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Amazon Echo Review – The Canadian Perspective

It is not often that I get the opportunity to jump on Tech X and throw in a quick review.  Some might say, in fact, that the only time I do jump in here is when I find a technology that I really like, one that I want to rave about just a bit more than a quick FB post.  …

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Sideload Android Apps on the Kindle Fire – Easy Step-By-Step Guide

Amazon’s Kindle Fire is an amazing device but some Android applications never make it to the Kindle Store. Here’s a little trick that enables you to download applications from the Google Play Store and transfer them to your Kindle Fire. Several sites will post Android application apk files, but this procedure will get you a copy right from the store, virtually eliminating …

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QNAP Introduces New Budget Friendly Turbo TS-420U And TS-421U Rackmount NAS Units

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QNAP Systems, Inc. today announced its new budget friendly Turbo NAS lineup TS-421U and TS-420U rackmount models for the workgroups and entry-level SMBs with fast-growing needs of economical network storage. The TS-421U features with Marvell CPU 2.0 GHz, and the TS-420U features with Marvell CPU 1.6 GHz. Both models operate with 1GB DDR3 RAM, and provide sustained high performance for daily …

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Redbox Instant Video Kiosks To Join Streaming Crowd

With Netflix and Amazon dominating the streaming market for TV shows and movies it was finally time for a new competitor. Redbox, your friendly neighborhood DVD kiosk operator, has decided to jump into the mix. Redbox has announced that later this month they will offer an unlimited streaming video package along with four nights of physical DVD rentals from kiosks. …

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