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iThing of the Week: Apple’s September 10th Event

Hello Apple fans and those curious about the technology juggernaut. No matter how you feel about Apple, the company ushered in our current smartphone era when they announced the iPhone in 2007. Now, six years later, Apple has unveiled new iPhones that they claim will be the most advanced phones ever (until their new ones,…

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Why Chromecast Should Come To Canada Soon

Since its announcement in June, Google’s Chromecast has been making waves across the internet. While many people originally purchased the device thinking of it as a $35 toy, the device has quickly made its way into many people’s daily activities. As a huge supporter of tech that makes it easy for users to stream content…

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What I need from the iPhone 5S to keep me from Android

With the next incarnation of the iPhone reportedly days away from debut (currently rumoured as the iPhone 5S) I’ve found myself evaluating whether or not I want to continue in the Apple mobile ecosystem. While I have been a huge fan of the iPhone since the iPhone 3G days, I’ve found myself slowly checking out…

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BlackBerry Messenger for iOS Still Pending Approval

Senior Strategic Account Manager of BlackBerry, Alex Kinsella, took to twitter to advise the public that the iOS version of BlackBerry Messenger was submitted to Apple weeks ago. Just in case we forgot to mention, BBM for iPhone was submitted for review 2 wks ago. #waiting #BBM4ALL — Alex Kinsella (@alexkinsella) September 6, 2013 In…

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Ubisoft Xbox One Launch Titles Announced

Yesterday Ubisoft UK (@ubisoftuk) took to twitter to announce it’s launch titles for the XboxOne. The tweet was simple, it read… We are please to let you know our #XboxOne launch titles are: Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Watch Dogs, Just Dance 2014 and Fighter Within. — Ubisoft UK (@UbisoftUK) September 4, 2013 After seeing this…

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Where’s All My Chromecast Apps?

There was a lot of buzz surrounding the release of Google’s $35 streaming stick the Chromecast.  At launch it worked with apps like YouTube, Netflix, and Google music (on Android).  The user experience with this apps was generally pretty good and received positive reviews.  Personally, I can attest to the fact that the YouTube integration…

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Canadian Family lives like it’s 1986…

This week I read about a family from Guelph, Ontario who have abandoned all technology and turned the clock back to 1986… at least in their house. Blair McMillan and his girlfriend Morgan Patey decided they’d strip their family of everything post 1986 – except for in their day jobs of course. Blair said that…

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Introducing Android 4.4 Kit Kat

Google has announced that the newest version of Android is not in fact named Key Lime Pie, but instead has been named Kit Kat.  Google has long named their Android builds after sweets and candies, but this it the first time an Android build has been named after a name brand candy. At first, I…

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Nintendo announces Nintendo 2DS & Wii U Price Cut

With Nintendo struggling to find a solid market for the Wii U but also finding their hand-held device (Nintendo 3DS) a hit, it’s no wonder why the company announced some changes together. Yesterday Nintendo officially announced that effective September 20th the Wii U deluxe set will be reduced from $349.99 to $299.99 – they’ll also…

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Rent Your Favorite Arcade Game

This has to fall in one of the categories of something I would love to try one day.  If you’re out in California there is a new delivery service called All You Can Arcade that will deliver a new arcade game to your house once a month for $75.  Subscribers to the service can keep…

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