Contest! Win a Samsung Galaxy Mega smartphone!

Samsung Mobile Canada and Canadian Reviewer are having another big giveaway. This time, readers have the opportunity to win a Samsung Galaxy Mega!

The Galaxy Mega is ideal for users who are torn between wanting a smartphone and a tablet. It features a 6.3-inch Super Clear LCD Screen with a HD 1.280 x 720 Resolution. It is powered by a 1.7Ghz dual-core processor and has 16 GB of onboard RAM (expandable via microSD to 64GB).

Contest Rules

Winning is easy! simply get on Twitter and tweet "I want to win the Samsung Galaxy Mega smartphone from @CReviewer and  @SamsungMobileCA" 

Contest is open to Canadian followers and we will pick a winner on November 07, 2013

First look at the Google Nexus 5

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Nexus 5 is the latest, gretest Pure Google device and the vessel that brings the updated Android 4.4 KitKat OS to mobile devices. I had a chance to check out the device at Google's Toronto headquarters earlier today and compare it briefly to its predecessor the Nexus 4. The Nexus 5 went on sale yesterday starting at $349 for the 16GB (unlocked version) but was sold out in less than an hour. They're back on sale now, but hurry since they leave the warehouse in 3-4 weeks.

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First look at the HP Chromebook 11

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Chromebook is a bona fide product category. The inexpensive (relatively) browser-based and cloud-powered notebooks have all but replaced netbooks as the lower-end option for users. The evolution of the Chromebook and Chrome OS has been steady but consistent. Create an affordable notebook that requires an always-on connection to the Internet and let the cloud servers do the heavy lifting. 

The latest Chromebook 11 is made by HP and it is a marked improvement over the Samsung made Chromebook Series 3 we checked out a year ago. With a shiny, white polycarbonate casing (supported by a magnesium frame) the new Chromebook 11 look and feels like a polished product even if the CPU is similar to last year's model

Canada will be getting the Chromebook 11 on November 8 for $299 (plus tax) and we will be getting white with blue accents version from the Google Play Store, HP Online and Best Buy. Things that stand out about the Chromebook 11 is the weight (2.30 pounds), it uses microUSB port for charging and while it comes with a stingy 16GB of onboard storage, Google will give 100GB of cloud storage for two years.

That said, while there's a definite market for such a device and HP has done an outstanding job with this particular version. The Chromebook is still a device I wouldn't personally buy nor is it something I can recommend to anyone but the most avid Chrome OS user. It features last year's hardware on a newer body and still has the same limitations in terms of storage and processing power. Any tablet plus keyboard combination would be a better use of $299.

iPad Air coming to Canada tomorrow

iPad Air coming to Canada - Photo by Gadjo SevillaApple's latest tablet, the A7 processor-toting iPad Air ais expected to be available from Apple Retail Stores (opening at 8:00 am) as well as from Apple's Online Store. Designed from the ground-up for iOS 7 and featuring an all-new 64Bit desktop architecture, the new iPads are expected to earn Apple a lot of money for the holiday shopping season. iPad Air starts at $519 (16GB) Apple is continuing to sell the iPad 2 and last year's iPad mini as the entry level devices in both sizes at $399 and $319 respectively. The anticipated iPad mini with Retina display is expected to ship later in November but sources say initial supply is expected to be tight as production of the smaller (denser) Retina display is in short supply.