Apple celebrates 1 Billion podcast subscriptions

Apple's iPod and iTunes revolutionized how music was purchased and enjoyed but another bi-product of this ecosystem was the profilferation of podcasts, which are audio broadcasts distributed online for anytime access. Apple is celebrating one billion podcast subscriptions.

To mark this special ocassion Apple is highlighting some of the most popular podcasts of all time, as well as a collection of captivating new shows.

 Some additional information regarding podcast content in iTunes

• Over 250,000 podcasts are available on iTunes, offering podcasts in over 100 languages

• More than 8 million episodes of audio, video, enhanced audio and documents are available to customers

• Podcasts are available to customers in the 155 countries 

• Podcasts are available with the Podcasts app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or on Apple TV, Mac or PC

Bell to offer iPad and iPad mini with various data plans

Bell Mobility will offer the fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular and iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular in the coming weeks with a range of data plans that are available without a contract so customers can activate or cancel a plan at any time.Customers will be able to buy these iPads at Bell and The Source retail locations. This means all of the largest cellular providers in Canada are now offering the Wi-Fi + Cellular version of the most popular tablets in the market today.

Video: Samsung's ATIV One 5 all-in-one PC

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The PC market is in a freefall and everyone except Lenovo is hurting bad. So, PC manufacturers need to pull out all the stops to entice users back and make the desktop sexy and exciting again. All-in-one PC's are one way to go, they are convenient, space saving and multi-functional, specially with the new touchscreens that are needed to get the most out of Windows 8.

With the oddly-named Samsung ATIV One 5 AIO PC, you get a 21-inch PC and monitor in one that features a TV Tuner as well as Kinect-like gesture control (one of the use cases is in kitchens when you are perusing recipes or videos and don't want to contaminate the screen with your dirty hands). Samsung has gone with a quad-core AMD processor this time around (cheaper?). The all-white styling is derived from Samsung's Galaxy tablet line which is all white (in order to differentiate from the competition, they say).

Review: Chevrolet Sonic RS Turbo

Photos and text by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I had the pleasure of testing the Chevy Sonic RS over a weekend as well as through a Klout perk that brought me and two dozen people to the Canadian Tire Motorsport park for an intensive stunt driving and racing course. So, I had the opportunity to test the Sonic RS as a daily driver as well as in a sportier setting.

It is hard to imagine that the top of the line Chevy Sonic RS is the replacement for Chevy's humble Aveo econobox, but it is. Chevy has heaped all the premium features, amenities and upgrades on the Sonic RS, so that it is replete with luxuries and conveniences worthy of larger, loftier and more expensive cars.

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