Xerox commemorates 75th year of xerography

Exactly 75 years ago, Xerox made its first xerographic copy inside a rented second story room in Astoria at Queens, New York. This image created by Chester Carlson led to the establishment of the Xerox Corporation that we know today.

This month, Xerox kicks off a celebration with the anniversary theme “The Next 75” and will announce the upcoming activities to commemorate the company’s past and future on its social media accounts.

Kindle Fire HDX and Kindle Fire HD available for pre-order in Canada with Mojito on the side

Today, Amazon announced that the brand new Kindle Fire HDX and the new Kindle Fire HD are now available to customers in Canada for pre-order through Amazon.ca.

The third generation Kindle, Kindle Fire HDX features a stunning 7" or 8.9" HDX display, a faster processor, double the memory, an exceptional battery life and dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio.

The new Kindle Fire HD is the most affordable Kindle Fire yet. Starting at $149CDN, it features an all-new slim design that matches the look and feel of the new Kindle Fire HDX and a sharp 7” HD display.

Both devices are powered by the latest version of Fire OS—Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito”—with hundreds of new and upgraded features, platform updates and Amazon-exclusive services. Find out more here.

Roam Mobility introduces new US voice and data roaming plans

Roam Mobility is making it even easier for Canadians visiting the US to maintain a phone or smartphone for voice, text and data while travelling. Released today are new plans that make sense. The new Data Only plan cuts pricing by 50 percent and triples data allowance on Talk+Text+Data plans in time for holiday travel season.

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Netflix for Android update improves performance, design

Netflix has started to roll out an update for its Android app to smoothen out the performance and meet design guidelines of the mobile operating system. And according to Android Police, the Netflix works better with Chromecast. What’s missing is the Netflix profiles support. Perhaps we can expect that on the next upgrade from the streaming service.