Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 12/07-12/13

Game of Thrones video game series to come out in 2014

Review: TomTom US & Canada App for Android

AT&T and Rogers to offer reciprocal roaming deal for subscribers

Samsung introduces 1TB mSATA SSD

LoJack aides Canadian & U.S. Law Enforcement in crime ring bust, $3.2 Million in Assets recovered

Tesla Motors opens second dealership in Toronto, showcases Model S

Viber introduces feature to allow mobile and landline calls

Toronto Transit Commission delivers free WiFi to commuters in two stations

Holiday gift ideas for your techie girlfriend!

Roam Mobility's Snowbird Plans land in time for the Holidays

iTunes offers users 12 Days of Gifts starting December 26

Postal gone: Canada Post to phase out home mail delivery in 5 years

Gift Guide: Three 8-inch Tablets

"Instagram Direct" announced by Instagram, brings ability to share pictures and videos privately

Toronto-based Bitstrips secures $ 3 Million investment

Video: All Hands on Tech check out the Dropcam WiFi camera

Video: All Hands on Tech check out the Dropcam WiFi camera

Our friends from ITWorld Canada have a regular All Hands on Tech video segment where they check out some recent technologies. In the video above, they look at the Dropcam WiFi camera, which is an inexpensive way to enable video surveillance. Check out the how to video above.

Cisco looking to spend $4 billion, create 1,700 jobs in Canada

Cisco Systems has just commited to spending US $4 billion in 10 years to fortify its operations in Ontario. This translates into 1,700 new jobs and a total of 5,000 by 2024. Cisco CEO John Chambers is keen on investing in Canada because he finds the policies agreeable having been quoted as saying that Canada is ,"the easiest place in the world to do business,” and that the U.S. could learn a thing or two from them. 

“Today marks a significant milestone for Cisco Canada and Province of Ontario. This announcement builds on our existing partnership and our mutual commitment to drive productivity and create new economic opportunities through innovation. Together with the Province we will create, high value jobs that will stimulate the economy. This initiative will also ensure that Ontario continues to be a leader in the information and communications technology industry, with a vast talent pool representing the country’s next generation of innovation," said Nitin Kawale, Cisco Canada's president.

BlackBerry and Tim Hortons join forces for NFC payments

BlackBerry smartphones can now pay for cofee and donuts at Tim Hortons with functionality built into Tim Hortons’ popular TimmyMe mobile app.

BlackBerry 10 smartphone customers will be able to use their phone to complete transactions at participating Tim Hortons across Canada and the United States. This new mobile payment option is unique to BlackBerry 10 customers at this time and is the first such deployment of its kind, anywhere in the world.  

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