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LUCKY NUMBER 10 If any one number could be considered lucky for BlackBerry, it would be the number 10. Their release of the BB Z10 full screen smart phone was followed a short time later by the Q10 with its physical keyboard; both of which contain the totally redesigned BB 10 OS. All of this occurred during the year that …

If you would have told me that I would be starting a report with that title 3 weeks ago, I would have said you were nuts.  A necessary evil of my work, I have been carrying around a BlackBerry for several years now and have never been impressed.  I am sorry but it is true.  Right now, I have in …

Our review today examines the new Luxa2 TX-P1 and TX-200 Wireless Qi Enabled Charging Receivers by Thermaltake.  The TX-P1 is a single wireless charger that allows for a second device being charged  simultaneously via cable and the TX-200 is a dual wireless charger that provides for the charging of two devices wirelessly and one via charging cable. Both devices are …

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 …

I just returned from a week in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, checked my data usage and compared it to what it would have cost with any Canadian company at a low (NOT!) $6/MB for data.  Considering the fact that I had used 320MB of data, the price tag with my provider, Bell, would have been a whopping …

Apotop, a provider of memory, storage, and mobile products and accessories, has announced the DW09 Wi-Reader wireless reader / router which is now available in the US and Canada. The DW09 enables wireless sharing and 2-way transfer of videos, pictures and other data between iPad / iPhone and SD memory cards / USB Flash drives. With the palm sized DW09, …

With Samsung releasing the Galaxy S4 at the end of April, Apple is rumored to be in production of its new flagship phone possibly for a summer release. Samsung managed to outsell apple with the Galaxy SIII for the first time in history. Many are speculating that the new iPhone 5S will not be anything more than a few upgrades, …

Each year we travel to Europe and the one constant that remained, at least up until this year, was the ability to maintain internet and cell communications without an exorbitant bite out of the pocketbook at the end of our stay. This year, XComGlobal challenged us to leave our frustrations behind by taking along their mobile WiFi device, the Mifi, …

Lenovo today announced a line-up of new Android tablets, offering configurations and form factors to match consumer needs for both ultra-portable tablets and multimedia performers. The portfolio, which also boasts unique connectivity features, will be available starting in the second quarter 2013. The range starts with two new A-series tablets, seven-inch devices, designed for optimal mobility while still packing a …

At the pre-CES 2013 keynote press conference, Samsung announced a new version of the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, now data-capable with 4G Verizon LTE and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. My review of the Galaxy Note 10.1 was not totally positive, but considering the demographic of users for this particular device, the move for a data-enabled tablet is important and makes …