Technology & Business
Nexus 5 is easily repairable
It seems everything we buy these days is disposable, Disposable phones, tablets and e-readers. Imagine my surprise when the master disassemblers at iFixIt.com gave it a repairability score of 8/10. This means that the average person can easily replace the most common consumable (battery) or breakable (headphone jack) parts. And all of this with basic easily available tools (no esoteric pentalobe screws like Apple). <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/a1320f76e4.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/cdd4edab8e.jpg" alt="">
Fido offers $45 unlimited Canada-wide plan
Consumers always win with competition and now Fido is becoming even more aggressive to win new customers. You can now get a $45 a month plan with unlimited everything plus 1GB of wireless data. 1GB not enough for you? There have the same thing in with 3GB for only $55. These are Quebec only deals and are likely very temporary so jump on them while the getting is good. Source: Fido
Nexus 5 coming to carriers Nov 8
The Google Nexus has has been selling on the Google Play store for 2 weeks now and most Canadian carriers list it as coming (Telus, Fido, Rogers, etc.) Now we learn that it may finally switch to shipping as early as this Friday November 8. None of the carriers have confirmed the release date or pricing but we expect it to sell for between $99-149 with a 2 year contract ($499 outright without a contract).
Fido offers scheduled customer support
In an effort to differentiate itself through better customer service, Fido launched a new scheduled customer service offering called Check-Ins. It is a way to get support (for account related issues) without having to wait on endless hold. You can book your time-slot by logging into your online Fido account and choosing a date and time (up to 7 days out). Source: Fido.ca
Google Search for IOS now with 100% more NOW
After a long and painful wait, IOS users finallt get some Google Now loving... The sultan of search release an update today to its Google Search App for IOS with brings notifications, reminders, voice response and much much more. Wait... what? Voice search? Oh yes my friend. You open the Google search app and trigger it by saying OK Google then issue your command. The Google robot army will then respond accordingly. (this feature requires an iPhone 4s or newer).
Watch Google's Google+ event from today
NOTE: The event started late and you can fast-forward to minutes 13.
The secret to amazing handwriting on an iPad
Most stylus' have large tips which result in imprecise device interaction and an ugly overall user experience. Evernote wants more people to use its services and partnered with renown stylus designer Adonit to build the best stylus money can buy. Here is the Adonit Jot Script for Evernote <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/6d0be34aa4.jpg" alt=""> This is a bluetooth connected pen with an incredibly fine tip <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/85421705f7.jpg" alt=""> The pen was designed to work with Evernote's Penultimate app with advanced palm detection technology.
A fitness wristband that automatically tracks your food
The quantified self via wearable tech is the next frontier and everyone wants a piece of the action. Typically the trinity is the tracking of exercise, sleep and pule (for exertion estimates and stress). For nutrition (aka calorie count), you typically have to enter the information into the devices smartphone app which means you will forget or just give-up after the first week. Now a new entrant promises to track your calorie intake automatically. YES AUTOMATICALLY, as in without you having to do anything.
Microsoft Stores coming to BestBuy in Canada
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image of a Microsoft Store in the Best Buy in Wichita Kansas, Image (c) Edward Kiledjian 2013. All rights reserved. [/caption] In an attempt to copy the Apple model of incredible sales, Microsoft will be expanding its Microsoft Store inside BestBuys by bringing this model to the great Canadian North. Over 100 of these new stores-inside-a-store will pop up across Canada in Best Buy and Futureshops. These stores will be staffed with specially trained sales and technical specialists to convince you that everyone should own a Surface tablet and should be running Windows 8.
Best in ear noise cancelling headphones
As a frequent traveler, I test dozens of noise cancelling headphones every year and typically break them down into best in-ear, on-ear and over ear noise cancelling headphone categories. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/ca1957d18d.jpg" alt=""> The best in-ear headphone is the Bose QC20 / 20i headphones. Read my detailed review here.