Lenovo recalling 544,000 laptop power cords, fire and burn hazards cited

Lenovo has issued a recall of over half a million laptop power cords. Of these, 500,000 cords are from the U.S. and about 44,000 cords are estimated in  Canada. Model number or identifier is theLS-15 AC power cord, manufactured from February 2011 to December 2011.

These cords have the “LS-15″ molded mark on the AC adapter end, and have the manufacture date code in the format REV: 00 YYMM on an attached label. According to VentureBeat, "IdeaPad brand B-, G-, S-, U-, V-, and Z-series laptop computers and Lenovo brand B-, G-, and V-series laptop computers. A full list is available on this page."

Source: VentureBeat

iOS 8 now installed on 63 % of devices

iOS 8 is now installed on 63 per cent of active iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices that can run the latest, greatest mobile operating system from Apple. While it took a while for iOS 8 to gain traction (mostly because of user apprehension that some bugs existed and needed to be fixed), speed of  adoption of iOS 8 is rising quite quickly.

iOS 8 was released together with the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus in September. Apple has been quick to issue patches and updates (see post below) and has already seeded iOS 8.2 to developers for release in the near future.

Source: Macrumors.com

iOS 8 update 8.1.2 now available fixes issue with missing iTunes ringtones

Apple has pushed out iOS 8.1.2 an update that brings bug fixes for ringtones purchased throught the iTunes Store which have been removed from one's device. The small update weighs in at 28.3 MB and is available now. The ringrones have to be manually restored after the update.

HTC's RE action camera now available in Canada

The RE action camera was HTC's big announcement in October. The cross-platfrom camera is ideal for capturing life's moments while freeing up your smartphone. We've just heard that the RE is coming to Staples this week for an SRT of $199.55. Stay tuned for a more comprehensive hands on once we get our hands on the new RE.