Entries in Canada (1844)

Sunday
Jun192011

Review: TRTLBOT Minimalist Case for iPhone 4

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

As far as iPhone 4 cases go, we've seen everything from highly protective (but bulky) cases to slimline cases that simply add a layer of protection to the iPhone's corners. TRTLBOT's minimalist case is the latter but brings the benefit of a 3 credit card pocket and is also made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. We take it for a spin.

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Saturday
Jun182011

Review: BlackBerry Convertible Case

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Of all the 7" inch tablets we've used, the BlackBerry PlayBook is the one we're most confident using without a case. The rugged rubber rear case, all around solid construction and grippy squarish design makes it possible to carry the PlayBook easily but after a while you do look for a functional case that's also protective.

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Wednesday
Jun152011

Video: Samsung Galaxy S II and Infuse Android smartphones

They're thin, they're fast and they're the cutting edge of Android smartphones in terms of specs and size. Coming to Canada soon, these are the Galaxy S II and the Infuse.

Wednesday
Jun152011

First Look: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1" inch honeycomb tablet 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We just checked out the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 at a Samsung showcase in downtown Toronto. Coming to Canada sometime soon. Exeedlingly thin, the Tab 10.1 inch feels generations ahead of the 10-month-old Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" inch. The 10.1" inch screen is crisp and bright and the rear is mostly white plastic with a sliver of aluminium where the camera is.

It feels very much like the iPad 2 except the screen has a higher resolution. Samsung has poured a tablet version of TouchWiz over Honeycomb and it looks and works better than Google's vanilla tablet OS. the Tab 10.1 has a proprietary charging port that requires proprietary (oh, brother!) HDMI and USB cables to be used with the Tab. Compared to the Motorola XOOM and the Toshiba Tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is exceedlingly slim and light but might be perceived as frail. We learned during the demo that it does not have Gorilla Glass.

Stay tuned for a video walkthrough coming later today.