Wednesday
Nov092011

Adobe drops Flash support on Mobile Devices

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Adobe Flash was the one feature missing on the iPad and iPhone that became an unnoficial rallying point for competitors whose products could 'run Flash', 'access the entire web,' and could  'watch thousands of videos.' Well those days are coming to a close as Adobe is focusing purely on desktop Flash and leaving the mobile space. Adobe will instead find ways to make HTML 5 the universal mobile dynamic media delivery service.

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Tuesday
Nov082011

Kobo sold to Japanese e-commerce company for $315 million

It was as good a time as any to sell Kobo. With recent success from its Kobo Reader Touch and the newly released Kobo Vox, the Toronto-based e-Book maker looks like a great acquisition. Rakuten, Inc.  and Kobo Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rakuten intends to acquire 100% of total issued and outstanding shares of Kobo for US$315 million in cash.

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Tuesday
Nov082011

Apple Store App for IPhone and iPod Touch

The Apple Store App for iPhone and iPod touch is now live and available in Canada on the App Store. It's the easiest way to reserve, shop for, and personalize your favourite Apple products right from your iPhone! Make Genius Bar and One to One reservations and sign up for free workshops. Designed to speed up in store purchases as well as put the Apple Store experience in user's hands, the app comes in time for the busy holiday shopping season.

Monday
Nov072011

Motorola RAZR Android smartphone now available at Rogers

The new Motorola RAZR is available in Canada from Rogers. It is thin, runs Android Gingerbread (with possible upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich), has a 4.3-inch screen and laced with Kevlar, what's not to like? For new subscribers cost is $149.99 on a 3-year and creeps  to $649.99 for no contract price. Check out our overview video below.