Entries in Canada (1844)

Saturday
Sep212013

Review: Apple 5c Case

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Colours are the key differentiator of the new iPhone 5c and Apple has decided to dive in head first to provide various cases to protect as well as serve as accent pieces to the shiny new plastic smartphones.  With the option of creating 30 fun possibilities in combination with the five iPhone 5s colours, we take a good look at this new accessory.

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Friday
Sep202013

BlackBerry lays off 4,500 employees as stock trading is halted

Updated on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 8:09PM by Registered CommenterGadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Troubling news coming out of Waterloo today. BlackBerry has announced it will cut 4,500 jobs across its operations and will report a second-quarter loss of $950 million. As a result of this news, trading of BlackBerry stock was halted Friday aftertoon pending the revised outlook. Shares for BlackBerry were dowb more than 17 per cent at the close of trading at $8.73.

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Friday
Sep202013

It's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c day today

Apple's two newest iPhones come to Apple Retail Stores and mobile carriers today. The iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c represent the new generation of Apple's iOS 7 powered smartphones. We were on location at the Toronto Eaton Centre Apple Store this morning to see around 300 people in line waiting to get their hands on the new iPhones.

The energy and excitement was palpable and familiar to anyone who has had to wait in line to be one of the first to own an exciting new device. The iPhone 5s and 5c can be bought online at Apple's Online Store, in person at the Apple Retail Stores and through various carriers

Click here to learn more about iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s and iOS 7.

People inheriting the still awesome iPhone 5 or getting a new iPhone 4S can also read our reviews of those devices linked above.

Thursday
Sep192013

First Impressions on Apple iOS 7 

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

What a long, strange trip it's been for iOS. The operating system, which powers 700 million iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads, started as a series modified web applications on the original iPhone and then steadily developed into a full-blown developer supported ecosystem that became the blueprint for distributing software on smartphones.

With iOS 7, which is available for free right now via a software update, Apple has gone from having the oldest mobile operating system to having the newest. Let's see what it is all about.

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