Canada to get Netflix video streaming this fall

Canadians will be able to access subscription-based movie streaming service Netflix this fall. Although no announcements of exact subscription price and availability we do know that access to the service is available through some of the newest Internet-enabled HDTV sets. 13 million US customers pay NetFlix $8.99 a month for unlimited video on demand. The service will be available in English with French to follow soon afterwards.

Review: Fueltank Uno external battery charger

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Today's portable devices such as smartphones, MP3 players, handheld gaming consoles and digital cameras are often mostly limited by their battery life and aside from buying additional batteries, power solutions are usually less than ideal or come in the form of large cases that are specific to one device. Fueltank Uno from Callpod, changes all this by offering on-the-go power for numerous devices.

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RIM fires back at Apple on 'antennagate' issue

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

RIM (Research in Motion Ltd.) executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie weren't too thrilled at Apple's claims to media that all smartphones, including RIM's BlackBerry devices, suffer from the supposed problem that is affecting some iPhone 4s. 

A statement from the BlackBerry maker declared, "RIM’s customers don’t need to use a case for their BlackBerry smartphone to maintain proper connectivity. Apple clearly made certain design decisions and it should take responsibility for these decisions rather than trying to draw RIM and others into a situation that relates specifically to Apple.”

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Breaking News: iPhone 4 comes to Canada July 30th with free bumper bundled

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple CEO Steve Jobs met with the press earlier today to discuss the apparently overblown iPhone 4 antenna issue. Jobs ran through several demos of competing phones exhibiting the same signal loss that the iPhone 4 has been reported to have on a limited basis. He also said that since the Bumper case seemed to solve the issue, Apple would be giving free bumpers to everyone who is buying an iPhone 4.

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