Kobo launches three new eBook Readers

Pre-empting what is expected to be a major announcement by rival Amazon.com, Toronto-based Kobo, now owned by Rakuten, stealthily launched a new line of eBook Readers. The first models since last year's tablet/eReader hybrid the Kobo Vox, the new models represent an entire range of products including a new coloured tablet and what they note is the world's smallest eReader. Hit jump for the full lineup.

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Nokia previews its future Windows Phone 8 smartphones

By Nicholas Montgomery

New York - Nokia showed off  the result of many months of work today with two new working Windows Phone 8 devices. Previewed today were the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 which are expected to launch in the US later this year but which have not yet been slated for Canadian release.

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2012 Norton Study: Consumer Cybercrime Costs Canadians C$1.4 Billion

Norton's yearly cybercrime study finds that 8.3 million Canadians fell victim to cybercrime in last year. Increasing dependence on mobile devices also reflected in mobile vulnerabilities doubling in 2011 from 2010·  The study also found that ybercrime costs the average Canadian $169 and that  21%: Online adults who don’t understand the risk of cybercrime or how to protect themselves online. Hit jump for the full results of the 2012 Norton Study.

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TELUS and Free The Children connect with Canada’s youth

TELUS and Free The Children announced today TELUS’ five-year National Co-Title sponsorship of We Day, a series of events held across Canada to inspire youth to create change in their communities and around the world. In addition to its sponsorship, TELUS will launch a Phones for Good campaign on September 7, giving $25 from the sale of every TELUS Samsung Galaxy SIII or Samsung Ace Q to Free the Children*.

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