PEER 1 Hosting launches Largest Data Centre in Toronto

PEER 1's President and CEO: Fabio Banducci -" “The Internet is a vital platform for our customers, and it continues to grow,”PEER 1 Hosting, Inc. a global online IT hosting provider announced the opening of its US$40 million data centre, located in Toronto, Ontario. At more than 40,000 square feet, this new data centre is more than twice the size of a professional hockey rink and marks the first time PEER 1 Hosting is offering all three hosting solutions – colocation, dedicated hosting and managed hosting – in Canada.  The centre will be open for sales beginning February 1st, and will be operational for customers to start moving their equipment in March.

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Rekindled: Amazon's eBook Reader comes to Canada

Amazon's Kindle eBook reader went global to 100 countries a month ago but for reasons unexplained, Canada wasn't included in the roll out. Better late than never, it is now.

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Navigating the Big Smoke with Nokia Ovi Maps

Nokia's recent "Map it Out Challenge" saw members of the media armed with Nokia E71 smartphones running on Telus new HSPA+ network. Gadjo Sevilla was on hand to check it out.

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Red Rocket TTC iPhone App - Review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla One of my recent finds at the iPhone App store was the Red Rocket TTC app. A must-have for commuting iPhone owners, the $1.99 (at the Apple App store on your iPhone or iTunes). The developer describes the application in the following way. "Red Rocket puts the TTC in your pocket. It's a perfect companion to the Toronto public transit system. Find out when your bus is leaving. Plan a route with the streetcar-subway map. See routes and stops with Google Maps. Waiting for the streetcar? Use GPS to find departure times for your stop. Stay up to date with service advisories and transit news on the latest happenings in Toronto and the GTA." More after the jump Offering up real time information on route schedules, TTC advisories and Google Maps integration, the Red Rocket app can access information even without Wi-Fi or 3G connection. The application is intuitive and quick to access information, commuters can also save their favourite routes for future reference. The best part of this application is that it uses the full range of the iPhone 3G's features such as GPS, 3G or EDGE connectivity and does something really useful with them. We managed to find information on streetcar routes, projected arrival times and use the included subway map quite easily. Red Rocket is ideal for those times when you need to suddenly get to somewhere you may not be familiar with. We think it is a great example of a localized application that makes the iPhone 3G a truly valuable tool. For the $1.99 price, its a great deal. Much better than a lot of the junk that we've run across in the App store. If you use the TTC on a regular basis, have an iPhone and need to cover a lot of ground, the Red Rocket is a must have app. It will help you keep on track and give you as close to real time information on your next ride. Kudos to developer George Talusan for this truly useful tool.

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