Author of Steve Jobs’ biography turns to the Web to edit new book

Walter Isaacson, author of the Steve Jobs biography, is taking to the internet to edit a new book about the beginnings and development of today’s digital age. Isaacson has posted parts of his new book on online publishing platforms such as LiveJournal, Medium, and Scribd to have interested parties browse through the passages and state any corrections or notes.

"One of the things I learned is the original intention of the internet was to allow collaboration on projects, and we got away from that, especially with the World Wide Web," he said in an interview with Capital. "I'm trying to find a good service that will allow people to collaborate or to crowdsource some ideas."

iPhone 5s changes into a fitness tracker with Fitbit iOS update

If you don’t have your Fitbit device on you, the new update to the iOS application will remedy that situation. Fitbit has introduced a MobileTrack to turn your iPhone 5s and the new iPads into a “basic” activity tracker. It makes use of Apple’s M7 chip to monitor your movement while not sacrificing too much of your battery’s life.

LG reportedly launching webOS-powered smart TV at CES

After acquiring the defunct operating system from HP last February, LG looks to use the webOS platform for a new smart television. The Verge reports that the webOS-powered TV will make its debut at CES in January and will feature a Cards interface, similar to Apple, Microsoft, and Google mobile user interfaces.

The TV is also rumoured to be powered by a 2.2GHz dual-core processor, 1.5GB RAM, and apps based on the webOS’ Enyo framework.

First look at Nokia's Lumia 1520 and the Lumia 2520

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The future of Windows Phone rests in Nokia's Lumia line. As Finland's finest continues to refine its Windows Phone hardware and features, more models have been making waves in the market. All this, while other Windows Phone hardware partners have fallen from the wayside.

The dozen or so OEMs that graced the Microsoft stage when Windows Phone debuted, have left the party, with HTC and Samsung as the last two OEMs to release notable handsets, but that was in 2012. 

While not yet available in Canada, the Lumia 1520 and the Lumia 2520 round out Nokia's pre-acquisition family of devices and here are my impressions after having had a chance to try both devices out.

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