Motorola Canada teases Moto G announcement for November 13

Looks like we will be getting news of another Motorola device by November 13. We received an email today asking us to save the date for Moto G. The Moto G is the more affordable Motorola model made under Google's supervision. Here's a link to the page. Earlier leaks specify a 4.5 inch long 1280x720 HD display a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor with 8 GB storage Front-facing camera is 1.3 megapixel with a 5 megapixel rear camera capable of 720 p recording. 

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.