In just a few days on July 15, Twitter will turn five. It seems hard to imagine a world without the micro-blogging behemoth, and it is now safe to say that Twitter is mainstream, established – and here to stay. Surprisingly, even after five years and now with 200 million tweets a day, it seems [...] Read more »
Will Usage Based Billing kill Google’s Chrome OS in Canada?
As Google hosts it’s I/O conference this week, I can’t help but watch from Canada and wonder what the future of the Chrome OS will be here. Google appears to be loading the new operating system with innovative new features and functionality that could make it a very useful tool for many Canadians. But it [...] Read more »
My Top 5 Smartphones
NOTE: This is a guest blog by Marie-Paule Graham. Marie-Paul writes on behalf of www.mobilephonegenie.co.uk, the independent comparison website for mobile phones. ‘Which is the best smartphone?’ is a discussion that will raise the temperature around any dinner table. Here are my thoughts; in no particular order. Sliding in at a slender 9.3mm thickness, the [...] Read more »
The buying guide for buying guides: Where to start when looking for a laptop or tablet
Buying guides for laptops, netbooks and tablet or slate computers can be found all over the Internet these days. If you’re looking for a notebook, they’ll point you to a review for a Samsung R590 (one of my favourites). If it’s a netbook you’re after, you can get lots of info on the Samsung N145. [...] Read more »
Reconnect with Facebook Friends: Change news feed settings so posts from all your friends appear
With all the changes that Facebook continues to make to their site and the way people interact with it, there’s bound to be a few slip ups along the way. The most recent round of changes to the Facebook interface had one unintended consequence that a lot of people are complaining about: namely that posts [...] Read more »
