Archives for May 2010

Apple Southgate Edmonton finally opens

People lined up for 8 hours at Edmonton’s Southgate Centre for the opening of Apple’s  15th Canadian and Edmonton’s 2nd store which coincided with the official launch of the much anticipated iPad.  READ MORE

Apple’s 2nd Store Opens May 28th In Edmonton

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Apple Store Edmonton Southgate

Looks like May 28th is the day  Apple opens its 2nd retail store in Edmonton, Alberta.

It’s located at Southgate Centre at 111ST and 51 Ave

There’s a special door-open time for that day only of 8:00AM – just in time for the unveiling of the new iPad. The first 1000 visitors will get a free Apple T-Shirt.

There are currently 14 Apple retail stores in Canada, 5 in and around the Toronto Area, 3 in and around the Greater Montreal Area, 2 in Vancouver, 1 each in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary and of course Edmonton.

Test Driving: iPad 3G Delivers

It’s in our nature to compare something new to something we know, so back in January, when the rumours of the iPad turned out to be true, my initial reaction was: “Cool, a giant iPod Touch or an iPhone sans phone and camera.”   I knew it was special, but it wasn’t until a week ago when I first held one and began to actually use it that I could really appreciate what it delivers and how once again Apple redefined what’s possible.

READ the entire post at  CANOETECH Blog

Apple quietly pumps up MacBook

While’s there’s been no flashy announcement, Apple’s entry level 13” MacBook has been given a little internal makeover, while the price remains unchanged.

There are however, 3 significant changes to the unit.

READ THE ENTIRE POST at CANOE Tech BLOG

Google has Nexus One second thoughts

In less than 5 months after the launch of Nexus One, Google has had second thoughts on the way they will make it available to consumers.

Please visit CANOE Tech Blog to read the entire post

New Option for Old Keyboards

It seems that everyday there is a new effort to stay green and with new gadgets hitting the streets everyday the old, obsolete and decrepit ones have to go somewhere. And TV commercials, billboards, pop-up ads are reminding us of that – Rethink, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

READ entire post at Canoe Tech Blog

Dave’s almost here

Canada is one step closer to having yet another official Telecom carrier after the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) gave its go ahead to the newest entrant Mobilicity, formerly known as Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc. (DAVE Wireless).

Read GadgetGuy article in its entirety