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There used to be a time when SaskTel had an outdated and poor selection of handsets. The times have certainly changed for them as their network is up to speed with all the other carriers, plus they are on a path to launch LTE in 2012. All around great improvements.

SaskTel has now joined Bell and Virgin by releasing the Galaxy S II in White. The prices of this Android 2.3 powered device ranges from $149 on a 3-year to a high $619 no-term. But honestly, why go out and purchase one when you could enter our contest and possibly win a White Galaxy S II from us – more about the contest here.

Source: SaskTel

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You can unpack your suitcase and drop that custody suit, because Microsoft has heard your Windows 8 complaints, and it’s willing to change its ways. Yesterday, in a lengthy post on its Building Windows 8 blog, the company acknowledged that it’s received plenty of feedback since unleashing a developer preview of the OS last month, and pledged to respond with a number changes. For starters, apps displayed within the Windows 8 App Screen can now be organized into groups, rather than alphabetical arrangements (see image above). Apps will also be displayed at a higher density, thereby cramming more content within the same space. Enterprise users, meanwhile, will be able to customize their companies’ Start screens and unify them across networks, though there’s still no word on whether administrators will be able to opt out of the software’s tiled interface in favor of the more Windows 7-esque Desktop app — one of the most highly requested features. These are just two of many, relatively granular changes that Microsoft is implementing to help users maximize the efficiency of its new Start screen, and they likely won’t be the last. To dig into the nitty gritty, check out the full post, at the source link below.

Microsoft responds to disgruntled users, unveils changes to Windows 8 UI originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has launched a constitutional challenge over back-to-work legislation, arguing it violated the right to freedom of association.

If you watched last week’s iPhone 4S announcement with your Android phone and went a little green with envy when Siri, iOS’s new voice-recognizing personal assistant, was announced and demoed on stage, buck up. You’ve got a lot of great voice recognition apps to choose from on Android that can help you keep up with friends, look up the weather, find local businesses, and more. Here are a look at your options. More »

One study links vitamin-taking among older women and an increased chance of death.

More bad news for Sony today. They have not only a suffered security breach once again, they also have issued a new recall notice for BRAVIA LCD TVs. Apparently, the TVs can overheat and melt. Read more…

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Richard Wiseman found a cow that may have a vase on its face. Or … maybe … it has two faces on its face. Is your mind blown yet?

Richard Wiseman found a cow that may have a vase on its face. Or … maybe … it has two faces on its face. Is your mind blown yet?

Over the last couple days RIM has been battling BlackBerry delays/outages in several countries, a post on the company blog yesterday they stated it was “caused by a core switch failure within RIM’s infrastructure. Although the system is designed to failover to a back-up switch, the failover did not function as previously tested. As a result, a large backlog of data was generated, and we are now working to clear that backlog and restore normal service as quickly as possible”… Unfortunately the same outage has happened here for us Canadians. Users are reporting since last night that their emails, texts and BBM messages are not going through… certainly frustrating and RIM has yet to comment.

Update: RIM has finally stated their is an issue. A note posted on their site says “BlackBerry subscribers in the Americas may be experiencing intermittent service delays this morning. We are working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible and we apologize to our customers for any inconvenience. We will provide a further update as soon as more information is available.”

Update – 11:32am: Some Canadian users are now reporting the service has been restored.

Update #2 – 3:00pm: RIM just held a conference call (link is here for details) but they have said that they have no ETA on a full restore. Very upsetting and not good for RIM.

Update #3 6:12pm: For real now, users are reporting that service in Canada is back, sporadically getting emails etc…

Are you experiencing delays/outages?
(Thanks to everyone who sent this in!)

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Sony’s not having a good morning. In addition to having to recall 1.6 million Bravia TVs, it’s also been forced to temporarily lock 93,000 customers out of their PSN and Sony Online Entertainment accounts. You won’t be surprised by the reason: an attempt by hackers to “test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords” against Sony’s network database. Some of the affected accounts showed “additional activity prior to being locked” and are being investigated. On the flip-side, Sony’s Chief Information Security Officer, Philip Reitinger, stressed that most of the hackers’ details resulted in failed logins and in any case credit card details are not at risk. Users are being told to expect an email if they’ve been affected, which will contain further instructions. Has Sony finally realized the value of timely communication?

Sony locks 93,000 PSN and SOE accounts due to ‘massive’ hack attempt originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Can’t say we didn’t see this catfight coming after Apple boldly rejected Samsung’s settlement offer in Australia, but man, the latter certainly isn’t afraid of striking back in its enemy’s front yard. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Sammy’s set up a pop-up store merely meters away from Apple’s Sydney store, all for just stealing the thunder from the iPhone 4S launch this Friday. The campaign? For the first ten customers each day up to Friday, the Korean giant’s offering its Galaxy S II for just $2 sans contract — no wonder the line’s already longer than Apple’s, according to the Herald. But of course, Samsung’s also effectively funding some of these folks for their iPhone 4S from next door, so it’s pretty much a win-win situation for both companies. See? There’s always a happy ending, and let’s hope that the upcoming Nexus Prime won’t add fuel to the ongoing patent dispute.

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Samsung crashes iPhone 4S block party, lures Aussies with $2 Galaxy S IIs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Waterloo, Ont.-based Research In Motion Tuesday said the problems that have plagued users of its BlackBerry smartphones worldwide for two days were caused by a core switch failure within the company’s infrastructure.

Taking some vitamin supplements later in life can’t be recommended for older women because they may do more harm than good, according to a new study.

This completes the round trip for all our Canadian carriers – SaskTel has now jumped on board and will release the new iPhone 4S. No details on when or what the prices will be, but certainly good news for the carriers and Saskatchewan.

Source: SaskTel

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The Saskatchewan Liberals have unveiled an election platform that includes eliminating the provincial debt, cutting the sales tax to three per cent, and creating a fund to pay for future projects.