Google announced on Monday that it has opened a new e-book store. This essentially means that Google will be competing head on with Amazon and even Apple through their iBooks app. The unique part of the Google e-book store is that they are not selling a special device for it. Sure, they are selling Android [...]
The Canadian government has announced that it will soon begin discussions and consultations about releasing spectrum for cell phone carriers that will operate in 4G. This is the next step in cell phone technology as it allows you to get data speeds up to the level you currently get through a wired broadband internet connection. [...]
Yesterday, Microsoft launched the Kinect for Xbox 360. It is the next step in gaming as it takes the motion sensor controllers that the Nintendo Wii and Playstation Move have to the next level. The Kinect doesn’t actually use any controllers at all. It works by recognizing body movements with its camera and sensors and essentially [...]
I recently read an interesting article on CNBC.com (click here to read it) that discussed China’s achievement in surpassing the U.S. by creating the world’s fastest supercomputer. The U.S. has held that title since 2004 and for a long time before that. Japan held that title for a couple years in 2002-2004 but the U.S. came back and [...]
Earlier this week, Apple announced the newest version of their operating system for Macs called OS X Lion. Before I discuss the new features and their inspiration for Lion, I want to take a minute to show something about Apple as a company. Although they are certainly not the only example of this, Apple is [...]
The race has been on for some time now to bring to market a 3D TV that does not require glasses. Philips was the first one to make a 3D TV with no glasses, but it was not affordable enough for consumers and stayed in the advertising/marketing industry. However, yesterday Toshiba announced that it [...]
Yesterday, Blackberry maker RIM unveiled a new tablet product that will hit stores early next year and will compete with the iPad. It is called the Blackberry Playbook and RIM is hoping to be the first successful competitor to Apple in this tablet category. Pricing on the Playbook has not been announced yet but one [...]
The FCC in the U.S. has opened up unused airwaves which became available when TV’s transitioned to digital signals last year. This newly available spectrum will allow tech companies to usher in a new wave of mobile devices. However, the strength of these airwaves is especially strong which will allow gadgets to do things they [...]
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The new Blackberry Torch has barely been out for a week but already there are headaches for RIM. The Blackberry maker was hoping that the new Torch would compete with the iPhone, at least somewhat but it looks like that hope is quickly diminishing. After a less than stellar sales debut for the new [...]
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