Gmail turns 10 today

April 1 isn’t just about the jokes and pranks. Exactly 10 years ago, Google launched Gmail in beta. It started out as an invite-only thing until 2007 and grew into one of the biggest free online email services. The Verge said it tried to set itself apart by offering bigger storage than Yahoo! Mail or Microsoft’s Hotmail and let users send out up to 25MB attachments in the beginning. It even made inbox search faster and arranged emails in a threaded conversation style.

Review of the HTC One (M8)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The original HTC One slowly but surely captured the hearts of smartphone lovers everywhere and while sales of this HTC flagship should have been much better, there was no denying its place in the pantheon of great smartphone models.

Much of the HTC One’s excellence was too good to contain in one model. HTC quickly spun off the HTC One mini and the HTC One max (available in certain markets, not in Canada). But soon, the time came to release the next flagship. Here are my impressions.

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Amazon.ca now sells musical instruments and wireless products

Amazon.ca is now carrying one of Canada’s largest selections of musical products including stringed instruments, DJ & lighting equipment, drums, sound & recording equipment, keyboards & pianos, amps and musical instrument accessories from top brands including Shure, Audio Technica, Gibson, Pioneer, Cecilio and D’Addario.
·         More than a million items in the new Wireless store including chargers, batteries, screen protectors, and headsets, as well as cases and covers from brands such as Otterbox, Lifeproof, Speck, Ballistic, Urban Armor Gear and Belkin.
·         Take advantage of free shipping on eligible orders or Free Two-Day Shipping via Amazon Prime, so you don’t have to worry about transporting heavy musical equipment on your own and can get your products delivered to right to your doorstep.

To have a closer look at the selection of products from these two new categories, please visit the Musical Instruments store at http://www.amazon.ca/musical-instruments  and the Wireless store at www.amazon.ca/wireless.

Godzilla Glass to offer improved protection plus self-healing feature to devices

Offering better protection than Gorilla Glass 3, the new Godzilla Glass sapphire compound is up to 5 times more resilient than current Gorilla glass while introducing a new self-healing feature that eliminates minor scratches and dings. This is the first of its kind on a protective glass substrate and is also ideal for curved screens with the nanoscaling flex technology. Expected to come to market soon on 6-inch devices and larger, Godzilla Glass is the first major breakthrough in protective glass and coating in mobile devices.