Why the LG G4 deserves a second look

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Since my initial review, I’ve had a second chance to use the Canadian variant of the LG G4 and I made this device my daily driver and relied on it for work and personal use. It was then that I quickly started to reconsider my initial impressions of the LG G4. There was more to this device than I had originally discerned. 

First impressions, they don’t always stick, that’s true with some people as well as with some smartphones.

When I first looked at the LG G4, I have to admit that I found it iterative and unremarkable. There’s a precedent to this, aside from the impression that not much changed in terms of design and materials from its predecessors, I was still starry eyed from seeing what the competition had to offer. With a major move to stainless steel, aluminum, glass and in some cases bamboo and leather, the premise behind the LG G4 seemed lacking by comparison.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge get Gear VR Innovator Edition headset for $249.99

Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge owners will get a chance to expand their gaming and entertainment horizons with the Gear VR Innovator Edition headset which comes to various retailers on July 17 for $249.99.

The Oculus powered headset which lets users strap their handset to their face, is available for preorder now exclusively at BestBuy.ca, and will be available for purchase online at BestBuy.ca and in-store at Samsung Experience Stores’ locations beginning Friday, July 17.

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Apple Camp registrations now open for 29 Canadian Apple Retail Stores

Each year, various Apple Retail Stores double as training and discovery hubs where children aged 8 to 12 can engage in creating projects like editing movies by storyboarding ideas, shooting video creating original soundtrack using various Apple hardware and sofware tools. 

This year, the sessions continue with their focus on iMovie  and iBooks Author and a new addition: In the interactive book sessions campers will have Pencil by FiftyThree to compliment the Paper by FiftyThree app that they used last year. Stores will also offer workshops during the camp sessions for parents to also learn about iMovie and iBooks Author. The free Apple Camp starts July 20th and parents can sign up their kids to for what promises to be an engaging and educational creative experience. But hurry, space is limited.

Review: Sony SmartWatch 3

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Often overlooked, Sony's line of Android Wear powered SmartWatch devices have been on the map for some time now. The SmartWatch 3 is the latest available iteration and brings some much desired features to an already crowded market.

Sony is one of the companies that seems really bullish for the wearables market. The SmartWatch 3 is the third attempt at creating a complementary device for Android devices. Sony is positioning the SW3 as a peripheral to Sony's latest Xperia smartphones. I connected my review SmartWatch 3 to my personal Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and it worked just fine.

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