One week before BB10’s launch and RIM is riding the wave of surging support

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We’re a week away from the launch of the much awaited BlackBerry 10 OS and smartphones from Research In Motion and the excitement is palpable. Like a long banished king making one last rally to reclaim its throne, RIM is charging forward. Loyal BlackBerry users and supporters, long exiled from the mainstream, are gathering to show support. Hit jump to read more about Canadian brands backing BlackBerry as it attempts to make a bold comeback.

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Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle now available on Amazon.ca

Amazon.ca today announced that the new family of Kindle e-readers is now available to customers in Canada. The all-new top-of-the-line Kindle Paperwhite  is the most advanced e-reader ever built with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast compared to the previous generation Kindle, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, up to 8 weeks of battery life, a thin and light design, and is available in both Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + 3G models.  Never pay for or hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot with the free 3G wireless Kindle Paperwhite for just CDN $199 or choose Kindle Paperwhite with Wi-Fi for only CDN $139. 

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Post PC: Intel to cease desktop motherboard production in 3 years

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Intel plans to cease production of desktop montherboards in the next three years. While the chip giant will continue to provide components to third-party motherboard manufacturers it will end its own production after launching and supporting  motherboards that support the upcoming Haswell architecture. This is the latest news to follow the downturn in PC desktop sales in the market after a continous slowdown as more consumers move to notebooks and mobile devices.

Intel has been the prime proponent of the Ultrabook, convertible and now tablet form factors and is making a clear bid at the mobile processor market with a renewed line of Atom processors to power smartphones and tablets.

Source: AnandTech

For Samsung, a Galaxy Note 8.0 brings it back full circle to the Tab

The leaked Galaxy Note 8.0 image from Sammobile.comBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

There's a lot of buzz surrounding Samsung and its upcoming Galaxy Note 8.0, a photo of that supposed device appears above. The 8-inch tablet will be the third Note in what is becoming the most popular subclass of the Galaxy line. Not only is the Note 8 clearly aimed at rival Apple's 7.9" iPad mini, it also brings Samsung full-circle in terms of screen sizes since the Galaxy Tab 7 was where the company first began their aggressive tablet takeover.

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