Reality Bites
In this week’s app roundup: Instagram and iCloud, replicated on Android; movies, recommended; cookbooks, shared; pictures, mysteriously pixelated; apps, found with Yahoo; karaoke, added to Shazam; ringer, smartly silenced; Swype, honeycombed; and much, much more. More »
A follow up to a previous rumours of the HTC WildFire S heading to SaskTel. Today on their Twitter account SaskTel quickly let the entire world know, or at least those who case in Saskatchewan, that the “the HTC Wildfire S in the next month”. No price has been announced but Bell released this for $29.95 on a 3-year (it’s already dropped to $0), and $249.95. SaskTel has a tendency to come in a bit higher prices than Bell.
The Wildfire S has a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 x 480, runs Android OS 2.3, 5 megapixel camera video capabilities and Wi-Fi.
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Ghost Recon Online for the Wii U is a third-person shooter for Nintendo’s next big thing packed with tons of cool bells and whistles. It also demonstrates some of the big hurdles the new console will face when trying to satisfy hardcore gamers. More »
A man who was blind in his right eye has had his sight restored after 55 years, doctors say.
Women spend more time on Facebook, have more Facebook friends, and upload five times more photos than men, researchers say.
Research In Motion lost 21 per cent on the TSX on Friday – plunging to the lowest level in five years – as investors responded to slower BlackBerry sales and analyst downgrades.
When did you last scan a QR code? Was it during last week’s Republican debate? Or maybe that ad for a free Coke at Wendy’s. It probably wasn’t on a coin. But the Dutch are changing that with QR-coded currency. More »
Picket lines are down and travel ease expectations are up as Air Canada customer service and sales staff return to work a day after a tentative agreement was reached three days into a walkout.
Locked-out Canadian postal workers hoped to win more public support across Canada Friday, but it looked like an uphill climb.
It’s easy to see how ants get around when they’re in a long line – just follow the ant in front of them. But how do ants find their way back to nest when they’re on their own? A creepy experiment provides clues. More »
Oh Verizon, did you just spill confidential information all over your YouTube channel? The guys over at Droid-Life spotted a VZW ad starring a mysterious new Honeycomb tablet, which to our ninja-trained eyes looks to exhibit many of the design elements of Motorola’s Xoom. It could, of course, be just about anything, given that Verizon yanked the video almost as soon as the above screengrab was lifted, but the rear of this 10(ish)-inch tablet looks very much like a Xoom designed to be used in portrait orientation. We know Moto has a Xoom 2 cooking in the oven and it’s not unreasonable to surmise that Verizon is putting together the finishing touches on a promo campaign for it. Now if only we could get a look at that video with our own eyes…
Update: The video is back! Watch it after the break.
Verizon video shows an unannounced tablet, could it be the Xoom 2? (update: it’s back!) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We’ve all heard it before: Too much stress will give you gray hair. But is that true?
The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency workers represented by the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union could be on strike as of midnight Friday, after SGEU issued a 48-hour strike notice.
The bloodbath continues today for RIM. After announcing disappointing financial results and declaring their upcoming devices will be delayed, the market is reacting and their share price is currently down over 20%, or $7.00/share. To make matters worse their 6th biggest shareholders with approximately 10.2 million shares has lost faith, selling over 50% of their stake in the company.
Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd had about $361 million tied up in RIM stock but Chairman Stephen Jarislowsky said “We are on the way out. The stake has been reduced by more than 50% or even more… They are resting on their laurels… Steve Jobs is a much better marketer than RIM”.
What do you think… will RIM make it back to the glory days?
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If you’ve been waiting oh-so-patiently for HP’s $49.99 WiFi Mobile Mouse to ship, take heart — the aforesaid critter is now ready to free up one more valuable USB port at your workstation. As mentioned before, this ain’t your mum’s wireless mouse, as it makes use of WiFi technology — you know, instead of the tried-and-true Bluetooth. In other words, this bad boy doesn’t require anything other than itself to connect. HP promises up to nine months of battery life, offers five programmable buttons, a four-way tilt scroll wheel and adjustable sensitivity. Just think — you can finally choose to keep those remaining Four Loko cans chilled without resorting to an inbuilt trackpad. Reason enough to pull the trigger, yeah?
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HP ships $50 WiFi Mobile Mouse, gives your Bluetooth radio a break originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Samsung Galaxy S II has yet to make its US debut, but it looks like our neighbors to the north will be getting it as early as next month. Yesterday, Canada’s SaskTel announced via Twitter that it would launch the phone “within the next month,” making it the first North American carrier to confirm the S II. Earlier this month, it looked as if Verizon would be the first to bring the device to the New World, but our hopes were crushed when the carrier debunked rumors of a July launch. It remains to be seen whether Sasktel’s announcement will pave the way for a wider North American release, but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear more.
Galaxy S II coming to SaskTel next month, we embark on northward migration originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
An astonishing one in seven computer users may have received phone calls from scammers posing as support engineers, Microsoft is warning.
Woosh. Plonk. Snap. Like a highly atmospheric scene from your favorite film noir, Sony’s teaser video for the S1 and S2 tablets starts off with isolated sounds and a bit of quick motion before settling into a sumptuous, deliberately paced feast for your eyeballs. You might say it’s high art posing as a consumer electronics promo, particularly if you compare it to ASUS or Huawei’s efforts in the field. There’s sadly little in the way of new information, all we really get to witness are the reassuring Android Honeycomb software keys on the larger S1, but this “first impression” clip is the start of a series of ads revolving around a pair of alabaster figurines and their tablet-assisted love affair. Give the play button a bash for your recommended daily dose of awesome.
Sony tablet teaser video is breathtaking, not overly informative originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
