Unlocked version of Apple's iPhone 5c now available for pre-order

Today's the day to pre-order the new iPhone 5c in time for the September 20 release date. Apple Canada is taking orders for the green, blue, yellow, pink, and white models in either 16GB ($599) or 32GB ($719) capacities. These will be unlocked versions that can be used on any supporting carrier. Apple cites delivery times for pre-orders placed today at around 9/20-9/24. If the gold, silver or space grey  colours of the flagship iPhone 5s are more your thing, you'll have to wait until September 20 to order or join the lines at Apple Retails stores and Canadian carriers.

Update on Friday, September 13, 2013 at 11:33AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Canadian Carriers now have their pre-order pages up. Rogers, Bell Mobility and Telus. Telus is the only one with pricing right now for the iPhone 5c, which starts at $129.99 for the 16GB version on a two-year plan and $229.00 for the $32GB version on a two-year plan.

Vu app for Android gets overhaul

Recently, Android Vu users were treated to a complete Android-overhaul of the popular content personalization tool that delivers rich personalized content to users through a beautiful gesture-driven experience. Over the past few weeks, the redesign of the app has been giving users a world-class user experience that merges the Vu brand with all the hallmarks of Android design and interaction.

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Update for Google Drive for Android adds new color theme and buttons

Google has updated the Drive app for Android with a few minor changes, including a lighter color scheme that will supposedly make viewing content easier on your peepers and new icons at the bottom of the user interface to make it easier to upload, create, and scan documents. According to Google, there are also the usual stability and speed improvements added in the update. Google Drive can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store.

Microsoft developing Siri-like personal assistant for Windows Phone, dubs it ‘Cortana’

Microsoft is testing and preparing a Windows Phone 8.1 update that will supposedly have a personal assistant with Siri-like features. It has been codenamed “Cortana” after the Halo character and will help Windows Phone users interact with their smartphones using voice commands. There is already a basic voice command feature for Windows Phone but Cortana is expected to have a system that will learn user’s preferences and adapt accordingly.

Based on additional screenshots obtained by The Verge, Microsoft is testing the feature’s ability to pull in weather info, notifications, and events into a central interface. Other features seen on the interface include location information and access to Bluetooth controls. It is expected that Microsoft will roll out the new operating system update in early 2014.