BlackBerry 10 Primer: 10 Things You Need to Know

By Gadjo Cardena Sevilla

By this time tomorrow the world will have seen its first glimpse of Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 10 OS as well as the long awaited new smartphones. This is a new era for BlackBerry and a grand gesture to prove that they can bring something to the hyper-competitive mobile and smartphone market they helped define. Here's a primer on BlackBerry 10 and what to expect.

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Microsoft's Office 365 launched today in downtown Toronto

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft Canada erected a huge white dome in the middle of Yonge and Dundas Square in downtown Toronto today to serve as the Microsoft Office 365 launching pad today as it intorduced the new cloud-focused version of the world's most popular integrated software suite.

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Apple updates AppleTV OS, now supports Bluetooth keyboards

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A busy Monday for Cupertino as right after releasing the iOS 6.1 software update, Apple updated the AppleTV's software. The new software enables the use of Bluetooth keyboards and more streaming music features for tracks bought in iTunes and shared via iCloud as well as a "Up Next" feature that shows users what's on cue. So is Apple's famous "hobby" getting to be a bit more serious (they sold 2 million AppleTVs in the holiday quarter, a surprising 60 per cent increase from a year ago quarter!).

Interesting to note that while iPods and Macs are seeing less sales, the AppleTV is still in demand. Being able to use a Bluetooth keyboard is a long awaited feature and something that might hint at a real Apple TV device in the near future.

Apple iOS 6.1 now available for download

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple is making the iOS 6.1 update available for download for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. The new update brings additional LTE markets, bug fixes, the ability to order movie tickets using Siri (US Only via Fandango) and iTunes Match updates. The  update is compatible with the following models - iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad (third and fourth generation), iPad mini, iPad 2 and iPod touch (fourth and fifth generation).

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