Smartphone

LG announced today that their flagship G4 smart phone will start shipping in several key markets this week. These markets include Hong Kong, Turkey, Russia and Singapore. Canada will need to sit patiently until June when the device will be available through leading carrier partners. In our opinion, the LG …

Samsung is looking for 16 individuals to train with the legendary “Survivorman” Les Stroud where 8 contestants will be chosen to survive on SOS iSland with nothing more then a Galaxy S4 Zoom smartphone. Sound exciting? We thought so too. Even more exciting one of our very own close personal …

Do I like using the MotoActv? The answer is Yes. In fact I can't see myself without this when I'm at the gym anymore. I no longer have to worry about my phone dropping on the floor and accidentally dropping the dumbell on it for an inadvertent test of build quality. It is useful for gym-rats or runners alike.

BlackBerry will be reporting their quarterly results tomorrow pre market to discuss sales for the quarter which will not include the huge one million Z10 order, or the recently launched USA results, but will that matter? From a Canadian perspective during the last two months since the device launched, our …

    TekTok was in attendance at HTC’s Design Day in Toronto yesterday, where we learned quite a bit about the overall process of building high quality smartphones and tablets the HTC way. On hand were various HTC representatives, PR people as well as Youenn Colin, the Manager of Design …

Posted by Jamie Forestell We were invited to a media event earlier this evening and what you see above is the first 3G/WiFi Android Tablet (Honeycomb) in Canada. The LG Optimus Pad features an 8.9 inch screen with a 1280 x 768 WXGA resolution. The tablet is powered by an …

Montreal based Tungle.me has announced it was recently acquired by Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM). Tungle is a scheduling application that syncs with your existing calendar to assist with eliminating double bookings, time zone mishaps and the back-and-forth of finding a time to meet. At this time there is …

Time to check in on the current state of the “Smartphone Wars”. The battle for the hearts and minds of smartphone users rages on, and as we enter Q2 2011, statistics will start to be released outlining where we are post-2010, where we saw Google’s Android platform make huge leaps …

Posted By Jamie Forestell Last week one of the most anticipated Android based phones was released in Canada at a great low price of $169.95 on a 3 year contract. Even better news, for the next week, you can pick up the Atrix for $69.99 at Futureshop on the same …

Posted by Doug Muir Since launching the Galaxy S line of Android smartphones in June 2009, Samsung has catapulted both its revenue numbers and its brand equity leaps and bounds within the super-competitive smartphone landscape. With sales of over 10 million Galaxy S devices by the end of Q4-2010, Samsung …