Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 8:27AM 
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Let's face it, tablets are here to stay and the 7 to 8-inch category is the most exciting and competitive area right now because they offer compact yet powerful options. Here are some that anyone will enjoy unwrapping this Holiday Season.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 8:13AM 
Google Maps on iOS just got a lot smarter with the recent update which now enables flight, hotel and restaurant reservations right to show up from the app. Integrating the functionality of Google Now into Maps, any of the above reservations that are tied in to your Gmail account will auto-populate on any relevant maps. This is nicely integrated solution for globetrotting iOS users.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 11:28PM 
Rdio is expanding to 20 more countries across Europe and Latin America. Rdio has evolved to users discover, play and share over 20 million songs will now be available in 51 countries across six continents.
“We launched Rdio in two countries just over three years ago. Today, we’re proud to bring our latest groundbreaking music experience to customers in 51 different international markets,” said Anthony Bay, Rdio’s chief executive officer. “Instant access to over 20 million songs, weekly new albums including several exclusive artist releases, and over 400 genre radio stations is an incredible value that we are excited to share with music lovers around the world.”
Countries receiving Rdio service for the first time today include: Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela. New subscribers in these regions will receive free, metered access to Rdio web for up to six months and a 14-day free mobile trial. For a complete list of regions where Rdio is available visit https://www.rdio.com/availability/. To learn more about pricing in your region visit http://www.rdio.com/pricing/.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 4:38PM 
Canada Post plans to end home delivery service in 5 years at the expense of 8,000 postal jobs. Forced to streamline its operations and cut costs, mail in Canada will still be delivered to community, grouped, lobby, and rural mailboxes.
Canada Post will open more franchised retail outlets while driving up the price of stamps starting in 2014. Hoping that the changes can result in a profit of between $700 million to $900 million.
Canadians will begin to feel the sting of this transition starting in the middle of 2014 in order to help make Canada Post financially stable by 2019. Personally, I'm hoping that Amazon's delivery drones will be fully operational by then.
Source: The Verge
