Google's Chromecast App now available in Canadian App Store and Google Play

This may be an indicator that the Chromecast is soon on its way to Canada for real. The supporting apps for smartphones and tablets are now avallable on the Apple App Store as well as Google's Play Store. These apps enable interaction with the Chromecast device and allow users to wirelessly  push YouTube, NetFlix and in the case of Android, Google Play TV and Movie content to any connected HDTV. Canadians who wanted to use their US-bought Chromecast devices could download a .apk file from the Internet to get it to work. Chrome browsers on Macs, PCs and mobile devices can also push content to Chromecast by way of a browser plugin. Check out our full review of the Chromecast here.

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The Apple Beat: Apple's newfound focus on fashion makes sense

Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts is coming to Apple next year as Senior Vice President, Retail and Online StoresBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Burberry, Yves-Saint Laurent, Nike. These are some of the most enduring brands in fashion and lifestyle. industries that generate billions of dollars by setting trends and by creating products that people might not really need, but are so desirable that lots of people want. Apple's recently hired key personnel from these fashion-forward companies and as this will likely help Apple as it moves forward as not just a consumer electronics and computing powerhouse but as a lifestyle brand.

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Apple sends invites to Oct. 22 event in San Francisco

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

As per invitations arriving to some media outlets, Apple is planning another event next Thursday, October 22 in San Francisco.

The colourful invitation states "We still have a lot to cover." Looking at the October event from last year, we saw new iPad minis, new 4th Generation iPad with Retina Displays, new Mac Minis and new iMacs. This year's event is expected to be an iPad focused event but there's a lot more to expect from Apple including OS X Mavericks and the new Mac Pro. Some rumours are pinning down updated MacBoo Pros with Retina Display (likely sporting the new 4th Generation Intel Core processors from the Haswell line).

Canadian Reviewer will be covering the event live in San Francisco next week, so stay tuned for exclusive reports, video and images from the Apple event.

Remembering Steve Jobs on the second anniversary of his death

By Corey Herscu

Today marks the second anniversary of the death of the late great visionary (and Apple co-founder) Steve Jobs. 

Rather than going on (and on) trying to explain the impact he had on me and my career, which I am sure many of you can relate to, I'd rather give a moment to reflect and call all our readers to leave a comment briefly stating how he influenced/impacted your life. 

Let's pour one out for the big guy, the one who always made sure us 'rebels' felt important and justified. 

RIP Steve Jobs (2/24/55- 10/5/2011)

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."