SamKnows says Rogers customers are getting the download speeds they're paying for

John Boynton, (left) EVP and chief marketing officer of Rogers and Alex Salter CEO of SamKnows at the media briefingIt is downright tricky to track broadband speed performance and even trickier to make pronouncements that one's service is better, faster or more consistent thant the competition's. Rogers hired third party broadband performance testing expert SamKnows to track their speeds. As per SamKnows' findings, Rogers delivered on avarage 100 per cent or more of advertised download speeds on the most popular subscription packages.

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Video: Nokia shows precision camera and Zeiss optics in Lumia 925

Proof that Nokia takes its camera seriously, this video shows how the Lumia 925 compensates for movement when taking photos as well as the six lens elements from Zeiss and technology that makes taking great photos possible in lower light conditions.

Apple's Back to School promo gives Gift Cards for Mac, iPad and iPhone purchases

Apple's annual Back to School promotion is now available and runs until September 6, 2013. Post-secondary students can buy a Mac and get a $100 App Store Gift Card, or buy an iPad or iPhone and get a $50 App Store Gift Card. 

Receive your App Store Gift Card with purchase when you buy a qualifying product from one of these stores

Apple Online Store for Education

Apple Retail Store

Apple Authorized Campus Stores

You can use your App Store Gift Card to download apps, music, games, books, and more from the App Store, Mac App Store, iTunes Store and iBookstore.

Moto X advert hints at something different from Google's in-house smartphone

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Everyone knows that Google bought Motorola for the patents, or did they? The much awaited Moto X superphone has long been rumoured and various leaks have revealed little. The past few weeks have seen some movement at the Google owned Motorola division. A new Google-ish logo appeared a week ago and more recently, a print ad for the Moto X smartphone. The text heavy ad, which shows no image (although the Moto X prototyle has been widely leaked -see above) there are a number of hints towards a different approach of phone-making.

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