Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 8:58AM 
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Alcatel has been ramping up its product offerings as well as its range of devices. It showed off a number of notable smartphones, tablets and even a smart watch at CES 2015. While those products haven't been slated for Canadian release, their OneTouch Idol X+ smartphone, an update to the Idol X we reviewed last year, is already here and available at TELUS and Koodo.
Monday, January 26, 2015 at 4:20PM 
Facebook looks to bring its social network to emerging markets. They have just introduced a new simplified version of its mobile app for Android users in developing countries. Called Facebook Lite, it runs Facebook's core functionality while only taking up 252KB of space. Messaging has been integrated within the app to lessen the digital footprint it takes up. It is meant to run on slower 2G networks for countries like Nepal, Nigeria, Bangladesh, South Africa, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. If you're in one of those countries, you can download the app below.
Source: Slate | Download: Google Play Store (Free)
Monday, January 26, 2015 at 4:01PM 
Hoping to bring out another game changing device, OnePlus team has been creating a lot of hype for its next flagship, the OnePlus 2. It was expected to come out in Q2 of this year but apparently it is getting pushed back to the third quarter. The reason? Issues with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 810 processor. If true, this issue might even cause some problems for the upcoming flagships of other brands. The other rumoured specs of the new OnePlus device are that'll also run on 4GB of RAM and have a QHD 5.5-inch display.
Source: Ubergizmo
Monday, January 26, 2015 at 3:24PM 
Whether you want to catch the Super Bowl or the latest blockbuster in the comforts of your home, the new Epson Home Cinema 3500 wants to make it a great experience for you. This projector lets you see everything in Full HD 1080p with amazing detail and clarity with 2500 lumens colour brightness, the ability to reproduce 1.07 billion colours, and 70,000:1 contrast ratio. And yes, it is easy to setup, too. Everything can be magnified on your wall up to 300 inches. It comes with two HDMI ports so it can connect to your cable boxes, Blu-ray players, and the like. The Home Cinema 3500 retails for $1,749.
