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Samsung Galaxy Note 4: Hands On
I take Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy Note 4 for a spin and compare it to my iPhone 6.
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A Few Weeks with the Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch
Recently, Samsung Canada sent me their new Galaxy Gear smartwatch (in black) and the recently updated Galaxy Note 3 smartphone (also in black) to try out. I’ve been using them together for a while now, with the Note 3 being my primary cell phone paired with the Gear smartwatch. After about two weeks of usage,…
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Samsung Galaxy Gear & Note 3: First Looks
Yesterday I attended a briefing with Samsung Canada where they unveiled a few new products coming to Canada over the next few days and weeks. This included the new mini versions of their very popular Galaxy S3 and S4 smartphones, the new Note 3 and their much anticipated take on the smart watch category, the…
Revisiting Toon Paint
I spent a great weekend in Squamish recently for their annual music festival. I was shooting for Rebecca and she has a couple of posts with my photos from the event. You can also view my entire set on Flickr. I started playing around with Toon Paint again on my iPhone to give some of…
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Further thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S4
I recently had the chance to use Samsung’s latest flagship device, the Galaxy S4. I spoke about my initial experiences with Gillian Shaw and Steve Dotto on his Dottotech radio show so I won’t get into those details here (well, maybe a little below). Instead, I’ll focus on it’s camera and how it compares to…
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Sony Xperia ZL Smartphone Preview
I recently had the chance to check out a prototype model of Sony’s new Xperia ZL Android smartphone. It was an overview of their soon to be released smartphone and I’ll have a review unit soon to put it through it’s paces. But what I did see, was pretty impressive.
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Tech Tuesday: Turn Your iPhone Into a Satellite Phone & Google’s Keep
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Turn Your iPhone Into A Satellite Phone: A new product from Thuraya called the SatSleeve allows you to turn your iPhone 4/4S/5 into a global satellite phone. You simply slide your iPhone into the sleeve and it connects to the Thuraya network…
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DottoTech 96: App Wednesday
I was on the radio for another fun App Wednesday with Steve Dotto, David Hathaway and Art Factora and was hoping that my pick would take the crown for best app and it appears that it did. The video and photo above were showing Cycloramic in action. I found the app a few weeks ago…
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Windows Phone 8 & Windows RT: first looks
Recently I had a chance to check out a bunch of new Windows related products including the latest mobile phones with Windows Phone 8 and tablets with Windows RT. I only had a few minutes to play with each device but a few things stood out that struck me as nice departures from the typical…
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Roam Mobility Liberty Hotspot
Earlier this year, I was able to try out the Liberty Hotspot from Roam Mobility while at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Anytime I travel in the US, it’s always a hassle to stay connected without incurring huge roaming fees. I’ve written about some of the work arounds I’ve used including unlocked phones with iPad sims…