Review: ASUS MeMO 7 HD

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The 7-inch tablet space is surging right now. Prices are diving down and features are becoming increasingly more impressive and useful. Many of the key PC manufacturers have a dog in this fight and some like ASUS, have many. The maker of the two previous Nexus 7's has also released a cheaper and more consumer friendly model in the ASUS MeMO 7 HD which is now selling in Canada for $159. 

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BlackBerry Q5 launches today in Canada

At long last, the mid-range, Curve successor BlackBerry Q5 is available for sale in Canada. The full-QWERTY device comes featuring a 3.1-inch IPS  display, a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 2GB of RAM as well as 8GB of onboard storage space that can affordably be expanded with up to a 32GB microSD card slot.

The pricing is roughly $350 outright or $49 on a 2-year term and to learn more about it, you can read our official review here

Skype adds HD video calling support for iOS apps

While high-definition video calls have been a feature in Skype’s Windows Phone app since March, Apple users are only now being introduced to the said feature with the version 4.10 update of the app. iPhone and iPad users can now see their Skype video callers in HD. 

The latest update also gives a hand to international callers with a drop-down menu that lets you select a specific country code instead of needing to type it. Improvements in terms of call quality and stability have also been included. You can download the Skype app for the iPhone 5 here and for the fourth-generation iPad one here. 

Google Drive adds spellcheck and customizable lists

Google Drive comes up with another incremental but useful update by adding a spellcheck mode and customizable bulleted lists.

Spellcheck mode lets you check your entire document or presentation at once. You just need to select “Tools” from the menu bar and then click on “Spelling.” Meanwhile, with the customizable lists, Google lets you change the size, color, and style of individual bullets, which can be considered an OC’s dream.