World Cup South Africa 2010 is coming up fast… it gets underway June 11th! For any soccer/football fan this is the premier event we wait for every four years… An event that crowns the world’s best soccer nation. Personally, yeah, I’ll watch some of the games… But being Canadian and all (and with our national…
Video: Steve Jobs Introduces iPad to the Rebel Alliance
Here’s some early morning hilarity for you. If you caught the iPad keynote back in January, chances are you’re sick of the word ‘magical’. Heck, even if you’re a big iPad fan and user, ‘magical’ may be the last of the words you’d use to describe it. If this sounds like you, and you enjoy…
BlackBerry Theme of the Day: ‘Glare’ from Elecite
Over the weekend I noticed yet another new BlackBerry theme from the designers over at Elecite. Called ‘Glare’, this new entry features a bright color palette, guaranteed to brighten up any dull and dreary BlackBerry 🙂 Within the theme you’ll also find hiding preview docks, which make for a clean and clutter-free look. The theme…
The Missing Sync for Android Updated with Outlook and iCal Calendar Support
A quickie here for anyone that uses The Missing Sync for Android. The developers over at Mark/Space sent me a note detailing a small update they’ve pushed out. The update brings the app up to version 1.4, and brings many new features including phone-to-desktop calendar syncing for Microsoft Outlook and Apple iCal. To do this,…
iPad Spotted at 2010 WSOP Player’s Championship
I play poker every once and awhile with my buds, and often catch some of the latest WSOP events on the boob tube. Like most that enjoy the game, at dull moments where one is out of the action, one often looks for something to occupy the mind. In tournaments, music players, books, heck, even…
Bell Launches the Nokia 7230
The Nokia 7230 has arrived on Bell. The device is an entry level vertical slider, and is available right now in Black and Pink from big blue. Pricing starts at $29.95 on a 3-year contract, and goes up to $79.95 on a 2-year, $129.95 on a 1-year and $149.95 outright. Features of the Bell Nokia…
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Available in India
The other day I filled you in on the White BlackBerry Bold 9700 making its way to India. Perhaps I was so excited about this that I forgot to mention one important thing… The plain ‘ol black and silver 9700 is on its way to India as well! Not sure why I didn’t mention this,…
Woman Suing Google for Dangerous Walking Directions
So here’s the story. If you’ve ever used Google Maps for walking directions on your BlackBerry… you may find this interesting. With places to go and people to see, Lauren Rosenberg popped open Google Maps on her BlackBerry to find the best walking route to her destination. In doing so, the application told her to…
TELUS Launches iPad Data Plan – $20 for 500MB, $50 for All the Data You Can Handle
I just received a nifty little email from one of my TELUS contacts, and wouldn’t you know it…Looks like TELUS is joining the iPad data plan party as well. Getting right down to the heart-of-the-matter here is TELUS’ iPad data plan offering: 500MB per month for $20 That’s it. Simple, huh? The important thing to…
BlackBerry ‘Atlas’ 8910 Gets an OS Update via China Mobile
I’m not sure if many will find this useful, but if you happen to have a BlackBerry 8910 ‘Atlas’ laying around your office, this is a quick OS update for you. OS 5.0.0.608 has been made available for the 8910 via China Mobile. You can hit up the download link below if you want to…