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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android 3.1 Tablet coming July 22nd

June 23, 2011June 25, 2011 drsquid 10.1, Android, Android 3.1, canada, Galaxy, google, Honeycomb, iPad, iPad 2, launch, Nvidia, Samsung, Tab, tablet, Tegra 2, TouchWiz, video, Wi-Fi1 Comment

As Cersei said to Ned, “When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” You can apply this quote to the Tablet Wars, and if King Robert Baratheon was the iPad, and Joffrey Baratheon the iPad 2, then is the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Robb Stark? Perhaps that doesn’t work because Joffrey isn’t actually Robert’s son and…okay, as you can see I have been watching too much of HBO’s brilliant Game of Thrones TV series. Trying to find suitable analogies in a fantasy…

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iOS app devs say “Happy Father’s Day” with huge discounts on premium games and apps

June 17, 2011June 17, 2011 Danny X app store, EA, EA games, Gameloft, iOS, iPad, iPhone6 Comments

Your Dad has an iPad, right? Here’s hoping, as iOS app developers are once again using any excuse they can to gift dear old Pop some cool software at significant discounts. And hey, Dad, if you’re reading, if you’re not in the market, well…more for me.

HP TouchPad tablet coming to Canada on July 15th

June 14, 2011June 15, 2011 drsquid Android, canada, Flash, google, Honeycomb, HP, iPad, iPad 2, Jon Rubinstein, launch, Mobile, palm, Pre, pre-order, Qualcomm, release, Samsung, smartphone, Synergy, tablet, TouchPad, Touchstone, video, webOS, Xoom0 comment

While the iPad and its successor, the iPad 2, are still the gold-standard for tablets, 2011 has already seen the release of a number of challengers for its throne. Both the recently released Motorola XOOM and RIM Playbook have some features that are better than the iPad, but neither of them has managed to recreate the “magic” that Apple infuses the iPad with. While most of the tablets still to come this year are going to Android Honeycomb based – Samsung, Toshiba, Dell, HTC, Lenovo, LG all have new models…

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WWDC: Lion, the Switch, and the Boredom

June 6, 2011June 6, 2011 Danny X Apple, Game Center, iCloud, iMessage, iOS, iPad, iPhone, OS X, OS X Lion, WWDC 20111 Comment

WWDC ’11 is in the can, and its message is clear: You want iOS on everything. No really. You do.

But here’s a little spoiler, Apple: No, I don’t.

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Adobe and the mobile revolution: tablets, napkins, and the creative process

April 11, 2011April 13, 2011 Danny X Adobe, Android, Apple, BlackBerry PlayBook, CS5, CS5.5, iOS, iPad, Photoshop, tablet3 Comments

It’s been a busy month for Adobe so far. Hot on the heels of the recent preview of Photoshop on the iPad, Adobe has today released the official Photoshop Touch SDK for tablet devices. The fact that Adobe has decided to release an SDK is exciting, since it strongly indicates that not only are we a step closer to a full-featured Photopshop app for tablets, but also full Photoshop integration into the core builds of third-party applications. From the press release: The Photoshop Touch SDK and a new scripting engine…

Photoshop on the iPad: Does it change anything?

April 1, 2011April 2, 2011 Danny X Adobe, Apple, iOS, iPad, iPad 2, Photoshop for iPad, Photoshop Lite2 Comments

Am I getting an iPad? Well that’s a fairly loaded question, filled with doubts and questions as to the practicality of such a purchase. I mean, it’s not a phone, and it’s not a laptop, and given that my day job means I spend a lot of time in teh photoshopz, the iPad doesn’t really fill a productivity niche for me, short of the ability to present concepts and materials to a small group in a quiet room. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want one.

