Translate like a pro with The Translator

If you travel constantly but don’t have a good grasp of the local language, The Translator app might just be what you need. It can turn written and spoken words into any of the available 58 languages and these can be easily sent via SMS, email, Twitter, or Facebook without leaving the app or you can easily copy the text to use it on other applications.

The Translator is available for download for the iPhone and iPad for $1.99.

Asus announces cheap yet powerful Asus MeMO Pad HD 7

Hot off the new Nexus 7 release, Asus is releasing a cheap but decently spec’d tablet, the Asus MeMO Pad HD 7. The $160 Android-powered tablet features a 7-inch multi-touch panel with 1280 x 800 HD resolution and IPS technology for a wide 170-degree viewing angle, high-quality dual speakers using Asus SonicMaster technology, 5-megapixel rear and 1.2-megapixel front cameras, and quad-core processor with 1GB RAM.

It is also equipped with 16GB internal storage with expansion capability via microSD (up to 32GB), Bluetooth 4.0, WLAN (802.11 b/g/n), Miracast, and has a supposed 10-hour battery life. The MeMO Pad HD 7 comes in blue, white, pink, and green and will be available on August 12 in Future Shop, Best Buy and Staples among other. Look out for a full review of the device here as we've been playing with a pre-release version.

Should BlackBerry go private?

It has been a whirlwind year so far for BlackBerry. The Canadian smartphone and messaging pioneer set off to get back in the mobile game with a brand new OS and the types of devices that users have been clamouring for while killing off others that showed no future.

Playing catch up with competing ecosystems, BlackBerry has managed to release three new handsets in various markets and is likely going to push out at least one more new flagship device before the year is over. Now there are murmurings that the company is looking to go private. A report from Reuters states that Thorsten Heins and Co. are debating the merits of going private and that such a move would "give them breathing room to fix its problems out of the public eye," the report states.

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Back to school netTALK & VTech bundle available at Walmart Canada

Just in time for the back-to-school season, netTALK & VTech come up with the netTALK DUO and VTech Expandable Cordless Telephone System bundle perfect for giving to your kids who going away on campus or abroad. 

The bundle is available at Walmart Canada and will save you over $44 with its promo price of $79.96. It includes 12 months free calling throughout Canada and the U.S. with features like call waiting, call forwarding, conference calling, enhanced 911, 411 directory assistance, visual voicemail, call blocking, 3-way calling, and many more.