Review: LG Optimus G

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Too bad that the name LG Optimus G doesn't really say much about what could be the year's most surprising and impressive Android smartphone yet.

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Review: SiriusXM Radio streaming app and service

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

SiriusXM is the perfect example of a forward thinking content-focused company that pivoted its product line to reach more of its customers. The SiriusXM Radio Streaming app on iOS and Android doesn't just give users access to the best satellite radio programming on their devices provided they have a data connection.

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First Impressions of the iPad mini

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The iPad mini represents a departure from the 9.7-inch tablet market that Apple has defined and dominated. The iPad mini is entering a scattershot mini-tablet market ranging with expensive $500 7-inch Android tablets at one end and cheap $199 eReader at the bottom. But the Fun-Size iPad is clearly in a league of its own as a smaller yet full featured tablet. Here are my very early impressions.

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Rogers and CIBC to launch Canadian mobile payment solution today

CIBC and Rogers Communications are gearing up to launch Canada's first joint mobile payment solution, allowing Canadians to pay with their CIBC credit card at the checkout counter using their Rogers "Near Field Communications" (NFC) enabled smartphone. Customers will be able to use this payment capability at merchants across Canada where contactless credit card payments are accepted. The service launches today with Olympian Simon Whitfield.

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