Wednesday
Sep042013

Sony's curved 65-inch LED HDTV launches in Toronto

 

Sony introduced the world’s first curved screen LED television, model KDL-65S990A. Available in October at Sony Stores and select electronics retailers nationwide for $4,499.99, the KDL-65S990A provides an all-in-one cinematic experience for the home, combining a curved visual panel with Sony’s acclaimed TRILUMINOS Display colour system for accurate, deep, vibrant colours, and a powerful angled surround sound speaker system to complete the home theater like never before. 

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Wednesday
Sep042013

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 landing at all Canadian carriers "later this year"

Not long after the official reveal at Samsung's "Unpacked" event happening in Berlin, Canadian carriers Rogers, TELUS, Bell, Mobilicity, MTS, SaskTel, Videotron, and WIND Mobile have all confirmed to us that they intend on carrying the 5.7-inch smartphone in the coming months; though, of course, pricing has not been made available.

Stay tuned for more

Wednesday
Sep042013

SwiftKey raises 17.5 million in Series B funding to further its Android development

One of the driving catalysts in me becoming a devout Android user, aside from the customization, is having the ability to use SwiftKey as my on-screen keyboard. Simply put: it's the best money you'll ever spend on an app and should probably be the first thing you buy when you switch to Android and get yourself setup. SwiftKey is so good, in fact,  it also happens to provide the autocorrect software for onscreen keyboards found on BlackBerry 10 and Samsung devices.

Today, SwiftKey announced a new 17.5 million dollar Series B round of funding led by Index Ventures. This new round will help the UK-based developer further break into the North American market. 

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Wednesday
Sep042013

Review: Apple Airport Extreme (2013)

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple pioneered consumer WiFi when it launched the AirPort Base Station over a decade ago. The latest version of their latest Airport Extreme Base station looks odd as it resembles a tower of stacked AppleTVs that are bleached white, there's a good reason for that.

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