Wednesday
May302012

Samsung Galaxy S III comes to TELUS on June 20, pre-orders open today

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III, clearly the most desirable handset in the market right now, are available for a limited time at www.telusmobility.com, starting on May 30th.   

UPDATE: Samsung Canada has announced that the Galaxy S III will also be carried by Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Mobilicity and Wind Mobile.

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Wednesday
May302012

McAfee: One in every six PCs are not protected

McAfee announced the results of a global study that set out to determine the percentage of personal computer owners without any working security software and protection.Out of the 24 participating countries, Canada was ranked as the 7th least protected country. 

Key findings from the study include:

- Eighty-three (83) per cent of global PC owners have working basic security protection

- Seventeen (17) per cent of PCs scanned had no anti-virus installed or it was expired

- Canada is the 7th least protected country, with 17.9 per cent of consumers browsing the Internet without any protection. Of this group of users, 9.48 per cent of consumers have no protection installed, and 8.45 per cent of consumers have installed but disabled security, placing the country in the number two spot for this category behind Singapore.

The full results of the study can be found here.

Wednesday
May302012

SlideShow: 2012 iPhone Cases and Parts reported leaked

Ahh, Summer. The temperature's rising and iPhone 'leaks' and rumors start to flood the Internet. Above is a sampling of the reported casing and parts of an upcoming iPhone model. These hit the web yesterday and come from various sources such as uBreakiFix.com and 9to5Mac.com

From what we can see, this design is slimmer and longer than the current glass iPhone and incorporates an Aluminum frame as well as an all new Dock Connector. This looks like a 4-inch screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Photos are sourced from Asian part suppliers who stock the items shortly before new models are introduced. Can this really be the 6th generation iPhone?

Sources: uBreakFix.com

              9to5Mac.com

 

Tuesday
May292012

Video: Nest Learning Thermostat now available in Canada

The Nest Learning Thermostat, the world's first commercially available learning thermostat, can help save Canadians up to 20 percent on their home heating and cooling bills by automatically turning itself down when you're away, guiding you to energy-efficient temperatures when you're home, and by creating a personalized temperature schedule based on learning your habits.

 Nest uses motion sensors, cloud computing and algorithms to learn about you, your home and your habits to automatically turn itself down when you're away and to be more energy-efficient when you are home – altogether programming itself to help you save money.

Starting today, Canadians can purchase their own Nest at nest.com/store for $249 USD, plus shipping. And yes, there is an app for it. Nifty, eh?