CanadianReviewer is live at GROW Conference 2014 in Whistler, British Columbia!

After a long day of flight and bussing, we are now in the heart of the annual GROW conference in Whistler, BC. Considered Canada's CES, minus the arduous tradeshow floor, GROW is an experiential playground exploring the future of innovation, growth and entrepreneurship. It unites leading tech entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and creatives from Silicon Valley and across North America who are passionate about identifying problems worth solving. 

As the show gets underway later today, stay tuned to the site and our Twitter handle (@creviewer) for the latest news, insights, and keynote highlights!

New and improved Wrap Camera HD for iOS adds features and functionality

Power APP AG today releases Wrap Camera HD 3.6.0, a major update to their picture editing app for iOS. Wrap Camera HD is the ultimate photo and image editing tool to create stunning pictures and awesome artwork. Starting with version 3.5 the existing code was ditched with the whole app rebuilt from scratch. Version 3.6 has additional built-in features, offering better performance, major speed increase and a more intuitive user interface while increasing the total number of filters and effects.

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Huawei’s Ascend Mate2 available at WIND Mobile for $399 outright

Huawei is one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers and today they announced the Ascend Mate2 smartphone is now available to WIND Mobile customers across Canada.

“The Ascend Mate2 is the perfect balance between performance and value,” said Huawei Canada President Sean Yang. “Since its global launch, the Ascend Mate2 has received rave reviews for its power, innovative features and accessible price tag. We’re excited to bring this device to Canada with our partner WIND Mobile.”

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Google Play Books offering textbooks for rent or sale to Canadian students

Starting today Canadian students can save money and purchase or rent digital textbooks directly from Google Play Books.

The service offers thousands of higher education textbooks in subjects ranging from science, math, English and more. The textbook library is stored in the cloud and books can be accessed from an Android or iOS device and the web.

For students who only need a textbook for a semester or two, there is the option to rent textbooks for six months, saving up to 80% compared to buying print textbooks.

There is more information is available on the Google Canada blog.