New Steelseries headsets, ready for your PS3 & iPad

March 4, 2011September 26, 2012 drsquid Apple, Gaming, iPad, iPhone, ipod, PS3, Steelseries, Xbox 3601 Comment

When we looked at a couple of SteelSeries’ gaming peripherals last year, the Xai mouse and 6GV2 keyboard, we were very impressed by both their quality and the technology inside. We were also impressed by the fact that, compared to most ‘gaming’ gadgets, their design was understated — even elegant. Very Apple-like, you could say. Now SteelSeries has decided to broaden their audio options to ”meet Apple Performance Standards for Music, Mobile, and Gaming”. Updated versions of the 7H and Siberia v2 headsets, already available for PC gamers, are coming…

Kobo makes ebooks easier for Canadians to digest

December 9, 2010December 16, 2010 Doug Groves Android, e-ink, ePub, eReader, Google eBooks, iOS, iPad, Kindle, Kobo1 Comment

Though not able to attend myself, Kobo held an event in Toronto last night to demonstrate it’s new iPad ereader software Reading Life. This in itself isn’t huge news, unless you’re an iPad user looking for a new reader software (although it does include “an industry first social eReading experience”). Kobo already makes ereader software for just about every major platform, whether it’s desktop OSes like Windows and OS X, or mobile devices. The timing is pretty interesting though, as Google has announced it’s jumping into the fray with Google…

Bell Samsung Galaxy Tab: Hands On Video

October 22, 2010October 28, 2010 Doug Groves Android, Android 2.2, Apple, Bell, Canadian, ebooks, eReader, Froyo, Galaxy Tab, google, Google Android, hands-on, iPad, Kobo, North American, Rogers, Samsung, tablet3 Comments

Although no official launch dates are announced, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is set to appear on both Rogers and Bell here in Canada, probably by the end of November. We had a chance to get our hands on one, and came away suitably impressed. The Android based tablet, seen as the second mainstream device in the tablet behind the iPad, sports a 7 inch 1024×600 display using Samsung’s Super LCD screen technology, making it about half the size of the iPad. Unlike the silver back of the European version, Samsung…

Ubisoft crossover fever: Assassins Creed, CSI and Pets to have Facebook components

September 30, 2010October 3, 2010 Doug Groves Assassin's Creed, Brotherhood, crossover, CSI, CSI Crime City, facebook, Hamsterz, iPad, iPhone, Nintendo DS, PC gaming, Petz, PS3, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox2 Comments

Do you like console gaming, but somehow find yourself wasting too much time on Facebook, making you fell guilty for not using your beatiful next gen console to its fullest potential? Depending on how you look at it, maybe Ubisoft is going to give you a reason to fire up the console more often, or maybe they’re just going to suck you all the way into the black (and blue – so much blue) pit that is Fb. At a press conference in San Francisco, they’ve announced that they’ll be…

Samsung Galaxy Tab coming without voice to Rogers and Bell

September 17, 2010September 24, 2010 Doug Groves 3G, Apple, Bell, data plan, Galaxy Tab, google, iPad, Rogers, Samsung, smartphone, tablet, Touch Wiz, voice, WiFi2 Comments

Since it was first announced, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7 inch Android based tablet has been getting a lot of positive press, and many who’ve had hands on experience are saying that it could be the first tablet to rival Apple’s iPad. Despite being only about half the size of the iPad, the 7 inch screen’s more 16:9 friendly aspect ratio provides what appears to be a good balance between portability and viewability. In the US, the Galaxy Tab will be launching on all the major carriers with various 3G data…

Telus finally confirms their iPad plans, NOT offering unlimited data as originally thought

May 31, 2010May 31, 2010 drsquid Apple, Bell, canada, data, data plan, iPad, mobile data, plans, Rogers, Telus21 Comments

The image above, created earlier today, was based on some assumptions taken from Telus’ weekend announcement of their iPad plan. After some speculation on Friday, a press release was sent out on Saturday detailing their offering – a single plan of 500MB for $20, which at the low-end is a much better deal that what Bell and Rogers are offering, and unlike their plans, Telus’ is available post paid (sadly with a $35 activation fee). What was more intriguing though was that overage is charged at 5¢ per MB, ‘up…