Wednesday
Oct222014

Google announces Inbox Gmail app for Android and iOS

Google just rannounced Inbox by Google an Android and iOS standalone app for Gmail that's designed to organize email better for smartphones and make mail more actionable.

At first glance, it looks and feels like a mix of Google Now, Google Plus and gMail.Currently available on an invite-only basis, Inbox was an idea that sprang out of Google’s Kitchener-Waterloo offices and Canadian engineers were part of the team created Inbox. You can learn more about it on Google's blog.

Wednesday
Oct222014

Contest: Win a SEIDIO CAPSA Combo for the Samsung Galaxy S5!

It's time we showed some love to our readers who are tough on their devices and demand a case that can stand up to the harshest of environments. Enter the SEIDO CAPSA Combo, a tough polycarbonate casing that can handle drops as well as it can play your favourite videos (built-in magnetic kickstand for the win!). It has many, many features, but I know you all just want to know how to win, so here goes:

1. Leave us a comment below stating what you do and why you need this case in your life! Also, please leave a means for us to contact you if you're chosen. 

2. Follow @creviewer on twitter 

Please note that this contest is only open to residents of North America. Contest closes October 29th at midnight. Good luck to everyone!

Wednesday
Oct222014

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus get extensible lens system from Olloclip

Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are two of the best personal cameras in the market right now. Olloclip promises to make them even better with the new 4-IN-1 photo lens.

The all-new redesigned 4-IN-1 Photo Lens features three great new innovations:

  1. Front and rear-facing camera design  to capture the perfect selfie or any favorite moment in fisheye, wide-angle or 10x & 15x macro.
  2. Fits both iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models
  3. Wearable through an included customizable pendant and can be clipped to a backpack, lanyard, key ring or just about anything.

It will be available for purchase by late November. Check it out here.

Tuesday
Oct212014

Review: iPad Air 2 

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The iPad Air 2 packs an impressive amount of computing power in a device that’s barely as thick as this month’s issue of The New Yorker, it is also the most connected tablet, and one of the fastest Internet and LTE data devices available today.

Since 2010, Apple’s iPad has kicked off a revolution in mobile tablet computing, attracted an army of failed copycats, expanded its product line into the iPad mini, and sold over 225 million units. 

That’s no small feat for a product that had to reinvent tablet computing from the ground up, and which created its own business, largely in the shadow of the highly popular iPhone and its iOS operating system. Here's what I think of the latest iteration of the world's most successful tablet.

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