Entries in Canada (1844)

Friday
Apr042014

Video: Designing the HTC One (M8)

Here's a look at HTC's process in designing and building the HTC One (M8). This was the same video shown during the device's unveiling last week and gives a perspective on what goes into the design and creation of a modern smartphone.

Thursday
Apr032014

Sale of Nest Protect smoke alarms halted while flaw is resolved

Nest CEO Tony Fadell released a letter announcing that due to a discovered flaw in a feature that allows consumers to wave their hands to turn off the alarm. This "Nest Wave'  feature could be turned on unintentionally which would compromise the device's effectivity.

"We feel that the best and safest thing to do is to immediately disable the Nest Wave feature to resolve the issue and remove any safety concerns.," Fadell notes. "While we fix Nest Wave, we have also halted sales of all new Nest Protect alarms to ensure no one buys an alarm that needs an immediate update." To this end, sales of Nest Protect smoke alarms have been halted until a solution is found.

"Once we have a solution that ensures Nest Wave works as intended, we will update our software to turn this feature back on. This will only happen after extensive testing and once we have received approval from safety agencies in the US, Canada and UK. We expect this to take at least two or three months and we’ll continue to update you as we have more information."

Wednesday
Apr022014

Contest! Win an LG G2 smartphone!!

We're kicking off Spring with a new contest in tandem with LG Canada. We will be giving away an LG G2 now with the Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS.

The latest Android OS also provides a noticeable speed boost, allowing the G2 to run applications up to 17 per cent faster than before. It also delivers quicker web browsing, based on internal testing, thanks to the Chromium engine. What’s more, a handy new feature called Google Cloud Printer makes it easy to print documents via Wi-Fi or a Bluetooth connection.

The LG G2 features powerful performance with a 2.26 GHz quad-core processor and 2 GB of RAM, all running on one of Canada's largest LTE networks. A 13 megapixel camera with image stabilization and digital zoom and it features the 5.2" Full HD IPS display. The prize devices is running on Bell Mobility.

How to Enter:

1. Follow us on Twitter and retweet this contest, "I'd love to win the LG G2 running Android KitKat from @Creviewer and @LGCanada!"

2. Like Us on Facebook

3. Let us know which feature of the LG G2 interests you the most in the comments section below.

We will be picking one lucky winner by April 6, 2014. Contest open to residents of Canada. Best of luck to everyone who joins!!

Tuesday
Apr012014

Review of the HTC One (M8)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The original HTC One slowly but surely captured the hearts of smartphone lovers everywhere and while sales of this HTC flagship should have been much better, there was no denying its place in the pantheon of great smartphone models.

Much of the HTC One’s excellence was too good to contain in one model. HTC quickly spun off the HTC One mini and the HTC One max (available in certain markets, not in Canada). But soon, the time came to release the next flagship. Here are my impressions.

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