Review: 5 Outstanding iPad Apps: Early Edition

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Apple iPad has been out for barely more than a week and already we have seen a number of compelling iPad apps that really define its functionality. The iPad has been heralded as a media consumption device and for the most part that is true.

We wanted to explore how it might be more of a content creation device and possibly a substitute for a notebook computer. Since we re using a US iPad in Canada, we were dismayed to find out that we had limited access to the iPad App Store and were unable to buy the iWorks suite of apps (Pages, Numbers and Keynote).

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Motorola Launches 3 Android phones with Motoblur in Canada

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Something for everybody. That seems to be Motorola's mantra when they unveiled three new (to Canada, at least) Android smartphones, one for each of the big three carriers. Riding on the success of their flagship Android handset Motorola Milestone, the Dext, Quench and Backflip also share the Motoblur application.

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OS 4 brings multitasking, social gaming and mobile ads to iPhone 3GS

By Gadjo C. Sevilla

Apple recenly revealed plans to launch iPhone 4.0, the next iteration of its popular iPhone and iPad operating system. The update brings a number of features but most notable is multitasking, which allows for quick and efficient navigation between open applications without substantially affecting battery life.

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Review: Apple iPad 32GB

Updated on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 9:21AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The iPad isn't due in Canada until "late April" as per Apple's website but this hasn't stopped tech-smitten Canadians from crossing borders, scouring eBay and chancing the grey market to get their hands on Apple's latest toy. An entirely new category of device, the iPad brings with it a lot of promise but also a lot of compromise. Here are our initial impressions.

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