May 01

Google Glass: Video shows us how to use Glass

Google Glass is an augmented reality head-mounted screen that displays information with voice-based, hands-free commands. The final device will look like your typical eye-glasses with minimalistic appearance involving aluminium strip with two nose pads. The device will use Android Operating … Continue reading

Apr 30

Walkthrough: BlackBerry 10.1 with Skype!

Dev Alpha C Skype

With the BlackBerry Q10 available for sale in Canada starting tomorrow, we have conducted a brief walkthrough of the new BlackBerry 10.1.  It runs very smoothly on the Dev Alpha C, even when 6 apps are open.  The Dev Alpha … Continue reading

Apr 30

Blackberry to Announce 4.65-inch Aristo and M2M Service at Blackberry Live?

Thorsten Heins Bloomberg

During BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins’ interview with Bloomberg yesterday, he indicated that he will be announcing new hardware and service(s) at BlackBerry Live. While some may have misread the interivew and believed the hardware comment to refer to a BB … Continue reading

Apr 29

Sector Strike: A Top Free Game on BlackBerry Z10

Sector Strike

Sector Strike is a highly popular game on BlackBerry 10.  It currently has a rating of 5.0/5.0 stars, and is on the list of Top Free games on BlackBerry 10.  At the time of review, it was even among the … Continue reading

Apr 28

BlackBerry vs Apple: The Battle for the Automotive Industry

Range Rover Cluster QNX

Last week, Laptop Mag published an article titled “How Apple Is Taking Over Your Car”, which indicates that Apple is making a big push in the automotive industry, using Siri Eyes Free.  In addition, Apple’s careers page hints at additional … Continue reading

Apr 27

Wall Street Upgrades BlackBerry’s Profit Estimate for This Year by 333%

BlackBerry Q10 Black

Two weeks ago, we wrote that Wall Street has dramatically reversed its profitability outlook on BlackBerry for the next two years, raising their outlook from a steep loss to a modest profit.  On Tuesday, I received alerts from my brokerage, … Continue reading

Apr 25

BlackBerry Set to Beat Apple in Launching Large Screen Smartphone with 4.65-inch Aristo

BlackBerry Aristo

On yesterday’s Apple conference call, CEO Tim Cook criticized existing large-screen smartphones (phablets) as a result of trade-offs.  He also said that Apple “would not ship a larger display iPhone while these trade-offs exist.”  We concluded that Apple would not … Continue reading

Apr 23

No Larger-Display iPhone in Sight as Apple Shares Reverse Big Gains, Fall into Negative Territory

(Updated at 11:30 pm to include the final Apple stock price in after-hours trading) Apple shares were on a roller coaster ride in after-hours trading.  After rising by 5.88% on the positive Q2 results, the impressive gains were wiped out.  … Continue reading

Apr 22

Windows 8.1 will bring back the Start Button and Boot to Desktop Option

After the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft received very harsh criticism for forcing users to use their new tile based (modern-UI) Start screen.  To further enforce this, Microsoft also removed the Start Button in order to make users go to the … Continue reading

Apr 20

BlackBerry 10 is Getting Android App Hardware Acceleration

Android Runtime

While it has been announced that BlackBerry 10 will be getting Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) support, little details have been publicly revealed.  At the most recent monthly meeting of the Toronto BlackBerry Developer Group, BlackBerry representatives reiterated that the Android … Continue reading

Apr 19

A Deceptively Challenging Game: Jetpack High on BlackBerry Z10!

Jetpack High

If you are looking for a very challenging free game on BB 10, then look no further!  Jetpack High looks deceivingly simple, but it is actually very difficult.  The player needs to pick up a fuel tank for the jetpack … Continue reading

Apr 19

Apple iPhone 5S, to have Fingerprint Sensor and 12MP Camera with iOS7

Predictions about Apple products usually hold very little water as Apple focuses a lot on security of the information.  Ming-Chi Kuo, Analyst at KGI Securities, is an exception to this as he predicted Apple’s entire product pipeline including the features … Continue reading