam 2012. The presentatio...
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