Monday
Feb152010

Following the Olympics with Bell's Live TV and WOW app

Olympic action on the go with the Samsung Omnia II from BellText and photos by Gadjo C. Sevilla

Delivering on the promise of allowing access to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on select mobile devices Bell Mobility's network, its Live TV app offers direct access to live Olympic events  while the WOW (Wireless Olympic Works) app delivers  well as up-to-the-minute updates through Bell's HSPA network. Here's our review of the entire experience and what its going to cost you.

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Monday
Feb152010

Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7 Series, available end of 2010

Microsoft recently revealed the new direction it is taking with its smartphone operating system. Launched by CEO Steve Ballmer at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain- Windows Phone 7 Series is the company's latest answer to Apple's iPhone OS, Palm's WebOS, Google's Android and Blackberry mobile OS. More details and video of Windows Phone 7 in action after the break.

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Friday
Feb122010

It's On!- Where to follow the Vancouver Olympics online

Starting today, the Vancouver Winter Olympics will be all the buzz. Here are some of the places where you can keep tabs on the events and the medal count.

CTV 2010 Winter Olympics webpage: All the TV schedules, news and updates plus photos and videos. You have the option of downloading Bell's special browser.

NBC  and CNN have special pages for the Olympics

 follow http://twitter.com/Van2010games on Twitter for frequent updates. You can also follow a comprehensive list of specific Canadian athletes in their Twitter feeds here. You can also search using #vancouver and #olympics to get people's input on Twitter.

If you're on Bell Mobility and happen to have a Samsung Omnia II smartphone then download the WOW (Wireless Olympic Works) application that integrates all the latest news, weather, video and photos of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Prefer Facebook? No problem, you can go to http://www.facebook.com/olympics for the latest news.

 

 

Thursday
Feb112010

Review: NBA Live 2010 on iPhone and iPod Touch

Does NBA Live 2010 on the iPhone score as much as Chris Bosh?By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

How does EA's NBA Live basketball sim play on the iPhone OS? We tested it on a third generation iPod Touch and were intrigued by the touch-controls plus the prospect of playing a pocket version of one of the most seminal video game titles in history. Here's what we found out.

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