2014
Roam Mobility Breeze unlocked GSM phone review
As a Canadian that travel to the US once in a while, I fell in love with Roam Mobility's US roaming services. They offer very competitive easy to understand plan to save you real money anytime you are in the USA. I have actually written about them very often (some examples): Rogers' US Roaming Versus Roam Mobility Roam Mobility Offers Best US Roaming Deal For Canadians Roam Mobility Offers Competitive US Roaming For Canadians Roam Mobility Now Sold At 265 Futureshop And BestBuy Locations
Google buys Divide and moves Android into the enterprise
Up until now, Android really didn't play nice in the enterprise space because it was difficult to manage through an MDM. Manufacturers (like Knox from Samsung) had to build their own enterprise security and management features. Google is set to change that with its acquisition of Divide. Divide was an Mobile Device Management service provided from the cloud (MDM as a service) and allowed organizations of all sizes to manage the mobile devices of their employees to ensure corporate security rules are followed.
Google performs 100 billion searches a month
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”]Image by the US Army under creative commons license [/caption] Google is the 800 pound gorilla in the internet space and its always fascinating to read about their challenges and successes. After all if the number 1 player has a cold everyone else get's sick. The annual Founders Letter (link) is a fantastic read because you get a rare insight into the hopes and wishes of Larry Page. One such "revelation" in the current version is “[.
LG G3 Images leak and its gorgeous
LG will be announcing its updated Android smartphone lineup shortly (the G3) and leaks have started to appear in their secrecy ship. A tipster send PhoneArena images (link) which look like actual product shorts of this upcoming LG G3 smartphone. The rumors thus far have indicated the device will have a 5.5" IPS 2560x1440 screen and that the device will come in 3 colors (shown in the PhoneArena leaks). Click on the image in the below gallery to cycle through the leaked pictures
Cat saves kid from dog
Every once in a while we hear about a dog that saves its owners life and the internet loves these heartwarming stories. Now there is a situation where a cat saved a little boy from a dog attack. I'm more of a dog person but this is a great story I wanted to share anyway ;-) Basically a boy is playing in his front yard and a dog tries to drag him away when the family cat jumps to the rescue.
Run iPhone apps on Android
The iPhone 5s is my main primary use cell phone (even though I test dozens of other phones every year). One of the main reasons I have stayed (stuck) to the iPhone is the collection of high quality apps available on IOS and not on Android. Sure I wish my main apps existed on both platforms but there are still some very useful productivity apps that are iPhone only. Now six Columbia university students have done the unthinkable. they have forsaken everything that is holly and have devised a platform (called CIDER) which "
New Gillette razor changing a 100 year business model?
It seems every couple of years, Gillette releases a newer, better, closer, more precise shaving razor system that turns out of be incompatible with all previous blades. Many have said this is a technique to keep the price of blades high. Now there is a twist to the story with Gilette releasing the new ProGlide with Flexball technology (link) which accepts the previous series of ProGlide blades. No one know for sure but many analysts have said it is an admission that companies like DollarShaveClub, Harrys or Dorco (link) are really starting to hurt the king of razors.
Cheap clean water from a book
Living in Canada, I often take clean drinking water for granted. During my many travels to Africa, it became abundantly clear that fresh, clean drinking water was a global problem and I'm happy to see organizations working hard to solve this epidemic. A team of university researchers have created the Drinkable Book. The book teaches readers about how to purify water and the actual pages turn into usable water filters capable of removing 99.9% of harmful bacteria (cholera, typhoid, E.Coli, etc).
The smartphone case for the selfie generation
The current generation of smartphone totting youngsters seems to be obsessed with taking selfies but don't you hate the fact you have to hold the smartphone out at arms length? Doesn't that limit your creativity? Now iLuv has the solution for iPhone, iPad and Samsung Galaxy users via a special smartphone case called the Selfie. You slip on the case, pair the bluetooth trigger and you're ready to use this case with any app you already have. All of this fun can be yours for only $50.
It's scorpion pizza time in Calgary
The Calgary Stampede blog (link) lists scorpion pizza as one of the dishes that will be available for adventurous eaters. They say “This pizza is for the most daring of foodies. Add a little crunch to your pizza topping with a few seasoned scorpions – if you dare!” Are you adventurous enough to try this?
Quote about Thinking
"Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts." - Soren Kierkegaard
Quote about peace and joy
"Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity." Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddha Quote
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." - Buddha
Be vigilant! Don't get scammed online
I hear horror stories everyday about people getting scammed and swindled online by professional thieves. Sometimes you lose a couple of bucks while others lose thousands. Regardless of the amount, it feels bad. Here is an example of an online scam I stumbled on the other day perpetrated on Twitter. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/93cc47169a.jpg" alt=""> First you get a tweet that looks "normal". They use various subjects that they know people will be interested in. In the above case, both tweets actually take you to the same place.
OnePlus is a $299 (no contract) Android superphone
The Nexus line of Google handsets are popular because they provide a stock (vanilla) Google Android experience but more importantly they provide a beautiful kit at an unbeatable price. People want great handsets at affordable prices and the market is hot for these types of devices (as opposed to the $800 iPhone 5s or Samsung Galaxy S5). A new Chinese company called OnePlus has finally revealed the specs on their upcoming (Q2) flagship phone the OnePlus One (link). The OnePlus One will offer :
Make the world a better place
<img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/2a913aecb5.jpg" alt=""> be the reason the world is a better place today - Edward Kiledjian
Best travel water bottle - Vapur Elements 1L
Travel a couple of times a year (or more) and you start finding some of our new security rules stupid. One of the most stupid rules is the fact that I can't bring a water bottle with me through security but I can buy a $5 bottle from the convenience store. Eventually you get tired of having to pay $5 and you start testing the various types of reusable water bottles you can bring empty and fill after the security checkpoint.
Best Travel USB and Lightning cable - Chargekey
I have tested lots of USB and lightning cables but most of them die a quick and horrible death from the extreme pressures of travel. Most end up broken, cracked or otherwise unusable. That's until I discovered the wonderful Chargekey from Nomad. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/6ac4e856c9.jpg" alt=""> I wrote a review about it (link) that I encourage everyone to go read. In summary it is a durable, flexible, keychain attacheable USB or lightning cable that goes everywhere with you. I have tested other ChargeKey clones from Amazon, DHGate, DealExtreme and AliExpress but none of them are build as solid as the original ChargeKey.
Best portable travel power strip
Whether you travel for pleasure or business, one of the most useful gadgeteer's toys is a power strip (power bar). I have never seen a hotel room with enough power-plugs to charge my power-hungry electronics. Having used and tested over 20 different power strips, the one that really won my heart is the Belkin SurgePlus (10 watt) (link) power strip. This thing is tinny and very easy to travel with. Not only does it give you 3 full power-plugs but it also provides 2.
Your ideas about Africa are all wrong
We live in a world obsessed with instant. We want instant food, instant gratification and instant information. The media is happy to support the last point but you have to stop and ask yourself the question : Aren't there two sides to every story? The majority of the population accepts everything we see on TV as absolute truth and our perception of other countries is often defined by these externally generated sources. One such perception is about Africa. Over my career, I have had the pleasure of working in Africa and quickly learned that my North American view may not jives with the reality on the ground.