• TELUS Offers 16GB Samsung Galaxy SIII at a Reduced Price

    By: Jeff Stewart  |   October 24th, 2012   |   Android, News, O Canada, Smartphones

    When Samsung launched the Galaxy SIII, the initial starting price of this new flagship device with 16GB memory was $529. At that time many people did not buy it because they found that Galaxy SIII price point to be too high. Moreover, they would have to pay for the contract separately, which would have cost them at minimum $600...

  • Apple’s New iPad Mini Will Ship To Canadian Customers on November 2

    By: Kevin Green  |   October 24th, 2012   |   Apple, Business, Gadgets, iOS, O Canada, Tablets

    On October 23, Apple launched its much rumored iPad Mini along with a group of other updated products. The 8-inch tablet was the biggest announcements the California based device maker made following the release of the iPhone 5. The latest tablet from Apple now puts itself sq...

  • Canada May Gain From Looking at the Government Support of Ireland’s Start-up Sector

    By: Kevin Green  |   October 24th, 2012   |   Business, News, O Canada

    In a recent blog post, Mark Evans, head of ME Consulting, spoke about his visit to the Web Summit conference held in Dublin, Ireland. Evans works with startups and entrepreneurs to fulfill their marketing needs and claims in the post that the Irish start-up scene and the Canadian star...

  • Memoto Looking to Launch Lifelogging Device That Will Record Your Entire Life in Images

    By: Kevin Green  |   October 24th, 2012   |   Business, Gadgets, Living, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones

    Memoto has become a huge hit on the crowd funding site KickStarter. The startup is asking users for help raising $50,000 for the opportunity to wear a camera that will take images every thirty seconds. "The world's smallest wearable...

  • Apple Reacts To Competition With Launch of Smaller iPad Mini

    By: Kevin Green  |   October 24th, 2012   |   Apple, News, Tablets

    On October 23 Apple launched its much talked about iPad Mini. The event also served to announce the new Retina MacBook, Mac Mini and the iMac. The star of the show was of course the 7.9-inch iPad Mini which weighed in at an impressively lean .68 pounds. The baby brother of th...

  • Microsoft Launching First Retail Site in Toronto While Also Opening “Pop-up” Stores Across Canada

    By: Jeff Stewart  |   October 23rd, 2012   |   Business, News, O Canada, Tablets

    Good news for those of you who reside in Toronto. Microsoft has announced that they will soon open their first ever retail site in Canada (TQ was on it). And for this very purpose, Microsoft has already chosen a spot, the famous Yorkdale Mall which seems to get busier with the passing months.   In addition to this, Microsoft is also planning to open “pop-up” stores across Canada ...

  • Peek.com Wants To Become Travelers One-Stop Shop For Bookings and Information

    By: Talha Bhatti  |   October 23rd, 2012   |   Business, Living, News

    Peek.com launched on October 11 in San Francisco as a start-up that aims to serve all of a traveler’s needs. The service wants to make planning a trip much easier by offering all travel related services in one location including bookings, tours, hotels, restaurants and other essential.   Ruzwana Bashir, co-founder of Peek.com, sa...

  • Georgia Tech Receives Grant to Create MacGyver bots

    By: Talha Bhatti  |   October 23rd, 2012   |   Gadgets, News

    As robots get more sophisticated researchers are more and more uses for our mechanical friends. One of the most common areas that scientists are looking to use robots are in areas where there is danger to human life and health. This can include hazardous work environments, war zones or disaster zones. Recently, Georgia Tech U...