Archives for October 2011

Apple quietly bumps up MacBook Pro performance

MacBookProTake a trip to Apple Canada’s on-line store. If you look very carefully, no it’s nothing spooky, but you’ll notice changes in the MacBook Pro line. No, it’s not the prices that have changed but rather the specs. And it’s good news. It looks like you’ll now get more bang for the same buck.

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Spooktacular apps, books and tunes for Halloween

djIt’s that spooky time of year again when you can use your iOS device to help yourself to some digitally delectable tricks and treats, but there are just way to many to cover them all in one post. So here’s just a sliver of some of the spooky and scary selections you can download to your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch for this Halloween.

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Canoe Tech: Review Apple Magic Trackpad

magictrackpadWhy should only newer MacBook users with their new built-in track pad be able to take advantage of all the new multi-touch gestures available with Mac OS X Lion?  Well then answer is, they shouldn’t and they don’t.  Now anyone has those capabilities with Apple’s Magic Trackpad, the first multi-touch track pad available for Macintosh.

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Canoe Tech: Facebook phishing scam jolts caffeine lovers

starbuckscard250There’s another phishing scam spreading viciously across Facebook world and this time it’s hitting caffeine lovers both north and south of the 49th parallel. What appears to be an offer for free gift cards and vouchers from Tim Hortons and Starbucks is no more than a ploy to lead you down the garden path to get you to ultimately reveal personal information.

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Canoe Tech: Think & Grow Rich comic book debuts for iPhone

ThinkGrowFor anyone that has ever been interested in creating wealth, Napolean Hill’s book – “Think and Grow Rich,” certainly has to be one of the top books on their reading list.  This classic has sold over 30 million copies to date and is still as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1937. And now this best seller is available on the iOS platform, not as a book, but in a comic book style format.

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People lined up overnight for iPhone 4S

michaiphoneThe magic of the iPhone continues, as people like Misha Hlebnicov, 17, are still willing to line up over night to be one of the first to get their hand on the new iPhone 4S. Despite the critics who were disappointed that the new model was not an iPhone 5, pre-orders of over 1 million units in the first 24 hours seemed to tell the tale and the long queue at the Apple Store at Southgate Mall in Edmonton are proof positive that the iPhone 4S is yet another winner.

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Hands on Review: Samsung Galaxy Mini

 

 

If you are going to carry a phone around, there’s almost no reason why it should not be a smartphone. For the one time you might need that extra functionality, having one in your pocket, purse or on your hip may make that decision all worthwhile.

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iPhone 4S pre-orders will quiet critics

ETimthumb Php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww Troymedia Com%2Fwp Content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F10%2Fiphone 4sDMONTON, AB, Oct. 11, 2011/Troy Media/ – While Apple fanboys applauded the unveiling of the iPhone 4S last week at the Apple Fall event in Cupertino, California, some critics and analysts seemed underwhelmed with the successor of the iPhone 4. They saw it as soft, safe and mundane and somewhat of a disappointment, expecting a new radically design-changed Phone 5. And if there were going to be another iPhone 4, it would be a stripped down version of the current model, possibly for the prepaid phone market… READ MORE at TROYMEDIA

iPod nano & touch updates announced at Apple Event

Apple has a tradition of typically having a music event each Fall and while we thought it might be a miss this year as all eyes and ears seemed to be

nano2011focusing on the pending iPhone announcement, there was in fact news on the iPodfront.There were no substantial redesigns, but there were some enhancements, colour changes and price adjustments that are well worth noting.

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Thanksgiving Inspired Apps

Vintage Turkey Cards

At this time of year, there’s nothing that makes me want to chuckle or gobble-gobble more than seeing a dressed-up turkey. Now I don’t mean one with all the trimmings. Well I do, but on my dining room table, not my iPad.  READ MORE AT CANOE TECHNOLOGY BLOG