Trick out your iPhone with TaskOne

With a TaskOne case, your Apple iPhone just won’t be handling your digital life. It turns your smartphone into a Swiss Army knife of sorts with the 22 tools included in the case. Some of the tools are a 2.5” removable knife with serrations, small and large flathead screwdrivers, wire stripper, bottle opener, and kickstand.

It is available for the iPhone 4, 4S, and 5 and it comes in Slate Grey, Cherry Red, Jet Black, and limited Flame Orange. You can find out more information here.

Become Nokia's All-Access correspondent and get issued a free Lumia 920

Live Nation Canada and Nokia announced today that they have joined forces to create the ultimate music industry dream job. Beginning July 24, Live Nation Canada will begin accepting applications from fans across Canada to become the “Nokia All-Access Correspondent.” The selected candidate will begin a two month journey to bring fans across Canada closer to their favourite artists and concert tours. Armed with a Nokia Lumia 920 and a backstage pass, the Nokia All-Access Correspondent will not only provide a peek behind the curtain, but will offer fans the ability to experience unparalleled access first hand. Rock On!

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Video: Sony Xperia Z smartphone demoed underwater

Sony's Xperia Z is one big step forward for smartphones. Thin, light and powerful, it is also submersible in one meter of fresh water for up to 30 minutes and is dust resistant to boot. Featuring a 13 megapixel camera, a delighful 5-inch HD screen as well as a gorgeous scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass enclosure, it is also the best looking Xperia smartphone so far. We know it is coming exclusively to Bell Mobility in Canada later this month and will be available in Black, White and Purple variants and will also have an optiona charging dock in the same colours. Pricing and exact availability have not been disclosed.

Thinner, lighter and more powerful Nexus 7 tablet launched with Android OS 4.3

The much rumoured and widely leaked Google Nexus 7 (2013) was unveiled today at a Google event in San Francisco together with the launch of the latest version of Android OS Jelly Bean 4.3. The new Nexus 7 features a 1.5GHz  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 8064 processor and features an unprecedented 323 pixel per inch density. It will be thinner and lighter than the preceding model and now features a 5.0MP rear-facing and 1.2MP front-facing camera, where the previous one only had a front-facing camera. The new Nexus 7 is expected to retail in the US for  $229.99 for 16GB of memory and $269.99 for 32GB, no Canadian availability has been announced so far.