Entries in Canada (1843)

Tuesday
May102011

Breaking News: Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 Billion

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft has acquired internet telephony service Skype for a whopping US $8.5 Billion. A Wall Street Journal report  early today confirmed the Redmond software giant had beaten the likes of Facebook, Google and Cisco who were vying to purchase Skype from its previous owner eBay.

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Monday
May092011

BrandZ- Apple unseats Google as World's Most Valuable Brand

Amazing product sales, high user demand and continued innovation and market success have boosted Apple Inc. beyond search ginat Google as World's Most Valuable Brand.

Registering a staggering 84 percent increase in value over the past year, Apple has emerged as the most valuable brand in the world, ending the four-year reign of Google at the top of the table in the sixth annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study.

 

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Saturday
May072011

Review: Speaker HD Dock for the Motorola XOOM tablet

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Of all the recent tablet releases, the Motorola XOOM WiFi has distinguished itself as the dominant multimedia and video playback device. Credit this to its powerful 1GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor, its HD recording (at 720p HD) and playback (at 1080p HD) graphics capability as well as that stunning (although distractingly reflective)  10.1" inch 1280x800 resolution screen. The Motorola XOOM also offers mini HDMI-out connectivity right out of the box which makes it convenient to take over any HDMI enabled screen or projector.

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Saturday
May072011

Motoring: Scion Announces Three Finalists For First Ever Tuner Challenge

Scion, Toyota's hip and highly modifiable range of sporty vehicles which came to Canada this year announces the three finalists for its first ever Canadian Scion Tuner Challenge. Now the real battle begins. Each team has received a brand new Scion xD, xB or tC and has been given three months to create the ultimate Scion show car - armed with $10,000 and access to the full line-up of Scion Authorized Accessories and the TRD catalogue.

At stake is an entry at the ultimate tuner show, SEMA, in Las Vegas. Interested Canadians can track each team’s build online, and compete for prizes throughout the competition – including a trip for two to Vegas to join the winning team at the show! Hit jump to meet the teams.

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