Sunday
Aug182013

Microsoft retiring Zune Marketplace on Aug. 22

Joining the impending demise of Microsoft Points, the Zune Marketplace is also going to be retired by August 22. Microsoft posted a FAQ on the Xbox site talking about the upcoming changes and encourages its users to use up their remaining points as there would be no use for them past the 22nd. For future service, Microsoft wants users to turn to Xbox Music and Video.

Sunday
Aug182013

HTC releases behind-the-scenes clip for RDJ’s commercial

We recently posted about Robert Downey Jr.’s commercial for HTC and now we get to see a bit of what’s happening behind the scenes with this new video from the Taiwanese brand—mechanical trolls and green screens included.

Source: HTC's YouTube channel

Sunday
Aug182013

Interview: @CellGuru's mother talks about using her very first Dyson D43 "Animal"!

By Corey Herscu

We at Canadian Reviewer are no stranger to the Dyson brand. Having recently reviewed the DC 46 Turbinehead, we have grown to appreciate the quality and workmanship that come with these powerful vacuums. Being said, when Dyson approached us to review the DC41 Animal, rather than writing another unrelatable review (that most of you would get bored to tears over) we decided to take a different approach: why not offer my (Corey's) beloved mother the chance to take the vacuum for a spin? Great idea, eh? We thought so; so we did. 

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Sunday
Aug182013

Poll: HTC One is the Canadian Reviewer reader's choice for best smartphone

Our readers have spoken and voted on the HTC One as the best smartphone right now with 116 votes out of 370 (31.35% of the votes). Second is the iPhone 5 with 75 votes (20.27 % of the votes) which isn't bad at all for a model that is almost a year old. Third place was the Samsung Galaxy S4 (with 67 votes or 18.11 %). By choosing the HTC One, readers have shown that they are keen on quality materials, great functionality and features. HTC One and iPhone 5 also represent two of the best crafted handsets in the market today and this is clearly a priority with users. The innovation and feature set of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4 scored big with readers as well.