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Rogers Will be the Exclusive Nokia Lumia 920 Carrier In Canada
0By: Kevin Green | October 9th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, SmartphonesNokia made a joint announcement with Canadian wireless provider Rogers that the company would be the exclusive carrier for the Nokia Lumia 920 in Canada. The new smartphone is powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phones 8 and is expected to take on Apple’s iPhone 5 with its soli...
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Canada’s Panda Robotics is Using Crowd Funding to Bring 3D Printing to Everyone
By: Kevin Green | October 9th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News, O CanadaThe consumer 3D printer market has become very hot very quickly as companies are racing to bring their 3D printers and services to the masses. The technology has been around for quite some time however the uses thus far have been for commercial purposes such as prototyping and modeling. However, the latest push is to get a printer that is usable with a standard laptop, similar to 2D printers curre...
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The Awesome People Behind theChive Have Hired a CEO for Their Latest Venutre Tapiture – Pinterest for Men
By: Kuljit Grewal | October 8th, 2012 | NewsFor those who have yet to enjoy the procrastinators’ paradise that is theChive, we encourage you to do so immediately. As in click on that hyperlink right now. Go on, we will wait. Thank yourself. The incredibly addictive site represents far more than pictures of women’s rears and gravity defying bras as the people who frequent the site can q...
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RIM Sets Up Tech Center In UK To Help Developers Port Apps To BB10
By: Talha Bhatti | October 8th, 2012 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, SmartphonesResearch in Motion (RIM) recently opened a Tech Center at its United Kingdom headquarters in Slough. Journalists and media personel were invited into the Tech Center to get a look at what the makers of BlackBerry have been working on for their upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system. CrackBerry ...
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Canada And United Kingdom Get New Kobo Glo And Mini e-Readers
By: Talha Bhatti | October 8th, 2012 | Gadgets, News, O Canada, TabletsThe world has gone ga-ga for e-readers and manufacturers can’t seem to produce them quickly enough. Amazon has come out as a contender in the tablet market thanks to its hot Kindle device including the popular and widely acclaimed Kindle Paperwhite. Barnes & Nobl
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Motorola Adds More Devices To The Bootloader Unlock Program In Canada
By: Talha Bhatti | October 8th, 2012 | Gadgets, News, O Canada, SmartphonesIn 2012 Motorola started the Bootloader Unlock Program with the promise that “additional devices will be added progressively.” The Bootloader Unlock Program was basically a setup by Motorola where they offered their users the ability to gain root privileges. This is done by unlocking the bootloader which allows “basic h...
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3D Printing Hits Downtown Manhattan As Companies Try To Bring Their Technology Mainstream
By: Talha Bhatti | October 8th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, NewsMakerBot is a pioneer in the retail 3D printing market and has recently opened up a store front in downtown Manhattan. The location is meant to showcase the company’s technology as well as the abilities of its printers. The store also sells incredible 3D models that have been printed using MakerBot’s 3D printers. The newly released Replic...
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HOW TO: Canadians Can Add Passbook in iOS 6 to Their Starbucks App [Workaround]
By: Kuljit Grewal | October 7th, 2012 | Apple, iOS, Living, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, SmartphonesLate last week, Starbucks announced the highly anticipated integration of Passbook functionality into their iOS app. Unfortunately for those of us north of the U.S. border, the Canadian version of their app did not receive the same upgrade treatment, a bummer to say the least. Thanks to the good people at