Nokia lays the smackdown on competing smartphone map services

Nokia Canada has just posted a graphic on Facebook comparing its mapping service against its competition. Citing the features coming to the still unreleased, unpriced and unavailable Lumia 920 versus the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy SIII (out since June) and the Apple iPhone 5 (out today). Nokia has had a head start in the mapping department since it purchased Navteq in 2007 for $8.1 billion.

Source: Nokia Canada

Review: iOS 6

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple’s iOS 6 mobile operating system is the lifeblood of its ecosystem. It is the glue that holds together the popular iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads to thousands of applications that expand functionality and ease of use.

iOS 6 is the newest version of the oldest modern mobile operating system. iOS was a year ahead of the earliest dessert-themed mobile OS from Google and three years ahead of the tile happy Windows Phone.

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Kijiji Canada launches sub-site for iPhone 5

Kijiji, Canada’s popular free, local, online classifieds website, has launched a new landing page devoted to all things iPhone for  Apple fanatics making space in their pockets and purses for the new iPhone 5. A good place for users to sell their old devices to fund the new iPhone 5 which starts at $699 unlocked. Kijiji is a subsidiary of eBay.

The new iPhone sub-site (http://info.kijiji.ca/iphone5/) helps Canadians prepare for the much anticipated iPhone launch by offering a dedicated space to list Apple devices and accessories, as well as compare previous models based on price, features and condition.

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Review: Apple iPhone 5

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

Apple’s iPhone 5 is the sixth generation smartphone  from Cupertino since the first iPhone revolutionized the smartphone industry in 2007. 

Since then, it has evolved from “an iPod, a Phone and an Internet communicator” to a powerful and easy to use pocket computer with a thriving app and developer ecosystem. To date, over 250 million have been sold. 

The much awaited and incessantly leaked iPhone 5 seems to have covered all the “must-have” updates such as a larger screen, 4G-LTE data, a thinner and lighter enclosure as well as various performance improvements. 

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