Sunday
Aug112013
Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 8/05-8/11
Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 10:09AM 
Microsoft cuts Surface Pro price by $100 for the month of August
Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 10:09AM Saturday
Aug102013
Google Play Books adds textbooks for purchase or rent
Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 7:50PM 
Google recently announced the availability of digital textbooks on its Google Play Books app that can either be bought or rented. If you opt to rent a book, it will be available to you for six months and you’ll save up to 80% off the regular purchasing price.
Google carries books from some of the well-known publishers including Random House, Pearson, Wiley, McGraw-Hill, and Macmillan Higher Education. The books can be viewed on any Android or iOS device with the Books app or on the Web.
Saturday
Aug102013
Canada's Keek social video service passes 58 million user mark
Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 8:25AM 
It may not be as popular as Instagram or even Vine, but the Canadian-created social video sharing service seems comitted to compete against those leading apps. The company is reportedly raising $100 million for financing to better compete with more widely popular apps and services. Keek allows users to record and post 36-second long videos called "Keeks" from smartphones as well as computer connected webcams. Followers can then comment and like the videos. You know, sort of like YouTube.
Founded in 2011, Keek's aggressive moves could make it a big story in Canadian app innovation. Keek is available on browsers, Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Blackberry.
Source: Venturebeat
Friday
Aug092013
Translate like a pro with The Translator
Friday, August 9, 2013 at 9:46PM 
If you travel constantly but don’t have a good grasp of the local language, The Translator app might just be what you need. It can turn written and spoken words into any of the available 58 languages and these can be easily sent via SMS, email, Twitter, or Facebook without leaving the app or you can easily copy the text to use it on other applications.
The Translator is available for download for the iPhone and iPad for $1.99.