Entries in Canada (1845)

Friday
Aug142015

Canadian-made ONE Messenger app for iPhone teases capabilities on video

ONE Messgenger app is an iPhone exclusive messsaging applications that it's creators say, "allows you to stay in touch with everyone you know without paying for SMS. It’s all free. Now you can send and receive anything from photos, videos, voice, news articles, postcards, YouTube, stickers and more – all within the app." The interface and scale of communication tools seems pretty dynamic, like a mashup of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, BBM and Snapchat.

The above video gives a glimpse of what the app can do while a sign-up page here, ensures you get notified when the app is available.

 

Tuesday
Aug112015

iStore comes to Scarborough Town Centre and West Edmonton Mall

iStore, which carries a broad range of digital products and lifestyle accessories from leading tech brands. Just unveiled two retail stores at Scarborough Town Centre in Toronto  and West Edmonton Mall.

A certified Apple Reseller, iStore offers today's most cutting-edge digital trends in audio, cases and bags, toys and accessories for health and fitness, photography and the home.  A welcoming and stylish retail space.

"The world of mobile devices and accessories can be very noisy and confusing for consumers, which is why we're dedicated to educating, empowering and entertaining them by offering a wide array of products that cater to every aspect of a modern lifestyle," said Joel Teitelbaum, CEO of iStore Inc. "The store is elegantly divided into distinctive areas, enticing customers to relax, discover and try out fashion forward and advanced digital lifestyle products." 

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Saturday
Aug082015

Overview: HTC Desire 626s

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Often overlooked, the Desire line of mid-range smartphones offer a more affordable entry into HTC's unique design and software features and solutions to contract-free users.

The HTC Desire 626s is thin and light and features a 5-inch 720p HD display, 8 megapixel camera, a 2000mAh all-day battery, 1.5 GB of RAM, and is powered by a Snapdragon 210, quad-core, 4 x 1.1GHz processor, 16GB of storage is standard with microSD card expansion.

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Saturday
Aug082015

Motorola releases Stagefright exploit fix release schedule and devices covered

The Stagefright exploit is the latest security threat to affect Android devices. Enabled by a video sent via MMS (text message) can attack the system through thelibStageFright mechanism which is necessary for Android to process video files. Many text messaging apps — Google's Hangouts are said to automatically process video so it is ready once the message is accessed, which can trigger the exploit.

Motorola is one of the first companies tor respond to the Stagefright threat and has released a list of models and corresponding fixes.

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