Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 4

It’s all too easy too overlook how the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has evolved from pioneering phablet to an all-around large smartphone solution with a solid ecosystem of accessories, apps and user-centered features. The new design and higher-quality build are sure to attract more users.

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Make no mistake about it, the Samsung Galaxy Note has become Samsung’s flagship device. While the Samsung Galaxy S 5 has been spun off in different variants to entice both fashion-focused users (Galaxy Alpha) and rugged users (Galaxy S5 Active), if you want to see and experience where Samsung is at for state-of-the-art devices, you want to look at the Note line.

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Hundreds of Dropbox passwords leak online, third party blamed for breach

In what has been a month of monumental security breaches and cloud compromise stories, 400 Dropbox user names and  passwords appeared online yesterday in a leak purporting access to over 7 million accounts taken from Dropbox servers.

Dropbox, whose business model is anchored on secure storage of free and paid user information, denied that there had been a breach and instead pointed to a third party source from which the information was taken. Dropbox added that many of the said passwords are no longer updated or in use but cautioned users to consider using two-step verification when putting information up on the service. Hit jump for their statement.

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Review: Motorola Moto G (2014)

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

Simply put, the Motorola Moto G (2014) is an ideal choice for those looking for a smart, contract-free Android smartphone that improves on last year’s popular model and brings a list of user-requested features. It has evolved as onone of the most accomplished smartphones available today. 

Motorola’s Moto G is one of the most important smartphones in the market. While not a flagship device by definition, it is one of the best combinations of features, functionality and price. 

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Nokia's Lumia 830 coming to Rogers, Bell, and TELUS

We recently got to see some prototypes of the Lumia 830, Microsoft's "affordable flagship" which is coming to Rogers, Bell and TELUS soon. The Lumia 830 has a metal frame, curved 5-inch screen and a removable backplate. It features a 10 megapixel Pureview camera with a Carl Zeiss optics. Featuring the latest build of Windows Phone 8.1, codenamed 'denim'. Canadians will be able to enjoy the new Cortana personal assistant that is part of the new OS (although only in English and with limited functionality).

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