Review: Amazon Fire HD 10: Big Screen on a Small Budget

If your computing needs are more casual and perhaps it crossed your mind you could best be served with a tablet rather than a laptop or a computer you may want to feast your eyes on the all-new Amazon Fire HD10.

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iPad 4 given a new lease on life

Greg-Gazin-Senior-EditorEDMONTON, AB, Mar 18, 2014/ Troy Media/ – When Apple introduced the iPad Air in November 2013 it discontinued the fourth generation iPad but retained the iPad 2 which was originally introduced three years earlier as their entry level full sized tablet. Well it seems that the iPad 4 or appropriately called iPad with Retina display has been given a new lease on life as the iPad 2 is put out to pasture.

While not as sleek, light and powerful as the new iPad Air, the iPad with Retina display is still a decent and reasonably current product, especially now that it is priced the same as the affordable iPad 2 it replaces.  READ FULL STORY at TROY MEDIA

G4TV Canada: PadPivot NST turns lap into a tablet desk

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iPads and other tablets have become so versatile, they can now be used almost anywhere but sometimes holding them for long periods of time or keeping them in a place or at angle to effectively use them can be a challenge. This is especially true where the only available surface is an arm, a leg or a lap; like in the back seat of a car.

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Apple iPad – Talkin’ ’bout the resolution

EDMONTON, AB, Mar. 17, 2012, Troy Media/ – What is the big attraction of the new iPad?

For John Winslow, a diehard iPad fan – he owns both the original iPad and the iPad 2 – and the first person in line (for 20 hours!) at the Apple Store at Edmonton’s Southgate Centre, it came down to one thing: its improved resolution.  READ MORE AT TROY MEDIA

Apple event reveals truly resolutionary new iPad

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Today’s Apple event went off without a hitch and as expected Apple unveiled a new 3rd generation iPad; they’ve also updated Apple TV as well as a number of their flagship applications like iPhoto, GarageBand and iWork suite.

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Apple Event March 7th, might we see iPad 3?

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Rumours of the iPad 3 have been running rampant, in fact rumblings of a 3rd generation Apple tablet began even days before the release of the current incumbent, the iPad 2, a year ago.  Well, we might be closer to that reality as pictures of their media invite slated for March 7th at 10AM PT  (1PM ET) have been circulating around the net.

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Win a Toshiba Thrive 10” Tablet

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I’m sure you’ve been thinking about it for a while, but isn’t it time to try a tablet? You know you want to!

So once again, CanoeTech Blog has teamed up with Toshiba Canada to give you, our faithful readers, an incredible opportunity to win a new and exciting Toshiba Thrive 10” Tablet.

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Fire sale on BlackBerry PlayBook?

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While searching for upcoming Black Friday deals in Canada, I came across numerous mentions of the 16GB Blackberry PlayBook with Wi-Fi being offered below $200 at Staples stores in the US. After doing a little more digging, I found that they are being advertised on Walmart Canada’s website for an an even lower price, $198.

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Review: iPad 2 – it delivers!

Steve Jobs called 2011 the Year of the Tablet, but right now, it’s more like the Season of the Tablet.  With the highly anticipated iPad 2 is finally hitting stores today in Canada and with the Motorola Xoom and the BlackBerry PlayBook right on its coattails, we’re going hands-on to see if the “totally redesigned” iPad 2 lives up to its expectations.

Read more… FULL ARTICLE AND REVIEW AT CANOE TECH BLOG