Microsoft's new ad dismisses iPads, tells grandmas to get Surface Go for Christmas instead

The ad is sweet but burns deeply. A 10-year-old girl implores her grandmother not to buy the iPad because while that was okay when she was 6, it's not anymore because she is 10 and needs a 'real computer.' The girl continues singing praises for all the world-changing things a Surface can do. This shows how competitive the 2-in-1 tablet market has become in the consumer space. As tablets continue to attempt to replace laptops, we will continue to see more of this type of advertising. Microsoft's latest ad seems to be a response to Apple's "What's a Computer," iPad Pro ad from more than a year ago. 

New 'Captain Marvel' trailer is a dazzling display

We finally have the longer and more in depth Captain Marvel trailer which explains a lot of things about Brie Larson's take on Carol Danvers A.K.A Captain Marvel. She's originally a human pilot  but has been made Kree and is part of an intergalactic group of heroes called StarForce.

Danvers finds her way back to Earth during what seems to be the Skrull-Kree War, an galaxy-wide battle between two warring alien civilizations. We see glimpses of various evolutions of Captain Marvel including the epic Binary persona which can channel the power of a star. How will Captain Marvel lead into Avengers 4? We'll have to wait until March 2019 to find out.

Microsoft celebrating United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Microsoft is raising awareness and celebrating United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, reminding us that there are over a billion people with disabilities around the world.

This year’s IDPD theme, “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality,” is especially relevant to Microsoft’s efforts to weave accessibility into the fabric of what we design and build for every team, organization, classroom, and home.  

Maayan Ziv, Founder and CEO of AccessNow, a mobile app and website that collects and shares information about the accessibility status of places worldwide, sat down with Ricardo Wagner, Marketing and Operations Lead at Microsoft, to discuss creating a more accessible world.

Click to read more ...

Canadian Reviewer's best tech Gift Guide 2018

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

2018 has been an amazing year for consumer technology. We’ve seen a multitude of smartphones with stunning camera capabilities and powerful performance. Laptop computers and professional-focused tablets and 2-in-1’s is stretching the boundaries of portable computing and are forcing us to ask, “what is a computer?” The real question for 2018 is, “what isn’t a computer?”

Smart home technology and personal assistants have become smarter, more integrated and are starting to emulate real people. They’re also coming with displays and a variety of sizes to suit more needs. Below is a list of products that we’ve used and reviewed and would be happening to recommend as technology gifts for 2018.

Click to read more ...