Archives for July 2010

iPhone 4 Hands on Review

The long awaited and much anticipated Apple iPhone 4 arrives in Canada today and if you thought the iPhone 3GS was an innovation, Apple’s 4th generation device with their new energy efficient and  their own powerful A4 chip,  is way beyond that. After test-driving it for a few days it exceeded my expectations, incorporating slick new features available today that were once only as realistic as you had seen them in the movies.  READ FULL REVIEW AT CANOE TECH

iPhone 4 price war looming in Canada? Greg Gazin – July 29th, 2010

With less than a day to go before the launch of the iPhone 4 in Canada, it seems like we could be looking at an all out iPhone 4 price war.  READ FULL ARTICLE AT CANOE TECH

Dutch Gamers set Guinness Record for continuous play

Six Dutch gamers broke the Guinness World Book for Records for non-stop gaming, playing Red Dead Redemption for a whopping 50 hours straight on a Sony PlayStation 3.  READ FULL POST AT CANOE BLOG

RIM & Rival Take Issue Over Apple’s Antenna Claims

Blackberrybold9700 Holding 20100715 All eyes were certainly on Apple and Steve Jobs. He admitted imperfection and acknowledged the iPhone 4 in fact did have an antenna problem.  But after showing how other smartphone manufacturers have the same problem, it’s not surprising that the other parties singled-out would have something to say about it.  READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

iPhone 4 Arrives in Canada July 30th, Antennagate over

Canadians and folks in 16 other countries will have to wait no longer, as Steve Jobs unveiled the latest list of countries destined to receive the iPhone this coming Friday, July 30th.

The announcement came at the end of the Press Conference Apple held this morning at.READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Hands Free Insanity hits Canada

Today Manitoba becomes the 8th province in Canada to pass legislation banning a driver’s use of hand-held cell-phones ( that includes texting devices), after PEI, Saskatchewan and British Columbia came on board earlier this year.(more…)

The Cat Came Back – NFB Launches Free iPad app

If you can’t get enough of the The Cat Came Back and The Log Driver’s Waltz, The National Film Board of Canada has just released the NFB Films for iPad app.. READ POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

@ceoSteveJobs Top 10 parody tweets

When you are in the public eye as much as Apple and Steve Jobs, it’s a no-brainer that someone is going to poke fun at you. READ ENTIRE POST at CANOE TECH BLOG

iPhone 4: Hold me please but not so tight?

Numerous reports of reception issues with the iPhone 4 seem to have surfaced in the last few days all seemingly due to the way the iPhone is held in one’s hand. More specifically, signal strength is reported to drop when gripped tightly on the lower metal band covering the black strip.   READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Renting a Car? Please! RTFM: Read the fine manual

With no direct flights from Edmonton to Salt Lake City and not willing to spend half a day in airports or 36 hours to get there via Aeroplan, we decided it might be fun and easier on my back to rent a full-sized new car and take a little adventure. Jenn and Jenna at Hertz Edmonton fixed us up with a super deal on a 2010 Chevrolet Impala LT that not only offered us unlimited mileage, but also easily allowed us to cross the border into the US.  READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH