Technology & Business
Motorola Moto X now $99 on Rogers
Moto X isn't the fastest, lightest or most feature packed Android smartphone but it is the one I like the most. It is a near stock Google experience but comes packed with incredibly useful little features that make the experience fantastic. The most exciting feature is the always on voice control which no other phone has been able to match yet. The Motorola Moto X was launched in Canada on Rogers for $189 (with a 2 year contract) and now the price has dropped to $99.
Google Music for IOS almost here
Google had said its All Access Music service would be coming to IOS in May and many months later, still nothing. Our favorite leaker has now come forward with happy information that Google Music for IOS will launch shortly (or as he said, the launch is "imminent"). Launch imminent for native Google Music iOS app. First reported: http://t.co/q49KTHAVzP — @evleaks (@evleaks) November 14, 2013
UnderArmour buys MapMyFitness app
Under Armor has its own Armour39 tracking service but most users complained it lacked some basic features and wasn't polished enough. It seems Under Armour heard all the complaints and is buying competing fitness app MapMyFitness (for $150M) MapMyFitness brings 20 millions users and the ability to suck in data from Jawbone UP, Nike Fuelband and of course from its own smartphone apps. UnderArmor will leverage all of this tech and user base to take fitness analytics to the next level.
Moto G is a $180 no-contract android smartphone
It seems every new smartphone tries to beat (on specs anyway) the previous generation and the byproduct of this competition is $800 smartphones. Today Motorola is trying a different approach by releasing an interesting mid-level device for $US180 off contract. For the $US180, you get: 8GB of internal storage ($200 for 16GB) 4.5" 1280x720 (329PPI) display Snapdragon 400 processor (quad-core running at 1.2GHz) comes with the latest Android 4.4 The trusted bluetooth feature from the MotoX is in the MotoG No one expects a monster device for $180 so there are phone features you will be sacrificing like No LTE (up to HSPA+ 21MBps) A 5 megapixel read camera 720p video capture maximum (no 1080p) No always listening mode (like the Moto X) Even with all of the above, I think this will become a huge hit for Motorola and hopefully other carriers will start making more affordable phones for the next 1 billion users that will get connected.
Apple iPad mini Retina now available for pickup in Canada
Apple did a stealth launch of the iPad Mini overnight at 0300ET and the Apple,ca online reservation system is now available to serve you (yes... even in Canada). It lists the locations that have inventory and the list seems to change periodically so check it out to see if your local Apple store has any available. Ive checked a couple of times and even touched base with American contacts and it seems the only models available immediately are the WIFI versions in 16/32GB versions.
Motorola Moto G Specs leak
It seems none of the manufacturers can keep their upcoming devices secret and now Motorola has fallen victim to spec leaks for its upcoming Moto G budget phone. Let me introduce you to the upcoming Motorola Moto G Android smartphone. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/c1ae27e586.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/05dcd0bfef.jpg" alt=""> We expec the phone to be announced today at 9AM and nothing should be considered confirmed until then but here is what we think we know so far: 4.5-inch 720p LCD display 1.2GHz quad-core processor 1GB of RAM 5MP camera that shoots 720p HD video 1.
Vine is now on Windows Phone
Windows phone is a nice mobile operating system for people upgrading from a featurephone (or dumb phone). Its major problem was that many of the most popular Android and IOS apps were missing from its ecosystem. Now another app has finally made its way to Windows Phone (version 8 only) is Vine. The app seems to be a nice port that takes into account the Windows Phone operating system specific features like Live Tiles, lens support, adding Vine users to your home screen, etc.
Android 4.4 Kitkat rolling out to Nexus 7 & 10
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“306”] Flickr. Creative Commons image by medithIT [/caption] Starting today, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) and Nexus 10 will be getting a tasty update to Android 4.4, KitKat — Android (@Android) November 13, 2013 As excited as we were for the release of the Nexus 5, we were more excited to see Android 4.4 (aka Kitkat). One benefit of a Nexus device is super fast updates and now we learn that the Nexus 4,7,10 devices will be getting the update shortly.
Telus has happier customers and more revenue
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“1062”] Creative Commons License by Stella Blu [/caption] Telus is flying high with a good subscriber count, revenue increase and a reduction in user complaints. When Telus announced their Q3 results, we learned that they had a 5.2% increase in wireless revenue (compared to a year ago). They added about 100,000 subscribers (now counting 7,810,000 subscribers). For the first time, Telus also included coverage information in its report. We learned that their HSPA+ network reaches 34.9 million Canadians.